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Democratic Alliance (Portugal, 1979)

Field	Value
name	Democratic Alliance
native_name	Aliança Democrática
logo	Bandeira Aliança Democrática.png
logo_size	200px
abbreviation	AD
country	Portugal
colorcode	#2A52BE
foundation	5 July 1979
dissolution	1983
ideology	Conservatism
Christian democracy
position	Centre-right
international
colours	Blue, Orange
symbol	[[File:Símbolo da Aliança Democrática.png	100px]]

Christian democracy The Democratic Alliance (, AD) was a centre-right political alliance, in Portugal composed of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), CDS – People's Party (CDS–PP) and the People's Monarchist Party (PPM). It existed between 1979 and 1983, and was refounded for the 2024 legislative election. After its first official dissolution, the coalition was continued to operated in local elections after 1989 and presented lists across the country in every single local election after 2001.

In the first creation, the alliance was composed of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), the Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) and the People's Monarchist Party (PPM), including also a group of dissidents of the right wing of the Socialist Party (PS) who were disappointed by the previous Soares government, called The Reformers, including José Medeiros Ferreira (who would later rejoin the PS), António Barreto (who remained a more or less centre/rightwing aligned independent) and Francisco Sousa Tavares (who joined the Social Democratic Party afterwards). The coalition was first formed in 1979 in order to run to the December 1979 legislative election.

The alliance was led by Francisco Sá Carneiro and Freitas do Amaral, and won the 1979 and 1980 legislative elections, which led to Sá Carneiro becoming Prime Minister of Portugal, but lost the presidential election of 1980 to the independent candidate António Ramalho Eanes.

After the death of Sá Carneiro on 4 December 1980, the coalition was unable to find a leader with his charisma. Francisco Pinto Balsemão, the incoming PSD leader, became Prime Minister, but was unable to consolidate the support enjoyed by his predecessor. After its defeat in the 1982 local elections, it was disbanded in 1983.

The name was revived for a similar alliance between the PSD, CDS-PP, and PPM ahead of the 2024 legislative election.

Members of the Democratic Alliance

Social Democratic Party (PPD/PSD)
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)
People's Monarchist Party (PPM)
The Reformers

Leaders

Francisco Sá Carneiro : 1979 – 1980
Diogo Freitas do Amaral (interim) : 1980 – 1981
Francisco Pinto Balsemão : 1981 – 1983

Election results

Assembly of the Republic

Election	Leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/−	Government	1979	1980
Francisco Sá Carneiro	2,719,208	45.3 (#1)		New	Majority
2,868,076	47.6 (#1)		6	Majority

Presidential elections

Election	Candidate	1st round	Votes	%	1980
António Soares Carneiro	2,325,481	40.2 (#2)

Local elections

Between 1979 and 1983

Election	Votes	%	Councillors	+/-	Mayors	+/-	Assemblies	+/-	Parishes	+/-	1979	1982
1,044,642	23.5 (#2)		New		New		New		New
988,347	19.9 (#3)		104		24		497		2101

Second Democratic Alliance

Main article: Democratic Alliance (Portugal, 2024)

After the 2022 legislative election and for the first time in history, CDS–PP failed to win any seats and was wiped out of parliament. In December 2023, Luís Montenegro and Nuno Melo announced a coalition for the 2024 legislative and European Parliament elections, including the Social Democratic Party (PPD/PSD), the CDS – People's Party (CDS–PP) and some independent politicians under the name Democratic Alliance (AD). At first, the People's Monarchist Party (PPM) refused to join the alliance, citing the "weakness" and "lack of vision" of its leaders, but they later went back with their position and joined the coalition. The agreement for the coalition was signed on 7 January 2024 between Luís Montenegro, Nuno Melo and Gonçalo da Câmara Pereira, with Miguel Guimarães representing the independents that are also present in the coalition.

This coalition granted CDS–PP two easily eligible seats and four potentially eligible seats, while it also granted one possibly eligible seat to the PPM. The coalition was also revived for the 2024 Azorean regional election.

Assembly of the Republic

Election	Leader	Votes	%	Seats	Government	2022
Paulo Moniz	28,330	33.9 (#2)

Presidential elections

Election	Candidate	1st round	Votes	%	2016
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa	2,413,956	52.0 (#1)

Local elections

After 1983 (Only in contests where PSD, CDS-PP and PPM ran in a joint coalition.)

Election	Votes	Councillors	Mayors	Assemblies	Parishes
193,161	3.9 (#5)	New	New	New	New
67,094	1.3 (#9)	3	0	1	101
91,455	1.7 (#8)	10	0	33	98
99,811	1.8 (#9)	3	0	13	5
94,015	1.9 (#9)	4	1	12	48
75,192	1.5 (#9)	6	0	30	203
70,904	1.4 (#11)	15	1	54	162

Notes

References

''The Christian Democrat International'', Roberto Papini, collection "Religious forces in the modern political world", Rowman and Littlefield, 1997, p. 201
[http://hemeroteca.abcdesevilla.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/sevilla/abc.sevilla/1979/11/10/015.html Entre los Autoritarismos de Castro y Pinochet – LA CUMBRE CENTRISTA EN MADRID PUEDE ABRIR UNA TERCERA VIA POLITICA PARA IBEROAMERICA], Pedro J. Ramirez, [[ABC de Madrid]], 10 November 1979
[http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1979/11/10/022.html OREJA INAUGURA LA CUMBRE DE CENTRISTAS IBEROAMERICANOS], 10 November 1979
Lusa, Jornal Económico com. (2023-12-21). "PSD e CDS-PP vão avançar com coligação pré-eleitoral para as legislativas e europeias".
Mesquita, Henrique Pinto de. (2023-12-21). "PPM rejeita integrar coligação pré-eleitoral com PSD e CDS, admitida por Montenegro".
Mesquita, Henrique Pinto de. (2024-01-03). "Afinal, PPM junta-se ao PSD e CDS e integra a Aliança Democrática".
Martins, Miguel Santos Carrapatoso, Igor. "Aliança Democrática entra em campo: Melo segura a direita, Montenegro tenta seduzir o centro".
"Nuno Melo confirma que coligação garante pelo menos dois deputados ao CDS".
Antunes, Rui Pedro. "PPM em lugar difícil de eleger na nova AD. Só há deputado monárquico se coligação chegar aos 19 deputados em Lisboa".

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