Alliance ( pt, Aliança) is a

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founded by former

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Pedro Santana Lopes Pedro Miguel de Santana Lopes GCC (; born 29 June 1956) is a Portuguese lawyer and politician, who is the current president of the Municipal Chamber of Figueira da Foz. He most notably served as prime minister of Portugal from 2004 to 2005. ...

, following his departure from the

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Policy positions

*Transform the Assembly of the Republic into a

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legislature with a Senate *A

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, tighter controls over public spending, and lower taxes *Introduce alternative and individualized pension schemes to compensate for the increasing aging population *

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Pedro Santana Lopes has stated that the party identifies itself with the liberal

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group in the EU Parliament.

Election results

Assembly of the Republic

European Parliament

Regional Assemblies

References

External links

Declaration of Principles

Party statutes
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