People's Youth (Portugal)

People's Youth
Juventude Popular
President Miguel Pires da Silva
Founded September 18, 1974
Headquarters 5 Largo Adelino Amaro da Costa
1149-063 Lisbon
Ideology Conservatism
Social conservatism
National conservatism
Classical liberalism
Soft euroscepticism
Libertarianism
Mother party Democratic and Social Centre – People's Party
International affiliation International Young Democrat Union
European affiliation Democrat Youth Community of Europe
European Young Conservatives
Website
www.juventudepopular.org

The People's Youth (Portuguese: Juventude Popular) is a Portuguese political youth organisation. It is an autonomous organisation affiliated to the Democratic and Social Centre – People's Party (CDS–PP).[1]

It is a member of the Democrat Youth Community of Europe and the International Young Democrat Union.

Miguel Pires da Silva was elected President of the People's Youth on 24 July 2011 succeeding MP Michael Seufert.[2]

By 2013, the People's Youth has an estimated membership of over 18 000.

Gonçalo Begonha Policy Institute

The Gonçalo Begonha Studies Office (Gabinete de Estudos Gonçalo Begonha) is policy institute responsible for political and ideological formation within the People's Youth. It was named after Gonçalo Botelho Gomes Begonha (born 14 September 1980), who was an important member of the People's Youth and a member of its board for several times. Additionally, Gonçalo Begonha was an important municipal leader of the People's Youth until his premature death in the summer of 2003. Due to Begonha's love for books and culture, his name was given to the Studies Offices of the People's Youth.

According to the statutes of the People's Youth, the GEGB is the organization responsible not only with the political and ideological formation of its members, but also with supporting the Youth with the technical support needed for its proposals and projects. Its functions include the following:

The Universities of the People's Youth (Universidades JP), are also prepared and organized by the GEGB.

Internal factions

The statutes of the People's Youth forbid the constitution of organised factions inside the Youth. That motivated the presentation of a motion called Esta é a Altura in 2012. However, the motion was rejected by JP congressmen.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ van Biezen, Ingrid (2003). Political Parties in New Democracies: Party Organization in Southern and East-Central Europe. London: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 66. ISBN 978-1-4039-0307-5.
  2. ↑ "Miguel Pires da Silva é o novo líder da Juventude Popular". Público. 24 July 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2011.

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