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PartyHistorical period · 1930–1974Portugal (Estado Novo)

National Union

Single party of Portugal's Estado Novo, created by Salazar in 1930. It sustained a corporatist dictatorship, social Catholicism, colonialism ('God, Fatherland, Family'), censorship and political police (PIDE), with no free elections, until the Carnation Revolution.

Predominant spectrum
Far-Right
Closest ideology
Christian Theocratism
Closest personality
Engelbert Dollfuss

Political axes

Profile across the 12 axes

  • Structure

    Strong · Unitary
    Federal15%
    Unitary85%
  • Representation

    Strong · Autocracy
    Democracy15%
    Autocracy85%
  • Power

    Strong · Security
    Security84%
    Liberty16%
  • Immigration

    Strong · Assimilation
    Assimilation78%
    Multiculturalism22%
  • Diplomacy

    Balanced
    Militarist53%
    Pacifist47%
  • Intervention

    Balanced
    Non-interventionist44%
    Nationalist56%
  • Economy

    Leaning · Private
    Public42%
    Private58%
  • Control

    Leaning · Planning
    Planning71%
    Free market29%
  • Trade

    Strong · Protectionism
    Protectionism74%
    Globalism26%
  • Religion

    Strong · Religious
    Irreligious20%
    Religious80%
  • Morality

    Very strong · Traditionalist
    Progressive10%
    Traditionalist90%
  • Technology

    Leaning · Biology
    Technology31%
    Biology69%

What sets National Union apart

Most unusual position

Representation

Leans further toward autocracy than 82% of the 159 parties and organizations in the catalog.

Party median 67National Union 15

Of all the axes, Representation is where it stands furthest from the rest.

Most common position

Intervention

On Intervention, it sits practically at the catalog median.

Party median 40National Union 44

Here it shares common ground with most parties and organizations.