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We, the Citizens! (Portuguese: Nós, Cidadãos!) is a Portuguese political party founded by members of the Portuguese Institute of Democracy (Instituto Democracia Portuguesa, IDP) after the large protest against the introduction of a single social tax in 2012.

AbbreviationNC
PresidentJoaquim Rocha Afonso[1]
Founded23 June 2015 (2015-06-23)
HeadquartersRua Gonçalves Crespo, 16A – 1150–185 Lisboa
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We, the Citizens!
Nós, Cidadãos!
AbbreviationNC
PresidentJoaquim Rocha Afonso[1]
Founded23 June 2015 (2015-06-23)
HeadquartersRua Gonçalves Crespo, 16A – 1150–185 Lisboa
Think tankInstituto Democracia Portuguesa
Youth wingWe, the Youth!
IdeologyLiberalism
Localism[2]
Political positionCentre-right[3]
Catch-all party
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
Election symbol
Website
noscidadaos.pt
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History

IDP is a civic association founded in 2007 and advocating the need for a more democratic society, respecting the sovereignty of the people and the rule of law. Nós, Cidadãos! claims to be "Classical Social Democrats", and campaign on government and judicial reform, participatory democracy, sustainability and social justice. The party strongly supports European integration. It is supported by several prominent judges and legal scholars as well as the famous Portuguese singer and composer José Cid.[3]

In the legislative 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 the Portugal à Frente coalition. They even came top among registered voters in China. The Constitutional Court rejected a petition by the Socialist Party, who came third, to contest the election on the grounds of alleged electoral fraud.[citation needed]

Election results

Assembly of the Republic

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Election Leader Votes % Seats +/- Government
2015 Mendo Castro Henriques [pt] 21,439 0.4 (#12)
0 / 230
New No seats
2019 12,379 0.2 (#15)
0 / 230
Steady 0 No seats
2022 Joaquim Rocha Afonso [pt] 2,997 0.1 (#21)
0 / 230
Steady 0 No seats
2024 2,399 0.0 (#21)
0 / 230
Steady 0 No seats
2025 3,304 0.1 (#18)
0 / 230
Steady 0 No seats
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European Parliament

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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
Steady 0
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Local elections

The following results include NC led coalitions.

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Election Leader Votes % Mayors +/- Councillors +/- Assemblies +/- Parishes +/- Parish Assemblies +/-
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
Decrease1
6 / 2,604
Increase1
28 / 6,448
Increase13
3 / 3,066
Steady0
68 / 26,797
Increase26
2025 19,968 0.4 (#11)
2 / 308
Increase2
8 / 2,058
Increase2
36 / 6,463
Increase8
29 / 3,216
Increase26
198 / 27,973
Increase130
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