Democratic Party of the Atlantic
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The Democratic Party of the Atlantic (Partido Democrático do Atlântico; pɐɾˈtidu dɨmuˈkɾatiku du ɐˈtlɐ̃tiku) is one of the political parties
in Portugal
, without parliamentary representation. It is a small party whose electorate concentrates itself in São Miguel
island, in the Azores
. PDA promotes, officially, not independence, but home rule for the Azores
, following the example of the Bermudas. It seldom gets more than 1% of the votes, even in the Azores.
A centre party, with a very diminute number of supporters, PDA, despite his separatist views, supported Socialist Manuel Alegre
in the Portuguese presidential election of 2006.
In the last Portuguese Regional legislative election in the Azores, held in 2004, the PDA got the insignificant number of 284 votes. For the Portuguese legislative election
, held in 2005, the PDA got 1,618 votes.
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in Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
, without parliamentary representation. It is a small party whose electorate concentrates itself in São Miguel
São Miguel Island
São Miguel Island , nicknamed "The Green Island", is the largest and most populous island in the Portuguese Azores archipelago. The island covers and has around 140,000 inhabitants, 45,000 of these people located in the largest city in the archipelago: Ponta Delgada.-History:In 1427, São Miguel...
island, in the Azores
Azores
The Archipelago of the Azores is composed of nine volcanic islands situated in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, and is located about west from Lisbon and about east from the east coast of North America. The islands, and their economic exclusion zone, form the Autonomous Region of the...
. PDA promotes, officially, not independence, but home rule for the Azores
Azores
The Archipelago of the Azores is composed of nine volcanic islands situated in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, and is located about west from Lisbon and about east from the east coast of North America. The islands, and their economic exclusion zone, form the Autonomous Region of the...
, following the example of the Bermudas. It seldom gets more than 1% of the votes, even in the Azores.
A centre party, with a very diminute number of supporters, PDA, despite his separatist views, supported Socialist Manuel Alegre
Manuel Alegre
Manuel Alegre de Melo Duarte, GCL , is a Portuguese poet and politician, member of the Socialist Party, and a candidate to the Portuguese presidential election, 2006...
in the Portuguese presidential election of 2006.
In the last Portuguese Regional legislative election in the Azores, held in 2004, the PDA got the insignificant number of 284 votes. For the Portuguese legislative election
Portuguese legislative election, 2005
The Portuguese legislative election of 2005 took place on February 20. These elections were called after the decision of President Jorge Sampaio on November 30, 2004 to dissolve the Parliament as an answer to the political instability caused by the government led by Pedro Santana Lopes in...
, held in 2005, the PDA got 1,618 votes.