Portuguese presidential election, 2016

Portuguese presidential election, 2016
Portugal
24 January 2016

Turnout 48.66%
 
Candidate Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa António Sampaio da Nóvoa Marisa Matias
Party PSD Independent BE
Popular vote 2,413,956 1,062,138 469,814
Percentage 52.0% 22.9% 10.1%

 
Candidate Maria de Belém Edgar Silva Vitorino Silva
Party Independent Communist Independent
Popular vote 196,765 183,051 152,374
Percentage 4.2% 3.9% 3.3%

 
Candidate Paulo de Morais Henrique Neto Jorge Sequeira
Party Independent Independent Independent
Popular vote 100,191 39,163 13,954
Percentage 2.2% 0.8% 0.3%

President before election

Cavaco Silva
PSD

President-elect

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
PSD

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A Portuguese presidential election was held on 24 January 2016. This election chose the successor to the President Aníbal Cavaco Silva, who was constitutionally not allowed to run for a third consecutive term.

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, the candidate supported by the PSD, CDS-PP and PPM, won the election on the first round with 52% of the vote. Marcelo also won in every single district in the country and only lost a few municipalities in the south of the country. Turnout was higher than that of the 2011 election, but reached a record low in a presidential election with no incumbents as only 48.66% of the electorate cast a ballot.

Background and election procedure

Aníbal Cavaco Silva had served two consecutive five-year terms as president, the maximum number, and the 2016 election was to choose a successor for a term beginning on March 9. In Portugal, the president is the head of state, but has mostly ceremonial, as opposed to executive, powers. However, the president does have some political influence and can dissolve the Parliament of Portugal if a crisis occurs.[1][2] The president also has an official residence in the Belém Palace in Lisbon.[2]

In order to stand for election, candidates had to each gather 7,500 signatures of support one month before the election, and submit them to the Constitutional Court of Portugal. On December 29, 2015, the Constitutional Court certified ten candidates as having met the requirements to appear on the ballot. This was a record number; the highest number of presidential candidates had previously been six.[1]

Under Portuguese law, a candidate must receive a majority of votes (50% plus one vote) to be elected. If no candidate achieved a majority in the first round, a runoff election (i.e., second round, held between the two candidates who received the most votes in the first round) would have been held on February 14.[1][2]

Portugal has about 9.7 million registered voters.[1]

Candidates

Official candidates

Unsuccessful candidates

Decided not to run

Opinion polling

First round

Date(s)
administered
Poll source Sample size Others/
Undecided
Marcelo
PSD, CDS-PP
Belém
Ind.
Nóvoa
Ind.
Neto
Ind.
E. Silva
PCP
Matias
BE
Morais
Ind.
Ferreira
Ind.
V. Silva
Ind.
Sequeira
Ind.
24 January 2016 Election Results 48.7% 52.0 4.2 22.9 0.8 3.9 10.1 2.2 0.2 3.2 0.3 N/A
24 Jan UCP–CESOP[lower-alpha 1] 31,018 51.5 4.0 23.5 1.0 4.0 10.0 2.0 0.5 3.0 0.5 N/A
24 Jan Eurosondagem[lower-alpha 1] 43,678 52.5 4.1 23.0 1.1 3.6 10.1 2.0 0.5 3.2 0.5 N/A
24 Jan Intercampus[lower-alpha 1] 15,481 53.3 4.4 21.3 3.4 10.6 7.0
Exit Polls
16–20 Jan Aximage 1,301 51.5 9.0 22.6 0.8 5.2 6.6 2.3 0.1 1.8 0.1
14–20 Jan Intercampus 1,043 51.8 10.1 16.9 2.3 4.6 7.9 2.9 0.5 2.5 0.6
14–19 Jan Eurosondagem 2,025 55.0 13.3 19.0 1.1 3.7 5.3 2.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 16.1[46]
16–17 Jan UCP–CESOP 3,340 52.0 8.0 22.0 1.0 3.0 8.0 3.0 0.5 2.0 0.5
11–14 Jan Consulmark2 1,004 53.0 10.5 23.4 1.0 2.5 4.0 3.8 0.1 1.5 0.3
7–13 Jan Eurosondagem 1,516 54.8 16.3 16.8 1.1 4.0 4.8 1.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 17.7[47]
2–5 Jan Aximage 602 52.9 11.8 16.9 1.0 2.9 2.8 2.9 8.8
2016
16–21 Dec Eurosondagem 1,515 52.5 18.1 16.9 1.3 4.7 4.8 1.7
5–6 Dec UCP–CESOP 1,183 62.0 14.0 15.0 1.0 3.0 3.0 1.0 1.0
28 Nov–2 Dec Aximage 605 54.6 13.4 13.2 0.4 1.9 2.4 1.1 13.0
13–18 Nov Eurosondagem 1,510 48.0 18.9 16.7 2.2 5.2 6.9 1.1 1.0
31 Oct–4 Nov Aximage 603 56.9 13.1 15.3 2.1 12.9
26 Sep–1 Oct Aximage 1,387 29.7 14.7 13.0 1.1 JS (10.3) 31.2[48]
23–30 Sep Intercampus 1,013 49.3 17.0 10.1 1.4 22.2[49]
2015

