1965 Portuguese presidential election

1965 Portuguese presidential election

25 July 1965

130px Candidate Americo Thomaz Party National Union Popular vote 556 Percentage 97.7%

President before election Americo Thomaz National Union Elected President Americo Thomaz National Union

Presidential elections were held in Portugal on 25 July 1965, during the Estado Novo regime of Prime Minister António de Oliveira Salazar, following parliamentary elections in the same year. It was the first presidential election to be held by the National Assembly of Portugal rather than by direct popular ballot and, subsequently, rear admiral Thomaz was universally endorsed for a second seven-year term. His only opponent in the preceding 1958 election, general Humberto Delgado, had been assassinated in early 1965 following an attempt to return to Portugal from exile, possibly to contest Thomaz' election for a second time.

Results

Candidate	Votes	%
Americo Thomaz	556	97.7
Invalid/blank votes	13	2.3
Total	569	100
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