| People's Youth Juventude Popular | |
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| President | Francisco Camacho |
| Secretary General | Tomás Amaro Monteiro |
| Founded | November 4, 1974 |
| Headquarters | 5 Largo Adelino Amaro da Costa 1149-063 Lisbon |
| Ideology | Christian democracy Conservatism Social conservatism National conservatism Classical liberalism |
| Mother party | Democratic and Social Centre – People's Party |
| International affiliation | International Young Democrat Union |
| European affiliation | Democrat Youth Community of Europe Youth of the European People's Party |
| Website | www |
The People's Youth (Portuguese: Juventude Popular) is a Portuguese political youth organisation. It is an autonomous organisation affiliated to the Democratic and Social Centre – People's Party (CDS–PP).[1]
It is a member of the Youth of the European People's Party,[2] the Democrat Youth Community of Europe and the International Young Democrat Union.
Francisco Rodrigues dos Santos was elected President of Juventude Popular on 13 December 2015, in Peniche. During the present CDS-PP's leader mandate as President of Juventude Popular, the organisation climbed to over 22 000 members and duplicated its local political representation in the portuguese local elections in 2017. In 2018, he was nominated for the prestigious Forbes[3][circular reference] "30 under 30" list for law and politics.
In January 2020, Rodrigues dos Santos was elected leader of CDS-PP and Francisco Peres Filipe Mota, vice president of the youth organisation, occupied the leadership position of Juventude Popular until the March 2021 National Congress. Francisco Camacho, former chairman of the Lisbon Section of the People’s Youth was elected President.[4]
- ^ van Biezen, Ingrid (2003). Political Parties in New Democracies: Party Organization in Southern and East-Central Europe. London: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 66. ISBN 978-1-4039-0307-5.
- ^ "YEPP - Organizations".
- ^ Forbes
- ^ "Visão | Francisco Camacho: Ao que vai o único candidato à liderança da Juventude Popular". Visão (in European Portuguese). 2021-03-04. Retrieved 2021-12-13.