1976 Portuguese presidential election
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The 1976 Portuguese presidential election was held on 27 June.
With a broad base of support that comprised the center-left and the center-right, Ramalho Eanes won the election on the first round and became the first elected President of Portugal after the Carnation Revolution.
The Portuguese Communist Party presented its own candidate, Octávio Pato, a well known anti-fascist. One of the major responsibles for the military operations during the Carnation Revolution, in 1974, Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho, was also a candidate.
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Procedure
Any Portuguese citizen over 35 years old has the opportunity to run for president. In order to do so it is necessary to gather between 7500 and 15000 signatures and submit them to the Portuguese Constitutional Court.
According to the Portuguese Constitution, to be elected, a candidate needs a majority of votes. If no candidate gets this majority there will take place a second round between the two most voted candidates.
Candidates
Official candidates
- António Ramalho Eanes, Military officer, Main leader against the Coup of 25 November 1975, former chairman of RTP, supported by the Socialist Party, Social Democratic Party, Democratic and Social Centre and the Portuguese Workers' Communist Party;
- José Pinheiro de Azevedo, Navy officer, Prime Minister between 1975-1976, Independent candidate;
- Octávio Pato, supported by the Portuguese Communist Party;
- Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho, Military officer, Independent candidate supported by the Popular Democratic Union, Movement of Socialist Left, People's Socialist Front and the Revolutionary Party of the Proletariat – Revolutionary Brigades;
Unsuccessful candidacies
There was also one candidate rejected by the Portuguese Constitutional Court for not complying with the legal requirements:
- Venceslau Pompílio da Cruz;
Campaign period
Party slogans
Candidate | Original slogan | English translation | Refs | |
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António Ramalho Eanes | « Muitos prometem... Eanes cumpre » « Candidato de Portugal » |
"Many promise ... Eanes delivers" "Portugal's Candidate" |
[1] | |
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho | « O 25 de Abril à Presidência » | "April 25 to the Presidency" | [2] | |
José Pinheiro de Azevedo | « Vota Pinheiro de Azevedo » | "Vote Pinheiro de Azevedo" | [3] | |
Octávio Pato | « Pela democracia e o socialismo » | "For democracy and socialism" | [4] |
Candidates' debates
1976 Portuguese presidential election debates | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | Organisers | Moderator(s) | P Present A Absent invitee N Non-invitee | |||||||||||||||||
Eanes | Otelo | Azevedo | Pato | Refs | ||||||||||||||||
9 Jun 1976 | RTP1 | Joaquim Letria | P | P | P | P | [5][6][7] |
Results
National summary
Candidates | Supporting parties | First round | ||
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Votes | % | |||
António Ramalho Eanes | Independent supported by the PS, PSD, CDS and the PCTP | 2,967,137 | 61.59 | |
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho | Independent supported by the UDP, MES, FSP and the PRP-BR | 792,760 | 16.46 | |
José Pinheiro de Azevedo | Independent | 692,147 | 14.37 | |
Octávio Rodrigues Pato | Portuguese Communist Party | 365,586 | 7.59 | |
Total valid | 4,817,630 | 100.00 | ||
Blank ballots | 43,242 | 0.89 | ||
Invalid ballots | 20,253 | 0.41 | ||
Total | 4,881,125 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 6,467,480 | 75.47 | ||
Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições |
Results by district
District | Eanes | Otelo | Azevedo | Pato | Turnout | |||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
Aveiro | 217,589 | 74.47% | 20,634 | 6.97% | 46,346 | 15.86% | 7,866 | 2.69% | 77.38% | |
Azores | 30,646 | 86.06% | 9,510 | 9.01% | 17,076 | 16.18% | 2,562 | 2.43% | 71.13% | |
Beja | 36,219 | 34.59% | 34,339 | 32.80% | 7,296 | 6.97% | 26,844 | 25.64% | 74.37% | |
Braga | 218,459 | 70.20% | 25,089 | 8.06% | 59,093 | 18.99% | 8,550 | 2.75% | 82.34% | |
Bragança | 67,593 | 82.59% | 2,725 | 3.33% | 9,357 | 11.43% | 2,167 | 2.65% | 68.71% | |
Castelo Branco | 98,828 | 76.25% | 14,393 | 11.33% | 10,927 | 8.61% | 4,833 | 3.81% | 73.66% | |
Coimbra | 147,906 | 71.93% | 19,801 | 9.63% | 29,038 | 14.12% | 8,887 | 4.32% | 67.51% | |
Évora | 39,847 | 36.03% | 38,509 | 34.82% | 10,500 | 9.50% | 21,726 | 19.65% | 81.28% | |
Faro | 87,590 | 52.88% | 41,018 | 24.76% | 24,331 | 14.69% | 12,698 | 7.67% | 70.81% | |
Guarda | 88,451 | 82.87% | 4,528 | 4.24% | 11,194 | 10.49% | 2,558 | 2.40% | 72.64% | |
Leiria | 156,404 | 76.63% | 18,682 | 9.15% | 20,109 | 9.85% | 8,915 | 4.37% | 73.26% | |
Lisbon | 582,103 | 53.55% | 259,915 | 23.91% | 132,600 | 12.20% | 112,395 | 10.34% | 75.93% | |
Madeira | 76,417 | 72.39% | 9,510 | 9.01% | 17,076 | 16.18% | 2,562 | 2.43% | 74.81% | |
Portalegre | 47,665 | 56.12% | 14,122 | 16.63% | 10,893 | 12.82% | 12,258 | 14.43% | 78.24% | |
Porto | 450,236 | 60.43% | 86,356 | 11.59% | 169,940 | 22.81% | 38,548 | 5.17% | 80.76% | |
Santarém | 141,397 | 58.68% | 48,370 | 20.07% | 31,564 | 13.10% | 19,634 | 8.15% | 73.53% | |
Setúbal | 96,739 | 29.87% | 135,495 | 41.83% | 31,166 | 9.62% | 60,519 | 18.68% | 77.78% | |
Viana do Castelo | 87,136 | 74.64% | 8,075 | 6.92% | 17,174 | 14.71% | 4,362 | 3.74% | 72.36% | |
Vila Real | 91,261 | 81.59% | 4,552 | 4.07% | 12,604 | 11.27% | 3,433 | 3.07% | 67.59% | |
Viseu | 155,520 | 81.19% | 7,447 | 3.90% | 25,071 | 13.09% | 3,490 | 1.82% | 69.81% | |
Source: SGMAI Presidential Election Results |
Maps
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Strongest candidate by electoral district.
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Strongest candidate by municipality: Eanes - magenta; Otelo - dark red; Octávio Pato - red.
Notes
- ↑ Independent supported by the Socialist Party (PS), Social Democratic Party (PSD), Democratic Social Center (CDS) and the Portuguese Workers' Communist Party (PCTP).
- ↑ Independent supported by the Popular Democratic Union (UDP), Movement of Socialist Left (MES), People's Socialist Front (FSP) and the Revolutionary Party of the Proletariat – Revolutionary Brigades (PRP-BR).
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