LIVRE[12] (lit. 'FREE', L), previously known as LIVRE/Tempo de Avançar[13] (lit. 'FREE/Time to Move Forward', L/TDA), is a green political party in Portugal founded in 2014. Its founding principles are ecology, universalism, freedom, equity, solidarity, socialism and Europeanism.[14]
FREE LIVRE | |
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Abbreviation | L |
Co-spokespersons | Rui Tavares Teresa Mota |
Founded | 31 January 2014 |
Legalised | 20 March 2014 |
Headquarters | Praça Olegário Mariano, n.º 5, 2.º esq. 1170–278 Lisbon |
Ideology | |
Political position | Centre-left[5] to left-wing[6][7] |
European affiliation |
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European Parliament group | The Greens–European Free Alliance[10] |
Colours | Green and red |
Assembly of the Republic | 4 / 230 [11] |
European Parliament | 0 / 21 |
Regional parliaments | 0 / 104 |
Local government (Mayors) | 1 / 308 |
Local government (Parishes) | 17 / 3,066 |
Election symbol | |
Website | |
partidolivre | |
In 2011, Left Bloc MEP Rui Tavares departed the party due to disagreements with coordinator Francisco Louçã and began sitting as an independent in European Parliament.[15] Tavares also left the Left Bloc's European Parliament group, GUE-NGL, and began sitting with Greens–European Free Alliance.
In 2014, ahead of that year's European elections, Tavares formed Livre. Its founding congress was 31 January.[16] The party was legalised by the Portuguese Constitutional Court on 20 March 2014.[17] On 20 May 2015, it officially changed its name LIVRE to LIVRE/Tempo de Avançar, with L/TDA as its abbreviation.[18] It switched back to its original name a few years later. Its symbol is a poppy.
One of the main points of the party's manifesto going into the 2022 Portuguese legislative election was support for a universal basic income.[19] The party also highlighted its support for increasing the national minimum wage to €1,000 per month, extending support for: remote working, pregnant workers, workers with health problems, caregivers and supporting "micro-businesses". The party also supports a Green New Deal for Portugal, lowering VAT from 23% to 6% on vets and pet food, banning bullfighting and legalising cannabis.[20][21]
Election year | No. of overall votes |
% of overall vote |
No. of overall seats won |
+/- | Notes |
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2015 | 39,330 | 0.7 (9th) | 0 / 230
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– | Rui Tavares was the main candidate. |
2019 | 56,940[22] | 1.1 (9th) | 1 / 230
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1 | Joacine Katar Moreira was the main candidate. She was expelled from the LIVRE caucus in January 2020. |
2022 | 71,232 | 1.3 (9th) | 1 / 230
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– | Rui Tavares was the main candidate. |
2024 | 204,676 | 3.2 (7th) | 4 / 230
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– | Rui Tavares was the main candidate. |
Election year | No. of overall votes |
% of overall vote |
No. of overall seats won |
+/- | Notes |
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2014 | 71,495 | 2.2 (6th) | 0 / 21
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– | MEP Rui Tavares was the main candidate. |
2019 | 60,575 | 1.83 (8th) | 0 / 21
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– | Rui Tavares was the main candidate. |