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Independents and Citizen’s Groups in Portuguese Municipalities

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Farewell to the Party Model?

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Portugal has been living in democracy for the last three decades. After the revolution of April 25th, 1974, and a two year transition period, democratic institutions have begun to function with some regularity towards a multi-party system. There have been four major parties in Portugal since 1974–1975: the Socialist Party (PS), the Social Democrat Party (PSD), the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) and the Popular Party (former CDS — Social Democrat Centre, now CDSPP), on the right wing (see analysis of statutes in Lobo 2003: 253–261). The two major parties, the Socialist Party (PS — centre left) and the Social Democrat Party (PSD — centre right), usually alternate in the control of central government, sometimes in coalition to other parties. Nowadays, this two-party system characterises most democracies.

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  1. Centre for Research and Studies in Sociology, at the Higher Institute of Social Sciences and Business Studies, Lisbon, Portugal

    Maria Antónia Pires de Almeida Dr. (Researcher)

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de Almeida, M.A.P. (2008). Independents and Citizen’s Groups in Portuguese Municipalities. In: Reiser, M., Holtmann, E. (eds) Farewell to the Party Model?. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-531-90923-3_13

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