In 2019, PAN won one seat in the European Parliament, and increased its seat share to four in the Assembly of the Republic (with two seats won in Lisbon, one in Porto, and one in Setúbal). In November 2021, amid a political crisis, the so-called geringonça (an informal left-wing alliance) collapsed due to disagreements over labor legislation and the following year's state budget. PAN was the only party in the parliament to abstain voting, arguing that the country was not ready for another political and potential financial crisis during the COVID-19 pandemic. This move ultimately had no effect on voting outcome, and the government was dissolved by then President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.
Ideology, political position and policies
People-Animals-Nature is commonly described as an environmentalist party. It has been described as "known for fighting for animal rights", "fights against cruelty to animals", and as holding an "animalist" ideology. The party has been described as espousing ecofeminist and progressive ideologies. Some sources state that the party identifies "neither from the right nor from the left." While others identify it as centrist or centre-left on the political spectrum.
On policy, the party has campaigned to invest in the national health service while believing that the private and public sectors can work together. It supports free transportation to combat climate change and proposes cutting Portugal's corporate income tax rate to 17 percent by 2026. André Silva, then a party MP and spokesperson, said on the party's fifth anniversary in January 2016 that PAN's visibility had highlighted "causes, values, messages, ideas and measures that nobody else talks about", such as "bull fighting, climate change and oil drilling", which he dubbed "forgotten subjects". Along with the political party LIVRE, PAN has "sparked discussions about unconditional basic income".
