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• Partido Social Democrata (Social Democratic Party) - The name might be somewhat misleading, as the PSD is not a traditional Social Democratic Party, being itself much closer to the right-wing. It is the Portuguese equivalent of any other centre-right party in Europe such as the UK Conservatives, the Spanish PP, or the German CDU.
• Partido Popular (Popular Party) - A traditional Christian Democrat party, very similar to the German CSU. It is to the right of the PSD, and advocates stringent social and religious conservatism.
• Partido Comunista Português (Portuguese Communist Party) - The major leftwing party in Portugal, which played a major role in the opposition to the Salazar regime. Still enjoys popularity in sectors of Portuguese society, particularly in the rural areas of the Alentejo.
• Bloco de Esquerda (Left-wing Bloc) - Formed in 1999 by several left-wing parties, it adopts a wide range of left-wing policies, concentrating its efforts on the legalization of abortion and light drugs . It portrays itself as a modern alternative to the monolithic Communist Party.
• Os Verdes (The Greens) - Traditionally allied in a coaliation with the Communist Party (CDU), they have little expression in the political life, although they are represented in the Parliament.
• Nova Democracia (New Democracy) - A new party which resulted from a separatism from the PP. It resembles the American Republican Party.
• Partido Comunista dos Trabalhadores Portugueses - Movimento Reorganisativo do Partido do Proletariado (Communist Portuguese Workers' Party - Revolutionary Movement of the Portuguese Proletariat) - An old Maoist party. Although one of the most important parties during the Carnation RevolutionThe Carnation Revolution ( Portuguese, Revolucao dos Cravos was a bloodless left-leaning revolution started on April 25, 1974, in Lisbon, Portugal, that effectively changed the Portuguese regime from an authoritarian dictatorship to a liberal democracy at, it has already lost all the political expression.
• Partido Nacional Renovador (National Renewal Party) - Nationalist party, very close to the French Front NationalFront National can mean: Front National, a right-wing French political party. Front National, a French Resistance group during World War II, led by Pierre Villon Front National, a Belgian political party.. Although fascist parties are forbidden under the Portuguese Constitution, this party is legal, assuming itself as neo-nationalist .
• Partido Democrata do Atlântico (Democrat Party of the Atlantic) - Small party whose electorate concentrates itself in the AzoresThe Azores (or Acores in Portuguese) are an archipelago of Portuguese islands situated in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, about 1,500 km from Lisbon and about 3,900 km from the east coast of North America. The nine Azorean Islands extend for more than 6. It defends the independence of the AzoresThe Azores (or Acores in Portuguese) are an archipelago of Portuguese islands situated in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, about 1,500 km from Lisbon and about 3,900 km from the east coast of North America. The nine Azorean Islands extend for more than 6, Madeira and Canary Islands and the formation of an Atlantic Island Federation.
• Partido Popular Monárquico (People's Monarchist Party) - Small monarchist party with some political expression. It is known that the heir to the Portuguese Throne , Dom Duarte Pio, does not support this party.