People-Animals-Nature Pessoas-Animais-Natureza | |
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Abbreviation | PAN |
Leader | Collective leadership |
Spokesperson | Inês Sousa Real |
Founded | 22 May 2009 (2009-05-22) |
Legalised | 13 January 2011 (2011-01-13) |
Headquarters | Av. Almirante Reis, 81 B 1150-012Lisbon |
Membership(2023) | 2,724[1] |
Ideology | |
Political position | Centre-left[A] |
European affiliation | Animal Politics EU[9] European Green Party |
European Parliament group | Greens-European Free Alliance[10] |
Colours | Teal |
Assembly of the Republic | 1 / 230 [11] |
European Parliament | 0 / 21 |
Regional parliaments | 1 / 104 |
Local government (Mayors) | 0 / 308 |
Local government (Parishes) | 0 / 3,058 |
Election symbol | |
Website | |
pan.com.pt | |
^ A: Some sources state that the party is neither on the left nor the right.[7] |
People-Animals-Nature (Portuguese:Pessoas-Animais-Natureza,PAN) is anenvironmentalist,[3][6]animal rights,[3][4] andanimal welfare-focusedpolitical party in Portugal,[12] which was founded in 2009. In the2011 Madeiran regional election, it had 2.13% of the votes, with a total of 3,135 votes, thus having elected one MP also in this regional parliament, Rui Manuel dos Santos Almeida.[13] In 2015, they won one seat in theAssembly of the Republic.[14]
In 2019, the People Animals Nature won one seat in theEuropean Parliament, and increased their seat share to 4 in the Assembly (with 2 seats won inLisbon, 1 inPorto, and 1 inSetúbal). In November 2021, on the brink of a political crisis, the then calledgeringonça (an informal left-wing alliance) imploded due to divergences regarding laboral legislations and the following year's state budget. PAN remained the only party in the parliament to abstain voting arguing that the country was not ready for another political and probably financial crisis in times of theCOVID-19 pandemic. This political move had no effect in the end voting results and the government was dissolved by then PresidentMarcelo Rebelo de Sousa.[15]
People-Animals-Nature is commonly described as an environmentalist party.[3][6][16][17] It has been described as becoming "known for fighting for animal rights", "fights against cruelty to animals",[7] and as having an "animalist" ideology.[6] The party has been described as holdingecofeminist andprogressive ideologies.[6] It has also been described as being "identified neither from the right nor from the left."[7] Other sources have identified the party as being on thecentre-left of thepolitical spectrum.[3]
In terms of policy, the party has "campaigned to invest in the national health service but does believe that the private and public sectors can work together", supportsfree transportation to combatclimate change and cutting Portugal'scorporate income tax rate to 17 percent by 2026.[6][7]André Silva, the party MP and then spokesperson for the party, on the party's fifth anniversary in January 2016, said the party's visibility had highlighted "causes, values, messages, ideas and measures that nobody else talks about", such as "bull fighting, climate change andoil drilling", which he dubbed "forgotten subjects".[18] Along with the political partyLIVRE, PAN has "sparked conversations with proposals forunconditional basic income".[4][19]
Vote share in the Portuguese legislative elections
Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/- | Government |
