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The Earth Party (Portuguese: Partido da Terra, before called Movimento o Partido da Terra, pron. IPA: [muvi'mẽtu u pɐɾ'tidu dɐ 'tɛʁɐ], or MPT) is a Portuguese green party, founded in 1994.

The party has currently two representatives in the Assembly of the Republic, Pedro Quartin Graça and Luís Carloto Marques, elected on the lists of the Social Democratic Party, following an agreement with its then leader, Pedro Santana Lopes.

The President of the Board is Paulo de Noronha Trancoso and the Honorary President is Gonçalo Ribeiro Telles.

For several times, the party participated in coalitions with the major right wing parties in the country, such as the Social Democratic Party or the People's Party.