Inês Sousa Real
Inês Sousa Real | |
|---|---|
 Sousa Real in 2022 | |
| Member of the Assembly of the Republic | |
| Assumed office 25 October 2019 | |
| Constituency | Lisbon |
| Spokesperson of People Animals Nature | |
| Assumed office 6 June 2021 | |
| Preceded by | André Lourenço e Silva |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 June 1980 Lisbon, Portugal |
| Political party | People Animals Nature (2011–present) |
| Alma mater | Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa |
Paula Inês Alves de Sousa Real (born 6 June 1980) is a Portuguese jurist and politician who is currently president of the People Animals Nature parliamentary group in the Assembly of the Republic.[1] At the PAN convention on 6 June 2021, she was elected on a single list as the spokesperson of the party.
Political career
[edit]Sousa Real was elected to the Lisbon Municipal Assembly in 2017 and the Assembly of the Republic in 2019. She is a member of the political commission of the PAN.[2][3] After André Lourenço e Silva announced he was stepping down, a party congress to elect a new leader was scheduled for the weekend of 5–6 June 2021. For that leadership congress, Sousa Real was the only candidate who stepped forward. On 6 June, she was elected as leader of PAN with 87.2% of the votes in the party's congress in Tomar.[4][5]
In the snap elections in January 2022, Sousa Real was the only PAN deputy to be elected as the party fell from four seats to one. She said that the prospect of a Socialist Party absolute majority would be bad for democracy.[6]
In May 2023, Sousa Real retained her position as leader of PAN, receiving 73% of votes in a run-off against Nelson Silva at the 9th party congress in Matosinhos.[7]
Sousa Real was again the only PAN member elected to the Assembly of the Republic in 2024 and 2025. After the latter, she rejected media speculation that her leadership of the party was under threat.[8] Two members of the political commission of the party resigned following the election, alleging a lack of internal democracy.[9]
Electoral history
[edit]Lisbon City Council election, 2017
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS | Fernando Medina | 106,036 | 42.0 | 8 | –3 | |
| CDS–PP/MPT/PPM | Assunção Cristas | 51,984 | 20.6 | 4 | +3 | |
| PSD | Teresa Leal Coelho | 28,336 | 11.2 | 2 | –1 | |
| CDU | João Ferreira | 24,110 | 9.6 | 2 | ±0 | |
| BE | Ricardo Robles | 18,025 | 7.1 | 1 | +1 | |
| PAN | Inês Sousa Real | 7,658 | 3.0 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Other parties | 5,833 | 2.3 | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Blank/Invalid ballots | 10,498 | 4.2 | – | – | ||
| Turnout | 252,481 | 51.16 | 17 | ±0 | ||
| Source: Autárquicas 2017[10] | ||||||
PAN leadership election, 2021
[edit]| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inês Sousa Real | 109 | 87.2 | |
| Blank/Invalid ballots | 16 | 12.8 | |
| Turnout | 125 | ||
| Source: Results[11] | |||
Legislative election, 2022
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS | António Costa | 2,302,601 | 41.4 | 120 | +12 | |
| PSD | Rui Rio | 1,618,381 | 29.1 | 77 | –2 | |
| Chega | André Ventura | 399,659 | 7.2 | 12 | +11 | |
| IL | João Cotrim Figueiredo | 273,687 | 4.9 | 8 | +7 | |
| BE | Catarina Martins | 244,603 | 4.4 | 5 | –14 | |
| CDU | Jerónimo de Sousa | 238,920 | 4.3 | 6 | –6 | |
| CDS–PP | Rodrigues dos Santos | 89,181 | 1.6 | 0 | –5 | |
| PAN | Inês Sousa Real | 88,152 | 1.6 | 1 | –3 | |
| Livre | Rui Tavares | 71,232 | 1.3 | 1 | ±0 | |
| Other parties | 91,299 | 1.6 | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Blank/Invalid ballots | 146,824 | 2.6 | – | – | ||
| Turnout | 5,564,539 | 51.46 | 230 | ±0 | ||
| Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições[12] | ||||||
PAN leadership election, 2023
[edit]| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inês Sousa Real | 97 | 72.9 | |
| Nelson Silva | 35 | 26.3 | |
| Blank/Invalid ballots | 1 | 0.8 | |
| Turnout | 133 | ||
| Source: Results[7] | |||
