People's Monarchist Party (Portugal)

The People's Monarchist Party (Portuguese: Partido Popular Monárquico, pronounced [pɐɾˈtiðu pupuˈlaɾ muˈnaɾkiku]) is a political party in Portugal. It was founded in 1974 by various groups opposing the Estado Novo, in the context of the Carnation Revolution.^{[citation needed]}

People's Monarchist Party Partido Popular Monárquico
Abbreviation	PPM
Leader	Gonçalo da Câmara Pereira
Founder	Gonçalo Ribeiro Telles Francisco Rolão Preto
Founded	23 May 1974 (1974-05-23)
Headquarters	Travessa Pimenteira, 1300-460, Lisbon
Youth wing	Monarchical Youth (JM; dissolved in 2024)
Ideology	Constitutional monarchism[1] Portuguese nationalism Conservatism[1] Christian democracy Euroscepticism[2] Agrarianism[3]
Political position	Right-wing[4]
National affiliation	AD (1979–1983) Basta! (2019) AD (2024–2025)
European affiliation	European Christian Political Party[5]
International affiliation	International Monarchist Conference[6]
Colours	Blue
Assembly of the Republic	0 / 230
European Parliament	0 / 21
Regional parliaments	1 / 57
Local government (Mayors)	0 / 308
Local government (Parishes)	1 / 3,066
Election symbol
Party flag
Website
partidopopularmonarquico.pt
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The party seeks the restoration of the Portuguese monarchy. The People's Monarchist Party is a member of the International Monarchist Conference and the European Christian Political Party.

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 Social Democratic Party, following an agreement with the latter party's leader, Pedro Santana Lopes. 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, 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
• Nuno da Câmara Pereira, 2005–2010
• Paulo Estêvão, 2010–2017
• Gonçalo da Câmara Pereira, 2017–present

Elected members

Members of the Assembly of the Republic

10th Legislature (2005 – 2009)

• Nuno Câmara Pereira (Lisbon)
• Miguel Pignatelli Queiroz (Porto)

4th Legislature (1985 – 1987)

• Gonçalo Ribeiro Telles (Lisbon)
  Augusto Ferreira do Amaral – from January 1986 to October 1986

2nd Legislature (1980 – 1983)

• Gonçalo Ribeiro Telles (Lisbon)
  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 (Porto)
  Eurico Gondim – from March 1981 to April 1981
• Luís Coimbra (Aveiro)
  Maria José Pontes Gouveia – from January 1981 to February 1981
• Henrique Barrilaro Ruas (Braga)
  Amadeu Sá Menezes – from March 1981 to March 1981
• António Borges de Carvalho (Viseu)
  Jorge Portugal da Silveira – from September 1981 to March 1982

1st Legislature (1979 – 1980)

• Gonçalo Ribeiro Telles (Lisbon)
• Augusto Ferreira do Amaral (Lisbon)
• Luís Coimbra (Leiria)
• António Borges de Carvalho (Viseu)
  João Osório Mateus– from May 1980 to June 1980
• Henrique Barrilaro Ruas (Viana do Castelo)

Notable members

• Henrique Barrilaro Ruas
• Francisco Rolão Preto
• Gonçalo Ribeiro Telles
• António Sousa Lara
• Paulo Estêvão
• Gonçalo da Câmara Pereira

Election results

Assembly of the Republic

Election	Leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/-	Government
1975	Gonçalo Ribeiro Telles	32,526	0.6 (#10)	0 / 250		No seats
1976		28,320	0.5 (#10)	0 / 263	0	No seats
1979		Democratic Alliance		5 / 250	5	Coalition
1980				6 / 250	1	Coalition
1983		27,635	0.5 (#6)	0 / 250	6	No seats
1985		with PS[7]		1 / 250	1	Opposition
1987	23,218	0.4 (#10)	0 / 250	1	No seats
1991	Nuno Cardoso da Silva	25,216	0.4 (#9)	0 / 230	0	No seats
1995	Fernando de Sá Monteiro	Ecology & Future		0 / 230	0	No seats
1999	Miguel Pignatelli Queiroz	16,522	0.3 (#8)	0 / 230	0	No seats
2002		12,398	0.2 (#8)	0 / 230	0	No seats
2005	Nuno da Câmara Pereira [pt]	with PSD		2 / 230	2	Opposition
2009		15,262	0.3 (#10)	0 / 230	2	No seats
2011	Paulo Estêvão	14,687	0.3 (#12)	0 / 230	0	No seats
2015		14,916	0.3 (#14)	0 / 230	0	No seats
2019	Gonçalo da Câmara Pereira	8,389	0.2 (#19)	0 / 230	0	No seats
2022		260	0.0 (#23)	0 / 230	0	No seats
2024		Democratic Alliance		0 / 230	0	No seats
2025		5,616	0.1 (#17)	0 / 230	0	No seats

European Parliament

Election	Leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	EP Group
1987	Miguel Esteves Cardoso	155,990	2.77 (#6)	0 / 24	New	–
1989		56,900	2.03 (#5)	0 / 24	0
1994	Paula Marinho	8,300	0.27 (#11)	0 / 25	0
1999	Unclear	16,182	0.45 (#7)	0 / 25	0
2004	Gonçalo da Câmara Pereira	15,454	0.45 (#7)	0 / 24	0
2009	Frederico Duarte Carvalho	14,414	0.40 (#11)	0 / 22	0
2014	Nuno Correia da Silva	17,185	0.45 (#11)	0 / 21	0
2019	André Ventura	Basta!		0 / 21	0
2024	Sebastião Bugalho	Democratic Alliance		0 / 21	0

Regional Assemblies

Azorean Regional Parliament

Election	Leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/-	Government
1984		41	0.0 (#8)	0 / 47		No seats
1988		162	0.2 (#9)	0 / 47	0	No seats
1992		AD – Azores		0 / 47	0	No seats
2000		Democratic Convergence		0 / 47		No seats
2004		293	0.3 (#6)	0 / 47	0	No seats
2008	Paulo Estêvão	423	0.5 (#8)	1 / 47	1	Opposition
2012		86	0.1 (#12)	1 / 47	0	Opposition
2016		866	0.9 (#7)	1 / 47	0	Opposition
2020		2,415	2.3 (#6)	2 / 47	1	Coalition[a]
2024		PSD/CDS/PPM		1 / 47	1	Coalition[a]

See also

• Integralismo Lusitano
• Miguelism

Notes

1. Minority coalition government PSD-CDS–PP-PPM