Citizenship and Christian Democracy

The Citizenship and Christian Democracy (Portuguese: Cidadania e Democracia Cristã, PPV/CDC) is a Portuguese minor right-wing political party, with an ideological foundation of pro-life, conservatism and the Christian right. PPV is a newly established Portuguese political party, approved by the Constitutional Court on July 1, 2009, which defends the principles of the social doctrine of the Church.

Citizenship and Christian Democracy Cidadania e Democracia Cristã
Leader	Joana Câmara Pereira
Founded	1 July 2009 (2009-07-01)
Headquarters	Rua 24 de Junho, n.º 1497 4800-076 Guimarães
Membership	No information
Ideology	Conservatism Social conservatism Christian right Catholic social teaching Confessionalism of the state Right-wing populism
Political position	Right-wing
Colours	Navy blue
Assembly of the Republic	0 / 230
European Parliament	0 / 21
Regional Parliaments	0 / 104
Local government	0 / 2,078
Website
Official Portugal pro Vida blog
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Composed by people from all political persuasions, although mostly from the conservative right, the Portugal Pro-Life presents its programme of policy proposals around the unconditional defence of life, understanding the concept of life and the various principles inherent to it as advocates Catholic Church doctrine, and Roman Catholicism as a state religion. Its general manager, elected in January 2014, is Joana Câmara Pereira.

The PPV/CDC advocates the repeal of abortion law, of the recent amendments to the law of divorce found in Portugal, and to maintain prohibition of euthanasia, or the revision of standards on sex education in schools, allowing parents to have an active voice. During the debate on the legalization of civil same-sex marriage, the party has a position against. In the field of citizenship, the party advocates vow no age limit and the recognition of conscientious objection of taxpayers - the latter should be able to specify which use to give their taxes.