We, the Citizens!

We, the Citizens! (Portuguese: Nós, Cidadãos!) is a Portuguese political party founded by members of the Portuguese Institute of Democracy (Instituto Democracia Portuguesa, IDP) after the large protest against the introduction of a single social tax in 2012.

We, the Citizens! Nós, Cidadãos!
Abbreviation	NC
President	Joaquim Rocha Afonso[1]
Founded	23 June 2015
Headquarters	Rua Gonçalves Crespo, 16A – 1150–185 Lisboa
Think tank	Instituto Democracia Portuguesa
Ideology	Social liberalism Pro-Europeanism
Political position	Centre-right[2]
Colours	Gold
Assembly of the Republic	0 / 230
European Parliament	0 / 21
Regional Parliaments	0 / 104
Local government	15 / 6,461
Local assemblies	5 / 2,086
Website
noscidadaos.pt
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History

IDP is a civic association founded in 2007 and advocating the need for a more democratic society, respecting the sovereignty of the people and the rule of law. Nós, Cidadãos! claims to be "Classical Social Democrats", and campaign on government and judicial reform, participatory democracy, sustainability and social justice. The party strongly supports European integration. It is supported by several prominent judges and legal scholars as well as the famous Portuguese singer and composer José Cid.[2]

In the legislative elections of 2015, they received 21,382 votes, ranked 12th, and did not elect any member of parliament. One quirk of their performance, however, was their second place in the "Outside Europe" constituency, behind the Portugal à Frente coalition. They even came top among registered voters in China. The Constitutional Court rejected a petition by the Socialist Party, who came third, to contest the election on the grounds of alleged electoral fraud.

Electoral results

Assembly of the Republic

Election	Assembly of the Republic					Government	Size	Leader	Notes
	Votes	%	±pp	Seats won	+/−
2015	21,439	0.4%		0 / 230		Extra-parliamentary	12th	Mendo Castro Henriques
2019	12,379	0.2%	0.2	0 / 230		Extra-parliamentary	15th	Mendo Castro Henriques

European Parliament

Election	European Parliament					Size	Candidate
	Votes	%	±pp	Seats won	+/
2019	34,672	1.1%		0 / 21		10th	Paulo de Morais

Municipalities

Municipality	Local government			Local assemblies
	Votes	Percentage	Seats won	Votes	Percentage	Seats won
Oleiros	1,302	35.6%	2 / 5	1,320	36.1%	6 / 15
Oliveira de Frades	2,869	47.0%	3 / 5	2,593	42.4%	7 / 15
Portimão	1,175	5.9%	0 / 5	1,328	6.7%	1 / 21
Tavira	364	3.1%	0 / 7	631	5.3%	1 / 21

References

1. https://observador.pt/2020/11/20/investigador-joaquim-rocha-afonso-eleito-presidente-do-partido-nos-cidadaos/
2. Nós, Cidadãos é o novo partido de centro-direita em formação, Publico.pt, retrieved 17 September 2015 (Portuguese)

External links

• Official website