Legislative election, 2024
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AD | Luís Montenegro | 1,867,442 | 28.8 | 80 | +3 | |
| PS | Pedro Nuno Santos | 1,812,443 | 28.0 | 78 | –42 | |
| Chega | André Ventura | 1,169,781 | 18.1 | 50 | +38 | |
| IL | Rui Rocha | 319,877 | 4.9 | 8 | ±0 | |
| BE | Mariana Mortágua | 282,314 | 4.4 | 5 | ±0 | |
| CDU | Paulo Raimundo | 205,551 | 3.2 | 4 | –2 | |
| Livre | Rui Tavares | 204,875 | 3.2 | 4 | +3 | |
| PAN | Inês Sousa Real | 126,125 | 2.0 | 1 | ±0 | |
| ADN | Bruno Fialho | 102,134 | 1.6 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Other parties | 104,167 | 1.6 | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Blank/Invalid ballots | 282,243 | 4.4 | – | – | ||
| Turnout | 6,476,952 | 59.90 | 230 | ±0 | ||
| Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições[13] | ||||||
Legislative election, 2025
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AD | Luís Montenegro | 2,008,488 | 31.8 | 91 | +11 | |
| PS | Pedro Nuno Santos | 1,442,546 | 22.8 | 58 | –20 | |
| Chega | André Ventura | 1,438,554 | 22.8 | 60 | +10 | |
| IL | Rui Rocha | 338,974 | 5.4 | 9 | +1 | |
| Livre | Rui Tavares | 257,291 | 4.1 | 6 | +2 | |
| CDU | Paulo Raimundo | 183,686 | 2.9 | 3 | –1 | |
| BE | Mariana Mortágua | 125,808 | 2.0 | 1 | –4 | |
| PAN | Inês Sousa Real | 86,930 | 1.4 | 1 | ±0 | |
| ADN | Bruno Fialho | 81,660 | 1.3 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Other parties | 95,384 | 1.5 | 1 | +1 | ||
| Blank/Invalid ballots | 260,648 | 4.1 | – | – | ||
| Turnout | 6,319,969 | 58.25 | 230 | ±0 | ||
| Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições[14] | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Biografia".
- ^ "Inês Sousa Real. Quem é a primeira líder parlamentar do PAN?". 24 October 2019.
- ^ "Perfil do deputado | Legislativas 2019".
- ^ "PAN. Delegados elegem nova porta-voz e Comissão Política Nacional". SIC Notícias (in Portuguese). 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ PAN: direção de Inês Sousa Real aprovada com 87,2% dos votos, Jornal de Notícias, 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ Peres Pinto, Sónia (31 January 2022). "Inês Sousa Real passa a única deputada do PAN" [Inês Sousa Real becomes only PAN deputy]. Sol (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ a b Coelho, Liliana (20 May 2023). "Inês de Sousa Real reeleita líder do PAN com 73% dos votos". Expresso (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "PAN quer ser garante da democracia" [PAN wants to be guarantor of democracy] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ "Membros da direcção do PAN demitem-se em desacordo com liderança de Inês de Sousa Real" [Members of the PAN executive resign in disagreement with Inês de Sousa Real's leadership]. Público (in Portuguese). 22 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ "Autárquicas 2017". SGMAI. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Inês Sousa Real aprovada com 87.2% dos votos". Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 6 June 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Mapa Oficial n.º 1/2022" (PDF). Comissão Nacional de Eleições. 26 March 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Comissão Nacional de Eleições Mapa Oficial n.º 2-A/2024" (PDF). Comissão Nacional de Eleições. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "Mapa Oficial n.º 2-A/2025, de 31 de maio" (in Portuguese). Lisbon: Diário da República. 31 May 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- 1980 births
- 21st-century Portuguese women politicians
- Living people
- Members of the 14th Assembly of the Republic (Portugal)
- Members of the 15th Assembly of the Republic (Portugal)
- Members of the 16th Assembly of the Republic (Portugal)
- Members of the 17th Assembly of the Republic (Portugal)
- People Animals Nature politicians
- Politicians from Lisbon
- Women members of the Assembly of the Republic (Portugal)
- Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa alumni