LIVRE

FREE
LIVRE
Leader Collective leadership
Spokesperson Rui Tavares
Founded 31 January 2014 (2014-01-31)
Legalised 20 March 2014 (2014-03-20)
Headquarters Praça Olegário Mariano
n.º 5 – 2.º esq
1170–278 Lisboa
Youth wing None
Membership No information
Ideology Eco-socialism
Green politics
Democratic socialism
Pro-Europeanism[1]
Political position Centre-left[1] to left-wing
European affiliation European Green Party (observer)[2]
International affiliation None
European Parliament group The Greens–European Free Alliance[2]
Colours Dark sea green
Assembly of the Republic
0 / 230
European Parliament
0 / 21
Regional
parliaments
0 / 104
Local
Government
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Website
www.livrept.net
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Green politics

LIVRE[3] or FREE (also previously known as LIVRE/Tempo de Avançar, FREE/Time to Move On[4] or FREE/Time to Move Forward with the acronym L/TDA), abbreviated as L, is a Portuguese eco-socialist political party founded in 2014.

Its founding principles are ecology, universalism, freedom, equity, solidarity, socialism and Europeanism.[5] Its symbol is the poppy.

It was legalised by the Portuguese Constitutional Court on 20 March 2014.[6] On 20 May 2015, it officially changed its name LIVRE to LIVRE/Tempo de Avançar, with L/TDA as its abbreviation.[7]

Electoral results

Assembly of the Republic

Election year # of overall
votes
% of overall
vote
# of overall
seats won
+/- Notes
2015 39,330 0.7 (#9)
0 / 230
Rui Tavares was the main candidate.

European Parliament

Election year # of overall
votes
% of overall
vote
# of overall
seats won
+/- Notes
2014 71,495 2.2 (#6)
0 / 21
MEP Rui Tavares as the top candidate.


References

  1. 1 2 Tilo Wagner (24 April 2014). "Upstart Portuguese party wants more Europe". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  2. 1 2 Maria Lopes (23 May 2014). "Rui Tavares recebe apoio da cúpula dos Verdes europeus". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  3. ACÓRDÃO N.º 316/2017 Tribunal Constitucional. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  4. Paul Mitchell (25 May 2015). "Moves for a "left alliance" government accelerate in Portugal". World Socialist Web Site. International Committee of the Fourth International. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  5. "Declaração de princípios aprovada na reunião de 16 de novembro de 2013". LIVRE (in Portuguese). 16 November 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  6. "ACÓRDÃO N.º 255/2014" (in Portuguese). Tribunal Constitucional. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  7. "ACÓRDÃO N.º 283/2015" (in Portuguese). Tribunal Constitucional. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
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