Liberalism in Portugal

Since the beginning of liberalism in Portugal in the 19th century, several parties have, by gaining representation in parliament, continued the liberal ideology in contemporary Portuguese politics. But after the initial fervor of the Liberal Revolution of 1820 and the outcome of the Liberal Wars (1828–1834) during the 19th century, liberalism was relegated to a secondary role in Portuguese politics and government and even outlawed for periods of time. The first fully-fledged liberal party (a political party professing classical liberalism including pro-market, business-friendly economic liberalism, small government and individual freedom as core tenets of its ideology) founded as such to have a seat in the Portuguese Parliament since the end of the First Portuguese Republic (1910–1926), was the Liberal Initiative, in 2019.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ SAPO. "Eram desajustados, agora são liberais". SAPO 24 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  2. ^ Porto Editora – Liberalismo em Portugal na Infopédia [em linha]. Porto: Porto Editora. [consult. 2024-02-19 23:20:49]. Disponível em https://www.infopedia.pt/$liberalismo-em-portugal
  3. ^ "A Ala Liberal e a Revisão Constitucional de 1971". www.parlamento.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-02-19.