The National Solidarity Party (Portuguese: Partido da Solidariedade Nacional, PSN) was a political party in Portugal.
National Solidarity Party Partido da Solidariedade Nacional | |
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| Founded | 26 July 1990 |
| Dissolved | 10 January 2006 |
| Ideology | Humanism Populism Pensioners' rights |
| Political position | Syncretic |
History
editThe 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
editAssembly of the Republic
edit| Election | Votes | % | +/– | Pos | Seats | +/– | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 96,096 | 1.68% | — | 5th | 1 / 230
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— | Opposition |
| 1995 | 12,613 | 0.21% |  1.47
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8th | 0 / 230
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Extraparliamentary |
| 1999 | 11,488 | 0.21% |  0.0
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9th | 0 / 230
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Extraparliamentary |
European Parliament
edit| Election | Votes | % | +/– | Pos | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 11,214 | 0.37% | — | 10th | 0 / 25
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— |
| 1999 | 8,413 | 0.24% | 0.13
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9th | 0 / 25
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References
edit- ^ a b Partido da Solidariedade Nacional CNE (in Portuguese)
- ^ a b c Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1554–1559 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7