National Solidarity Party (Portugal)

The National Solidarity Party (Portuguese: Partido da Solidariedade Nacional, PSN) was a political party in Portugal.

National Solidarity Party
Partido da Solidariedade Nacional
Founded26 July 1990 (1990-07-26)
Dissolved10 January 2006 (2006-01-10)
IdeologyHumanism
Populism
Pensioners' rights
Political positionSyncretic

History

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The party was established in 1990 and sought to represent the interests of pensioners.[1] In the 1991 parliamentary elections it received 1.68% of the vote and won a seat in the Assembly of the Republic,[2] taken by its president, Manuel Sérgio. However, its vote share was reduced to just 0.21% in the 1995 elections, resulting in the party losing its seat.[2]

The 1999 elections saw the party's vote share remain at 0.21%. After failing to regain parliamentary representation, it did not contest any further elections,[2] and was declared defunct in 2006.[1]

The party also contested the elections for the European Parliament in 1994 and 1999, winning no seats in both cases.

Election results

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Assembly of the Republic

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Election Votes % +/– Pos Seats +/– Status
1991 96,096 1.68% 5th
1 / 230
Opposition
1995 12,613 0.21%  1.47 8th
0 / 230
 1 Extraparliamentary
1999 11,488 0.21%  0.0 9th
0 / 230
  Extraparliamentary

European Parliament

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Election Votes % +/– Pos Seats +/–
1994 11,214 0.37% 10th
0 / 25
1999 8,413 0.24%  0.13 9th
0 / 25
 

References

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  1. ^ a b Partido da Solidariedade Nacional CNE (in Portuguese)
  2. ^ a b c Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1554–1559 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7