Cidadania
Sign in to saveCidadania (; ) is a Brazilian political party. It was originally founded as the Popular Socialist Party (, PPS) by members of the former Brazilian Communist Party (PCB), as a centre-left social democratic and democratic socialist party.
Key facts
- Political party.name
- Citizenship
- Political party.native_name
- Cidadania
- Political party.logo
- Logomarca_Partido_Cidadania.pngclass=skin-invert
- Political party.logo_size
- 250px
- Political party.colorcode
- EC008C
- Political party.president
- Comte Bittencourt
- Political party.general_secretary
- Regis Cavalcante
- Political party.split
- Brazilian Communist Party
- Political party.think_tank
- Fundação Astrojildo Pereira
- Political party.membership_year
- 2023
- Political party.membership
- 431,846
- Political party.national
- Always Forward
- Political party.international
- São Paulo Forum (1992–2004)
- Political party.blank1_title
- Identification number
- Political party.blank1
- 23
- Political party.seats1_title
- Federal Senate
- Political party.seats2_title
- Chamber of Deputies
- Political party.seats3_title
- Legislative Assemblies
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- History
- International relations
- Electoral results
- Presidential elections
- Legislative elections
- Main leaders
- References
Cidadania (; ) is a Brazilian political party. It was originally founded as the Popular Socialist Party (, PPS) by members of the former Brazilian Communist Party (PCB), as a centre-left social democratic and democratic socialist party.
The PPS launched Ciro Gomes as its presidential cadidate at the 1998 and 2002 elections, on the former Gomes became the third-most voted candidate. Despite its left-wing alignment, PPS moved to be opposition against the Workers' Party since 2004, forming alliances with centre-right parties, in particular the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB), and supporting the Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff.