We, the Citizens! Nós, Cidadãos! | |
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| Abbreviation | NC |
| President | Joaquim Rocha Afonso[1] |
| Founded | 23 June 2015 (2015-06-23) |
| Headquarters | Rua Gonçalves Crespo, 16A – 1150–185Lisboa |
| Think tank | Instituto Democracia Portuguesa |
| Youth wing | We, the Youth! |
| Ideology | Liberalism Localism[2] |
| Political position | Centre-right[3] |
| Colours | Gold |
| Assembly of the Republic | 0 / 230 |
| European Parliament | 0 / 21 |
| Regional Parliaments | 0 / 104 |
| Local government (Mayors) | 2 / 308 |
| Local assemblies | 28 / 6,444 |
| Local government (Parishes) | 29 / 3,216 |
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| Website | |
| noscidadaos.pt | |
We, the Citizens! (Portuguese:Nós, Cidadãos!) is aPortuguese political party founded by members of thePortuguese Institute of Democracy (Instituto Democracia Portuguesa, IDP) after the large protest against the introduction of a single social tax in 2012.
IDP is a civic association founded in 2007 and advocating the need for a more democratic society, respecting thesovereignty of the people and therule of law. Nós, Cidadãos! claims to be "ClassicalSocial Democrats", and campaign on government and judicial reform,participatory democracy,sustainability andsocial justice. The party strongly supportsEuropean integration. It is supported by several prominent judges and legal scholars as well as the famous Portuguese singer and composerJosé Cid.[3]
In thelegislative elections of 2015, they received 21,382 votes, ranked 12th, and did not elect any member of parliament. One quirk of their performance, however, was their second place in the "Outside Europe" constituency, behind thePortugal à Frente coalition. They even came top among registered voters in China. The Constitutional Court rejected a petition by theSocialist Party, who came third, to contest the election on the grounds of alleged electoral fraud.[citation needed]
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/- | Government |
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| 2015 | Mendo Castro Henriques [pt] | 21,439 | 0.4 (#12) | 0 / 230 | New | No seats |
| 2019 | 12,379 | 0.2 (#15) | 0 / 230 |  0 | No seats | |
| 2022 | Joaquim Rocha Afonso [pt] | 2,997 | 0.1 (#21) | 0 / 230 | 0 | No seats |
| 2024 | 2,399 | 0.0 (#21) | 0 / 230 | 0 | No seats | |
| 2025 | 3,304 | 0.1 (#18) | 0 / 230 | 0 | No seats |
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | EP Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Paulo de Morais | 34,672 | 1.1 (#10) | 0 / 21 | New | – |
| 2024 | Pedro Ladeira | 4,242 | 0.1 (#17) | 0 / 21 | 0 |
The following results include NC led coalitions.
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Mayors | +/- | Councillors | +/- | Assemblies | +/- | Parishes | +/- | Parish Assemblies | +/- |
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| 2017 | Mendo Castro Henriques [pt] | 12,497 | 0.3 (#10) | 1 / 308 | 5 / 2,074 | 15 / 6,461 | 3 / 3,092 | 42 / 27,019 | |||||
| 2021 | Joaquim Rocha Afonso [pt] | 25,193 | 0.5 (#11) | 0 / 308 |  1 | 6 / 2,604 |  1 | 28 / 6,448 | 13 | 3 / 3,066 | 0 | 68 / 26,797 | 26 |
| 2025 | 19,968 | 0.4 (#11) | 2 / 308 | 2 | 8 / 2,058 | 2 | 36 / 6,463 | 8 | 29 / 3,216 | 26 | 198 / 27,973 | 130 |
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| Legislative Assembly of the Azores Autonomous Region (57) |
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| Legislative Assembly of the Madeira Autonomous Region (47) |
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| European Parliament (21) | |
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