Liberal Initiative
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The Liberal Initiative (Portuguese: Iniciativa Liberal, pronounced [inisjɐˈtivɐ liβɨˈɾaɫ], IL) is a liberal political party in Portugal currently led by Rui Rocha.
Liberal Initiative Iniciativa Liberal | |
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| Abbreviation | IL |
| President | Rui Rocha |
| Secretary-General | Miguel Rangel |
| Founded | 13 December 2017 |
| Headquarters | Avenida do Bessa, 158 E 4100-012 Porto |
| Membership (February 2023) | 6,300[1] |
| Ideology | Liberalism Classical liberalism |
| Political position | Centre-right to right-wing |
| European affiliation | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe[2][3] |
| Colours | Sky blue |
| Assembly of the Republic | 8 / 230 |
| European Parliament | 0 / 21 |
| Regional Parliaments | 1 / 104 |
| Local government (Mayors) | 0 / 308 |
| Local government (Parishes) | 0 / 3,091 |
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| Website | |
| iniciativaliberal.pt | |
It has 8 elected members of the parliament out of a total of 230 seats in the Portuguese Parliament.
The party was founded in December 2017, and in October 2019, its debut year at the Portuguese legislative elections, it won one seat in the Portuguese Parliament.[4] It had run in its first elections in May 2019 for the European Parliament and in 2020 supported its first government coalition, at regional level, after the 2020 Azorean regional election.[5]
The party espouses an economically liberal platform, including support for a lighter tax burden and a flat income tax, privatisation of state-owned companies, reduction of waste and overcapacity in the civil service, free trade and the liberalisation of the economy with increased labour market flexibility.[6] However, it intends to preserve a welfare state to a certain extent.[7] In other dimensions of life, the party favours views aligned with cultural and secular liberalism.[8]