Left Bloc
Left-wing political party in Portugal
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| 2025 | Led by Roberto Almada, Left Bloc received 1,586 votes (1.1%) in Madeira and failed to win any seats. |
| 2025 | Left Bloc suffers further electoral setback, receiving only 2.0% of votes and reducing to 4 seats in legislative elections. |
| 2025 | The party suffered its worst result ever, winning 2% of the popular vote and returning only one member to the Assembly, losing more than half of its 2024 voters. |
| 2024 | Left Bloc received 2,936 votes (2.5%) and secured 1 seat in the Azores, continuing to be in opposition. |
| 2024 | Catarina Martins leads the Left Bloc in European Parliament elections, receiving 168,107 votes (4.3% of total) and securing 1 seat. |
| 2024 | Mariana Mortágua leads Left Bloc, maintaining 4.4% of votes but losing parliamentary representation. |
| 2024 | The Left Bloc maintained its five seats in the legislative election, despite expectations of gaining seats. |
| March 2024 | Anabela Rodrigues replaces Marisa Matias as a Member of the European Parliament for the Left Bloc |
| 2023 | With Roberto Almada leading, Left Bloc won 1 seat with 3,035 votes (2.2%), remaining in opposition. |
| September 2023 | Isabel Pires replaces Catarina Martins as a representative for Porto |
| May 28 2023 | Mariana Mortágua becomes the Party Coordinator representing the Lisbon constituency. |
| May 28 2023 | Catarina Martins begins her leadership of the Left Bloc, representing the Porto constituency. |
| May 27 2023 | Mariana Mortágua was elected as the party coordinator with 83% of votes at the 13th Convention of the Left Bloc. |
| February 14 2023 | Catarina Martins announced her resignation from the Left Bloc's leadership. |
| 2022 | Left Bloc experiences significant electoral decline, winning 4.4% of votes and 14 seats in legislative elections. |
| January 2022 | The Left Bloc lost 14 seats, reducing them to five, after voting against the budget and triggering an election. |
| 2021 | Left Bloc received 137,560 votes (2.8%), winning 8 councillors and 31 parish assembly seats. |
| 2021 | Left Bloc presidential candidate runs in the election, receiving 165,127 votes (4.0%), finishing fifth. |
| 2020 | Led by António Lima, Left Bloc received 3,962 votes (3.8%) but secured zero seats while remaining in opposition. |
| 2019 | Under leader Paulino Ascensão, Left Bloc won 2 seats with 2,489 votes (1.7%), but did not join the government. |
| 2019 | Left Bloc maintains strong position with 9.5% of votes, but loses seats compared to previous election. |
| September 2019 | Left Bloc called for raising the minimum monthly wage to €650 for both public and private sectors, to be implemented in January 2020. |
| May 2018 | Ernesto Ferraz replaces Paulino Ascensão as a representative for Madeira |
| 2017 | Under Catarina Martins' leadership, Left Bloc increased vote share to 170,040 votes (3.3%), winning 4 councillors and 25 parish assembly seats. |
| 2016 | Left Bloc received 3,414 votes (3.7%) and maintained 1 seat in opposition. |
| 2016 | Marisa Matias represents the Left Bloc in the presidential election, receiving 469,814 votes (10.1%), finishing third. |
| 2015 | Left Bloc increased to 4,849 votes (3.8%) and won 2 seats, remaining in opposition. |
| 2015 | Catarina Martins leads Left Bloc to 10.2% of votes, becoming the third-largest party with 11 seats and entering into a confidence and supply arrangement in opposition. |
| November 10 2015 | Catarina Martins signed an agreement with the Socialist Party to identify convergence issues. |
| March 2015 | José Soeiro replaces João Semedo as a representative for Porto |
| 2014 | Marisa Matias leads the Left Bloc in European Parliament elections, securing 149,764 votes (4.6% of total) and maintaining 2 seats. |
| 2014 | Left Bloc suffered a split when MEP Rui Tavares founded the left-ecologist LIVRE party. |
| November 30 2014 | João Semedo concludes his term as Party Coordinator, with Catarina Martins becoming the new leader. |
| 2013 | Leadership changed to João Semedo and Catarina Martins. The party won 120,982 votes (2.4%), securing 1 mayor, 1 councillor, and 39 parish assembly seats. |
| August 2013 | Mariana Mortágua replaces Ana Drago as a representative for Lisbon |
| 2012 | Left Bloc received 2,428 votes (2.3%) and maintained 1 seat in opposition. |
| November 11 2012 | Catarina Martins and João Semedo were elected co-chairmen of the party, succeeding Francisco Louçã. |
| November 10 2012 | Francisco Louçã ends his tenure as Party Coordinator, with João Semedo taking over the leadership for the Porto constituency. |
| October 2012 | Helena Pinto replaces Francisco Louçã as a representative for Lisbon |
| April 2012 | Alda Sousa replaces Miguel Portas as a Member of the European Parliament |
| 2011 | Led by Roberto Almada, Left Bloc secured 1 seat with 2,512 votes (1.7%), but did not join the government. |
| 2011 | Manuel Alegre runs as the Left Bloc presidential candidate, achieving a significant result with 831,838 votes (19.7%), finishing second in the election. |
| 2011 | In the snap election, the Left Bloc lost nearly half of its previous support, obtaining only 5.17% of the vote and 8 members of parliament. |
| June 2011 | Rui Tavares becomes an independent member after previously being associated with the Left Bloc |
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