In its electoral program, the RIR party is advocating for a national minimum wage of 1,200 euros by 2025, alongside a 10% increase in other salaries. The program also proposes a 35-hour work week for all employees and a reduction in the Social Security Tax to 8% for workers and 15% for businesses.
Among its electoral proposals, outlined in a five-page document, the RIR emphasizes the need to increase minimum pensions without setting a specific amount and suggests “limiting the accumulation of subsidies to the amount of the minimum wage.”
In the realm of justice, the RIR is calling for “harsher penalties for corruption, domestic violence, and environmental crimes,” while also seeking to “eliminate statutes of limitations for corruption and sexual abuse.”
On security matters, the party supports the “installation of video surveillance systems on streets” and the use of “bodycams for all officers,” in addition to enhancing the human and technical resources of the security forces.
Highlighting an “urgent need to tackle the blockage” in housing access, the RIR aims to “release at least 50,000 homes in major urban centers (Lisbon and Porto)” to “increase the availability of student accommodation in residences.”
In this sector, the party also proposes to reduce taxes on rental income and to “construct and refurbish affordable public housing.”
Regarding healthcare, the RIR aims to “increase the cap on overtime hours for health professionals” and to “implement the 35-hour work week for all workers,” as well as to “strengthen the National Health Service with more professionals and new hospitals.”
The party also promises to “enhance career development and create incentives for exclusivity in the National Health Service.”
In the most recent legislative elections held on March 10, 2024, the RIR received 0.40% of the votes, failing to elect any deputies. Among the parties that did not enter the Assembly of the Republic, it was the second most voted party, following the Alternativa Democrática Nacional (ADN).
