Earth Party

The Earth Party Movement – Earth Party

Movimento o Partido da Terra – Partido da Terra
The Earth Party Movement – Earth Party Movimento o Partido da Terra – Partido da Terra
President	Pedro Pimenta
Founded	12 August 1993
Headquarters	Lisbon
Youth wing	Juventude pela Terra
Ideology	Green conservatism; Liberalism;
Political position	Centre-right
International affiliation	World Ecological Parties
Colours	Green
Assembly of the Republic	0 / 230
European Parliament	0 / 21
Regional Parliaments	0 / 104
Local government; (Mayors)	0 / 308
Local government; (Parishes)	1 / 3,066
Website
	www.mpt.pt
	Politics of Portugal; Political parties; Elections;

The Earth Party (Portuguese: Partido da Terra, pronounced [pɐɾˈtiðu ðɐ ˈtɛʁɐ]), previously called The Earth Party Movement (Movimento Partido da Terra, abbreviated MPT, hence called MPT – Partido da Terra), is a green-conservative^[1] political party in Portugal, founded on 12 August 1993. Its main political priorities are the promotion of environmental-friendly policies and the preservation of the national and cultural heritage of Portugal and of the remaining Portuguese-language countries.^[1]

Between 2005 and 2009, the party had two Deputies in the Assembly of the Republic: Pedro Quartin Graça and Luís Carloto Marques, elected on the lists of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), following an agreement with its then leader, Pedro Santana Lopes.

The President of the party is Pedro Pimenta, a night watchman, elected in 2020.

The party has participated in a number of coalitions with the major centre-right parties in Portugal, namely the PSD and People's Party (CDS–PP). The MPT was a member of the European People's Party group during the eighth term of the European Parliament,^[5] having previously been a member of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE)^[6] and an observer member of the Liberal International.^[7]

^ ^a ^b ^c José M. Magone (2015). "Portugal". In Donatella M. Viola (ed.). Routledge Handbook of European Elections. Routledge. p. 364. ISBN 978-1-317-50363-7.
^ Close, Caroline (2019). "The liberal party family ideology: Distinct, but diverse". In Close, Caroline; van Haute, Emilie (eds.). Liberal Parties in Europe. Routledge. pp. 338–339. ISBN 9781351245487.
^ Tom Lansford, ed. (2013). Political Handbook of the World 2013. SAGE Publications. p. 1172. ISBN 978-1-4522-5825-6.
^ "Members – World Ecological Parties". Retrieved 7 January 2024.
^ "portugal | MEP MEMBER INDEX | EPP Group in the European Parliament". www.eppgroup.eu. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013.
^ "ALDE Party members | ALDE Party". ALDE Party | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe. Archived from the original on 30 November 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 July 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[GreenConservative-1] José M. Magone (2015). "Portugal". In Donatella M. Viola (ed.). Routledge Handbook of European Elections. Routledge. p. 364. ISBN 978-1-317-50363-7.

[Close2019-2] Close, Caroline (2019). "The liberal party family ideology: Distinct, but diverse". In Close, Caroline; van Haute, Emilie (eds.). Liberal Parties in Europe. Routledge. pp. 338–339. ISBN 9781351245487.

[Lansford2013-3] Tom Lansford, ed. (2013). Political Handbook of the World 2013. SAGE Publications. p. 1172. ISBN 978-1-4522-5825-6.

[4] "Members – World Ecological Parties". Retrieved 7 January 2024.

[5] "portugal | MEP MEMBER INDEX | EPP Group in the European Parliament". www.eppgroup.eu. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013.

[6] "ALDE Party members | ALDE Party". ALDE Party | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe. Archived from the original on 30 November 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2014.

[7] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 July 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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