The party was born after the
2007 Portuguese abortion referendum, aiming to be a platform for the anti-abortion movement. It was founded in 2009 with the name
Partido Portugal Pró-Vida (Portugal Pro-Life Party), PPV. The candidate was also part of a debate in the
Universidade da Beira Interior. Sérgio Cales was the party's main candidate during the 2015 legislative election. In the same year, the party changed its designation to
Partido Cidadania e Democracia Cristã and its initials to CDC-PPV. In 2019, the party was part of a coalition for the
2019 European Parliament election,
Basta!, along with
Chega, the
People's Monarchist Party and a movement called Democracy 21. The party justified its participation in the coalition as an attempt to "save Portugal from
cultural Marxism". Later that year, the party entered into a broad agreement with Chega, which included PPV/CDC members in its lists. PPV/CDC's then leader, Manuel Matias, ran as the head of Chega's list for
Braga. ==Election results==