Leader of the Opposition (Portugal)

The leader of the opposition (Portuguese: Líder da Oposição) is an unofficial, mostly conventional and honorary title traditionally held by the leader of the largest party in the Assembly of the Republic – the Portuguese parliament – not within the government; historically, since the Carnation Revolution of 1974, these have almost always been the Socialist (PS) and the Social Democratic (PSD) parties, with the exceptions of between 1983 and 1985, when the Communist Party was the main opposition during a PS/PSD coalition, and after May 2025 when the opposition leadership was pass on to Chega which surpassed PS. Currently, the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and the CDS – People's Party (CDS–PP) hold a minority coalition government. The Opposition consists of Chega (CH), the Socialist Party (PS), Liberal Initiative (IL), LIVRE (L), Portuguese Communist Party (PCP), Left Bloc (BE), People–Animals–Nature (PAN) and Together for the People (JPP).

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