Hypothetical runoff polling

Centre-Right/Right

Centre-Left/Left

Presidential debates

There will be several number of debates between all the candidates in the three TV networks RTP, SIC, TVI. In the end there will be a final debate between all of candidates.[53]

Completed televised debates:

Organizer Participants Date Moderator Notes
RTP1 Sampaio da Nóvoa ; Marisa Matias (BE) 1 January José Rodrigues dos Santos
SIC Notícias Maria de Belém ; Paulo de Morais Anselmo Crespo
TVI24 Henrique Neto ; Edgar Silva (PCP) Paulo Magalhães
TVI24 Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (PSD/CDS-PP) ; Vitorino Silva;
Jorge Sequeira; Cândido Ferreira
Paulo Magalhães
RTP1 Sampaio da Nóvoa ; Henrique Neto 2 January José Rodrigues dos Santos
SIC Notícias Marisa Matias (BE) ; Paulo de Morais Anselmo Crespo
TVI24 Maria de Belém ; Edgar Silva (PCP) Paulo Magalhães
RTP1 Edgar Silva (PCP) ; Paulo de Morais 3 January José Rodrigues dos Santos
SIC Notícias Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (PSD/CDS-PP) ; Henrique Neto Anselmo Crespo
TVI24 Maria de Belém ; Marisa Matias (BE) Paulo Magalhães
Antena 1 Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (PSD/CDS-PP); Sampaio da Nóvoa ;
Maria de Belém; Henrique Neto; Paulo de Morais; Marisa Matias (BE);
Edgar Silva (PCP); Vitorino Silva; Jorge Sequeira; Cândido Ferreira
4 January Maria Flor Pedroso Radio Debate
RTP1 Maria de Belém ; Henrique Neto João Adelino Faria
SIC Notícias Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (PSD/CDS-PP) ; Marisa Matias (BE) Anselmo Crespo
TVI24 Sampaio da Nóvoa ; Edgar Silva (PCP) Paulo Magalhães
RTP1 Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (PSD/CDS-PP) ; Edgar Silva (PCP) 5 January João Adelino Faria
SIC Notícias Henrique Neto ; Marisa Matias (BE) Anselmo Crespo
TVI24 Sampaio da Nóvoa ; Paulo de Morais Paulo Magalhães
SIC Notícias Sampaio da Nóvoa ; Vitorino Silva; Jorge Sequeira Anselmo Crespo
RTP1 Marisa Matias (BE) ; Edgar Silva (PCP) 6 January João Adelino Faria
SIC Notícias Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (PSD/CDS-PP) ; Paulo de Morais Anselmo Crespo
TVI24 Henrique Neto ; Paulo de Morais Paulo Magalhães
RTP1 Maria de Belém; Vitorino Silva; Jorge Sequeira 7 January João Adelino Faria
SIC Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (PSD/CDS-PP) ; Sampaio da Nóvoa Clara de Sousa
RTP1 Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (PSD/CDS-PP) ; Maria de Belém 8 January João Adelino Faria
TVI Sampaio da Nóvoa ; Maria de Belém 9 January Judite de Sousa
RTP1 Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (PSD/CDS-PP); Sampaio da Nóvoa ;
Henrique Neto; Paulo de Morais; Marisa Matias (BE);
Edgar Silva (PCP); Vitorino Silva; Jorge Sequeira; Cândido Ferreira
19 January Carlos Daniel
Vítor Gonçalves
Debate between all the candidates except
Maria de Belém.[54][lower-alpha 2]

