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Portuguese Democratic Movement
Defunct political party in Portugal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Portuguese Democratic Movement/Democratic Electoral Commission (Portuguese: Movimento Democrático Português / Comissão Democrática Eleitoral, MDP/CDE or just MDP) was one of the most important organizations of the democratic opposition to the Estado Novo. It was founded in 1969 as an electoral coalition meant to run in the non-democratic and widely manipulated parliamentary election.
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Portuguese Democratic Movement Movimento Democrático Português | |
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President | Francisco Pereira de Moura |
Founded | 1969 (1969) |
Dissolved | 28 March 1994; 30 years ago (1994-03-28) |
Succeeded by | Politics XXI |
Headquarters | Lisbon |
Think tank | Democratic Intervention |
Ideology | Left-wing nationalism Democratic socialism |
Political position | Left-wing |
National affiliation | United People Alliance (1979–1987) |
Colours | Red and black |
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