Earth Party
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The Earth Party Movement – Earth Party
Movimento o Partido da Terra – Partido da Terra |
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| President | José Inácio Faria |
| Honorary President | Gonçalo Ribeiro Telles |
| Founded | 12 August 1993 |
| Headquarters | Lisbon |
| Youth wing | Juventude pela Terra |
| Ideology | Green conservatism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| European affiliation | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe |
| International affiliation | Liberal International (observer) |
| European Parliament group | European People's Party Group |
| Colours | Green |
| Assembly of the Republic |
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| European Parliament |
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| Regional Parliaments |
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| Local Government |
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The Earth Party (Portuguese: Partido da Terra, pronounced: [pɐɾˈtiðu ðɐ ˈtɛʁɐ]), previously called The Earth Party Movement, Movimento o Partido da Terra, abbreviated MPT (hence called MPT – Partido da Terra), is a green conservativepolitical party in Portugal, founded on 12 August 1993.
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 José Inácio Faria, elected in the IX Party Conference on 10 November 2014 and the Honorary President is Gonçalo Ribeiro Telles.
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 is a member of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) and an observer of the Liberal International.
In April 2009, the party announced in a joint press conference with the leader of the pan-European alliance Libertas.eu Declan Ganley that it would run for the 2009 European Parliament election with an open electoral list under the banner of Libertas. While not against European integration, MPT demands more accountability and transparency from the European Union, and the pursuit of a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty in Portugal. In the elections, MPT received 24,062 votes (0.67% of the votes).
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