The People's Monarchist Party (, ) is a

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. It was founded in 1974 by various groups opposing the Estado Novo, in the context of the

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. The party seeks the restoration of the

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. The People's Monarchist Party is a member of the International Monarchist Conference and the

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History

The party is known for its dispute with Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, with party leader, Nuno da Câmara Pereira, supporting a rival claimant, Pedro José, Duke of Loulé. The party had, until 2009, two representatives in the Assembly of the Republic, elected on the lists of the

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, following an agreement with the latter party's leader,

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. In 2009, under the leadership of Câmara Pereira, the party decided to run in the elections of that year on its own, gaining no seats. The party had not been elected on its own since the dissolution of the Democratic Alliance, of which it was a part, and seldom reached 0.5% of votes.

Organization

Leaders

Gonçalo Ribeiro Telles Gonçalo Pereira Ribeiro Telles (25 May 1922 – 11 November 2020) was a Portugal, Portuguese politician and landscape architect. He was born and died in Lisbon. He was a founder of the People's Monarchist Party (Portugal), People's Monarc ...

, 1974–1988 * Augusto Ferreira do Amaral, 1988–1990 * Nuno Cardoso da Silva, 1990–1993 * Fernando de Sá Monteiro, 1993–1997 * Miguel Pignatelli Queiroz, 1997–2005 *

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, 2005–2010 * Paulo Estêvão, 2010–2017 * Gonçalo da Câmara Pereira, 2017–present

Elected members

Members of the Assembly of the Republic

* Nuno Câmara Pereira (

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) * Miguel Pignatelli Queiroz (

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) *

(

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''Augusto Ferreira do Amaral – from January 1986 to October 1986'' *

(

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''António Sousa Lara – from September 1981 to June 1983'' * Augusto Ferreira do Amaral (Lisbon)
''António Sousa Lara – from January 1981 to June 1981'' * António Cardoso Moniz (

)
''Eurico Gondim – from March 1981 to April 1981'' * Luís Coimbra ( Aveiro)
''Maria José Pontes Gouveia – from January 1981 to February 1981'' * Henrique Barrilaro Ruas (

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)
''Amadeu Sá Menezes – from March 1981 to March 1981'' * António Borges de Carvalho (

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)
''Jorge Portugal da Silveira – from September 1981 to March 1982'' *

(

) * Augusto Ferreira do Amaral (Lisbon) * Luís Coimbra (

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) * António Borges de Carvalho (

)
''João Osório Mateus– from May 1980 to June 1980'' * Henrique Barrilaro Ruas (

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)

Notable members

* Henrique Barrilaro Ruas * Francisco Rolão Preto *

* António Sousa Lara * Paulo Estêvão * Gonçalo da Câmara Pereira

Election results

Assembly of the Republic

European Parliament

Regional Assemblies

Azorean Regional Parliament

Notes

References

External links

Official website (in Portuguese)
1974 establishments in Portugal Conservative parties in Portugal Eurosceptic parties in Portugal Monarchist parties in Portugal Organisations based in Lisbon Political parties established in 1974 Political parties in Portugal Socially conservative parties Right-wing parties in Europe European Christian Political Party Long stubs with short prose {{Portugal-party-stub