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People-Animals-Nature
Pessoas-Animais-Natureza
AbbreviationPAN
Leader Collective leadership
Spokesperson Inês Sousa Real
Founded22 May 2009 (2009-05-22)
Legalised13 January 2011 (2011-01-13)
HeadquartersAv. Almirante Reis, 81 B 1150-012 Lisboa
Ideology Environmentalism [1]
Animal rights [2] [3]
Ecofeminism [4] [5]
Political position Centre-left [A]
European affiliation Animal Politics EU [6]
European Green Party
European Parliament group Greens-European Free Alliance [7]
Colours  Teal
Assembly of the Republic
1 / 230
[8]
European Parliament
0 / 21
Regional
parliaments
2 / 104
Local government
(Mayors)
0 / 308
Local government
(Parishes)
0 / 3,058
Website
pan.com.pt
^  A: Some sources state that the party is neither on the left nor the right. [5]

People-Animals-Nature (Portuguese : Pessoas-Animais-Natureza, PAN) is an environmentalist, [2] [4] animal rights, [2] [3] and animal welfare-focused political party in Portugal, [9] which was founded in 2009. In the 2011 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. [10] In 2015, they won one seat in the Assembly of the Republic. [11]

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In 2019, the People Animals Nature won one seat in the European Parliament, and increased their seat share to 4 in the Assembly (with 2 seats won in Lisbon, 1 in Porto, and 1 in Setúbal). In November 2021, on the brink of a political crisis, the then called geringonça (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 the COVID-19 pandemic. This political move had no effect in the end voting results and the government was dissolved by then President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. [12]

Ideology, political position and policies

People-Animals-Nature is commonly described as an environmentalist party. [2] [4] [13] [14] It has been described as becoming "known for fighting for animal rights", "fights against cruelty to animals", [5] and as having an "animalist" ideology. [4] The party has been described as holding ecofeminist and progressive ideologies. [4] It has also been described as being "identified neither from the right nor from the left." [5] Other sources have identified the party as being on the centre-left of the political spectrum. [2]

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", supports free transportation to combat climate change and cutting Portugal's corporate income tax rate to 17 percent by 2026. [4] [5] 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 and oil drilling", which he dubbed "forgotten subjects". [15] Along with the political party LIVRE, PAN has "sparked conversations with proposals for unconditional basic income". [3] [16]

Outdoor in Coimbra for the 2015 legislative elections. Cartaz PAN Coimbra 2015 (cropped).JPG
Outdoor in Coimbra for the 2015 legislative elections.

Electoral results

Assembly of the Republic

Seats in the Portuguese legislative elections

People Animals Nature
ElectionLeaderVotes %Seats+/-Government
2011 Paulo Borges 57,8491.0 (#7)
0 / 230
No seats
2015 André Lourenço e Silva 75,1401.4 (#6)
1 / 230
Increase2.svg1Opposition
2019 173,9313.3 (#6)
4 / 230
Increase2.svg3Opposition
2022 Inês Sousa Real 88,1521.6 (#7)
1 / 230
Decrease2.svg3Opposition
2024 126,1252.0 (#7)
1 / 230
Steady2.svg0Opposition

European Parliament

ElectionLeaderVotes %Seats+/-
2014 Orlando Figueiredo 56,3631.7 (#7)
0 / 21
2019 Francisco Guerreiro 167,1305.1 (#6)
1 / 21
Increase2.svg1
2024 Pedro Fidalgo Marques TBDTBD
0 / 21

Regional Assemblies

RegionElectionVotes %Seats+/-Government
Azores 2020 1,9071.7 (#6)
1 / 57
Steady2.svg0Opposition
Madeira 2023 3,0462.3 (#7)
1 / 47
Increase2.svg1Confidence and supply

Municipalities

MunicipalityVotesPercentageLocal
assemblies
Albufeira 6294.6%
1 / 21
Almada 3,3405.0%
1 / 33
Amadora 2,5614.1%
1 / 33
Aveiro 1,5084.4%
1 / 27
Barreiro 1,1733.4%
1 / 27
Cascais 4,0065.2%
1 / 33
Faro 1,2354.6%
1 / 27
Horta 3924.8%
1 / 21
Lagos 4704.3%
1 / 21
Leiria 1,9883.2%
1 / 33
Lisbon 10,8114.3%
2 / 51
Loures 2,6373.1%
1 / 33
Mafra 1,3984.2%
1 / 27
Maia 3,0464.2%
1 / 33
Matosinhos 3,0223.8%
1 / 33
Moita 1,0604.3%
1 / 27
Odivelas 2,3394.0%
1 / 33
Oeiras 3,1833.9%
1 / 33
Oporto 3,1952.8%
1 / 39
Póvoa de Varzim 1,3974.7%
1 / 27
Seixal 2,8754.8%
1 / 33
Setúbal 1,8594.1%
1 / 33
Sintra 5,8234.4%
1 / 33
Vila Franca de Xira 2,4684.6%
1 / 33
Vila Nova de Gaia 5,1313.7%
1 / 33

Parishes

MunicipalityVotesPercentageParish
assemblies
Albufeira e Olhos de Água 3924.8%
1 / 19
Algés, Linda-a-Velha e Cruz Quebrada-Dafundo 9914.5%
1 / 21
Algueirão-Mem Martins 1,0384.7%
1 / 21
Arroios 7065.2%
1 / 19
Oeiras e São Julião da Barra, Paço de Arcos e Caxias 1,1924.2%
1 / 21
Penha de França 6495.5%
1 / 19
Olivais 6724.52%
1 / 19

Local results

DateMayors+/-Parishes+/-Municipal Chamber+/-Municipal Assembly+/-Local Assembly+/-
2013 0 / 308New0 / 3,057New0 / 2,056New5 / 6,424New1 / 26,705New
2017 0 / 308Steady2.svg0 / 3,057Steady2.svg0 / 2,056Steady2.svg26 / 6,424+216 / 26,705+5
2021 [17] 0 / 308Steady2.svg0 / 3,057Steady2.svg0 / 2,056Steady2.svg23 / 6,424-316 / 26,705+10

List of leaders

NamePortraitConstituencyStartEndPrime Minister
1Paulo Borges
(b. 1959)		 Paulo Borges (Partidos Animalistas Europeos encuentro en Lisboa) (cropped).jpg Lisbon 10 April 201126 October 2014 José Sócrates (2005-2011)
Pedro Passos Coelho (2011-2015)
2 André Silva
(b. 1976)		 Andre Silva cropped.png Lisbon 26 October 20146 June 2021
António Costa (2015-2024)
3 Inês Sousa Real
(b. 1980)		 Ines Sousa Real.jpg Europe (2011-2015)
Lisbon (since 2015)		6 June 2021present
Luís Montenegro (2024-present)
Inês Sousa RealAndré Lourenço e SilvaPeople Animals Nature

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