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2011 | Paulo Borges | 57,849 | 1.0 (#7) | 0 / 230 | No seats | |
2015 | André Lourenço e Silva | 75,140 | 1.4 (#6) | 1 / 230 | ![]() | Opposition |
2019 | 173,931 | 3.3 (#6) | 4 / 230 | ![]() | Opposition | |
2022 | Inês Sousa Real | 88,152 | 1.6 (#7) | 1 / 230 | ![]() | Opposition |
2024 | 126,125 | 2.0 (#7) | 1 / 230 | ![]() | Opposition |
Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | EP Group |
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2014 | Orlando Figueiredo | 56,363 | 1.7 (#7) | 0 / 21 | – | |
2019 | Francisco Guerreiro | 168,015 | 5.1 (#6) | 1 / 21 | ![]() | G/EFA |
2024 | Pedro Fidalgo Marques | 48,006 | 1.2 (#9) | 0 / 21 | ![]() | – |
Region | Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/- | Government |
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Azores | 2024 | 1,907 | 1.7 (#6) | 1 / 57 | ![]() | Opposition |
Madeira | 2025 | 2,323 | 1.6 (#8) | 0 / 47 | ![]() | Extra parliamentary |
Municipality | Votes | Percentage | Local assemblies |
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Albufeira | 629 | 4.6% | 1 / 21 |
Almada | 3,340 | 5.0% | 1 / 33 |
Amadora | 2,561 | 4.1% | 1 / 33 |
Aveiro | 1,508 | 4.4% | 1 / 27 |
Barreiro | 1,173 | 3.4% | 1 / 27 |
Cascais | 4,006 | 5.2% | 1 / 33 |
Faro | 1,235 | 4.6% | 1 / 27 |
Horta | 392 | 4.8% | 1 / 21 |
Lagos | 470 | 4.3% | 1 / 21 |
Leiria | 1,988 | 3.2% | 1 / 33 |
Lisbon | 10,811 | 4.3% | 2 / 51 |
Loures | 2,637 | 3.1% | 1 / 33 |
Mafra | 1,398 | 4.2% | 1 / 27 |
Maia | 3,046 | 4.2% | 1 / 33 |
Matosinhos | 3,022 | 3.8% | 1 / 33 |
Moita | 1,060 | 4.3% | 1 / 27 |
Odivelas | 2,339 | 4.0% | 1 / 33 |
Oeiras | 3,183 | 3.9% | 1 / 33 |
Porto | 3,195 | 2.8% | 1 / 39 |
Póvoa de Varzim | 1,397 | 4.7% | 1 / 27 |
Seixal | 2,875 | 4.8% | 1 / 33 |
Setúbal | 1,859 | 4.1% | 1 / 33 |
Sintra | 5,823 | 4.4% | 1 / 33 |
Vila Franca de Xira | 2,468 | 4.6% | 1 / 33 |
Vila Nova de Gaia | 5,131 | 3.7% | 1 / 33 |
Municipality | Votes | Percentage | Parish assemblies |
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Albufeira e Olhos de Água | 392 | 4.8% | 1 / 19 |
Algés, Linda-a-Velha e Cruz Quebrada-Dafundo | 991 | 4.5% | 1 / 21 |
Algueirão-Mem Martins | 1,038 | 4.7% | 1 / 21 |
Arroios | 706 | 5.2% | 1 / 19 |
Oeiras e São Julião da Barra, Paço de Arcos e Caxias | 1,192 | 4.2% | 1 / 21 |
Penha de França | 649 | 5.5% | 1 / 19 |
Olivais | 672 | 4.52% | 1 / 19 |
Date | Mayors | +/- | Parishes | +/- | Municipal Chamber | +/- | Municipal Assembly | +/- | Local Assembly | +/- |
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2013 | 0 / 308 | New | 0 / 3,057 | New | 0 / 2,056 | New | 5 / 6,424 | New | 1 / 26,705 | New |
2017 | 0 / 308 | ![]() | 0 / 3,057 | ![]() | 0 / 2,056 | ![]() | 26 / 6,424 | +21 | 6 / 26,705 | +5 |
2021[20] | 0 / 308 | ![]() | 0 / 3,057 | ![]() | 0 / 2,056 | ![]() | 23 / 6,424 | -3 | 16 / 26,705 | +10 |
Name | Portrait | Constituency | Start | End | Prime Minister | ||
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1 | Paulo Borges (b. 1959) | ![]() | Lisbon | 10 April 2011 | 26 October 2014 | José Sócrates(2005–2011) | |
Pedro Passos Coelho(2011–2015) | |||||||
2 | André Silva (b. 1976) | ![]() | Lisbon | 26 October 2014 | 6 June 2021 | ||
António Costa(2015–2024) | |||||||
3 | Inês Sousa Real (b. 1980) | ![]() | Europe(2011–2015) Lisbon(since 2015) | 6 June 2021 | present | ||
Luís Montenegro(2024–present) |