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Nova Direita

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Nova Direita
AbbreviationND
PresidentOssanda Liber
FounderOssanda Liber
Founded9 January 2024; 8 months ago (2024-01-09)
Split fromAlliance
HeadquartersAvenida António Serpa, 32-8b, 1050-027, Lisbon
Ideology
Political positionRight-wing
International affiliationNational Conservatism Conference
Colours  Blue
Assembly of the Republic
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European
Parliament
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Regional
parliaments
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Local
government
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Election symbol
Website
novadireita.pt

Nova Direita (Portuguese for 'New Right') is a political party in Portugal founded by Ossanda Liber, a former candidate for mayor of Lisbon in 2021, following her departure from Alliance.[1] The party identifies as "conservative" and is seeking to replace CDS-PP in national politics after they left parliament following the 2022 legislative elections.[2]

The party ran in the 2024 legislative elections, receiving 0.25% of the vote and winning no seats. The party also ran in the 2024 European Parliament election, receiving 0.16% of the vote and winning no seats.

Ossanda Liber

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Ossanda Líber João Filipe Cruz dos Santos (born 15 September 1977) is a Portuguese politician of Angolan descent.[3]

Liber was born in the Angolan capital Luanda in 1977.[4] She is a citizen of Portugal, Angola and France.[5]

She was a candidate for Mayor of Lisbon in the 2021 local election, a candidate in the European constituency in the 2022 legislative elections, and was vice-president of the Alliance party.

Election results

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Assembly of the Republic

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Election Leader Votes % Seats +/- Government
2024 Ossanda Liber 16,456 0.3 (#12)
0 / 230
No seats

European Parliament

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Election Leader Votes % Seats +/-
2024 Ossanda Liber 6,438 0.2 (#12)
0 / 21

References

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  1. ^ Lusa, Agência. "Movimento Nova Direita quer ser partido para "fazer renascer" a direita". Observador (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  2. ^ Mesquita, Henrique Pinto de (2023-02-12). "Há dois novos partidos na calha: um está ao centro e outro quer substituir o CDS". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  3. ^ "Portuguesa de origem angolana funda novo partido em Portugal" [Portuguese woman of Angolan origin founds new party in Portugal]. dw.com (in Portuguese). 16 March 2023. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  4. ^ Gomes, Tomás Albino (24 September 2021). "Habitação, racismo, Sarkozy e a importância do diálogo. Quem é Ossanda Liber, a candidata independente a Lisboa?" [Housing, racism, Sarkozy and the importance of dialogue. Who is Ossanda Liber, the independent candidate for Lisbon?]. SAPO 24 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  5. ^ "Chama-se Ossanda Liber. É mulher, imigrante e líder da Nova Direita em Portugal" [Her name is Ossanda Liber. She is a woman, immigrant and leader of the New Right in Portugal]. Nova Direita. 3 March 2023. Archived from the original on 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
Parties represented in the
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