Campaign budgets

Candidate (party) Election
Result
State Subsidy Political Parties
Contributions
Fundraising Total Revenue Expenses Debt
Calculated Budgeted Calculated Budgeted
R. Sousa, MarceloMarcelo R. Sousa (PSD, CDS-PP, PPM) 52.0% €0 €90,000 €0 €67,000 €0 €157,000 €157,000 €0
da Nóvoa, SampaioSampaio da Nóvoa (I) 22.9% €0 €798,000 €0 €170,000 €0 €968,000 €742,000 €0
Matias, MarisaMarisa Matias (BE, MAS) 10.1% €0 €308,660 €0 €146,000 €0 €454,660 €454,660 €0
de Belém, MariaMaria de Belém (I) 4.2% €0 €790,656 €0 €105,970 €0 €896,626 €650,000 €0
Silva, EdgarEdgar Silva (PCP) 3.9% €0 €377,750 €342,250 €30,000 €0 €750,000 €750,000 €0
Silva, VitorinoVitorino Silva (I) 3.3% €0 €0 €0 €50,000 €0 €50,000 €50,000 €0
de Morais, PauloPaulo de Morais (I) 2.2% €0 €61,000 €0 €32,000 €0 €93,000 €93,000 €0
Neto, HenriqueHenrique Neto (I) 0.8% €0 €199,000 €0 €76,000 €0 €275,000 €275,000 €0
Sequeira, JorgeJorge Sequeira (I) 0.3% €0 €0 €0 €123,500 €0 €123,500 €123,500 €0
Ferreira, CândidoCândido Ferreira (I) 0.2% €0 €0 €0 €60,000 €0 €60,000 €60,000 €0
Source: Portuguese Constitutional Court (TC)[55]

Results

Candidate receiving most votes, per municipality: Marcelo - orange; Nóvoa - magenta; Edgar Silva - red

Summary of the 24 January 2016 Portuguese presidential election results

 
Candidates Supporting parties First round
Votes %
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa Social Democratic Party, People's Party, People's Monarchist Party 2,413,956 52.00
António Sampaio da Nóvoa Independent supported by the Portuguese Workers' Communist Party, LIVRE 1,062,138 22.88
Marisa Matias Left Bloc, Socialist Alternative Movement 469,814 10.12
Maria de Belém Independent 196,765 4.24
Edgar Silva Portuguese Communist Party 183,051 3.94
Vitorino Silva Independent 152,374 3.28
Paulo de Morais Independent 100,191 2.16
Henrique Neto Independent 39,163 0.84
Jorge Sequeira Independent 13,954 0.30
Cândido Ferreira Independent 10,609 0.23
Total valid 4,642,015 100.00
Blank ballots 58,964 1.24
Invalid ballots 43,588 0.92
Total (turnout 48.66%) 4,744,597
Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições
Vote share 1st Round
Marcelo R. de Sousa
 
52.00%
Sampaio da Nóvoa
 
22.88%
Marisa Matias
 
10.12%
Maria de Belém
 
4.24%
Edgar Silva
 
3.94%
Vitorino Silva
 
3.28%
Paulo de Morais
 
2.16%
Henrique Neto
 
0.84%
Jorge Sequeira
 
0.30%
Cândido Ferreira
 
0.23%
Blank/Invalid
 
2.16%
Abstention
 
51.34%

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 This poll provides data ranges and/or approximations. In order to simplify, the average of these data is given.
  2. Maria de Belém Roseira was invited to the debate, but did not participate because of the death, the day before, of António de Almeida Santos, her supporter in the campaign.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 10 candidates to run in Portugal's presidential election, Associated Press (December 30, 2015).
  2. 1 2 3 Portugal presidential election likely to go into runoff, Deutsche Welle (January 21, 2016).
  3. Henrique Neto recolhe mais de 7900 assinaturas TSF, 11 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015
  4. Henrique Neto candidata-se a Belém com soluções à esquerda e à direita, Jornal i, 25 March 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  5. Sampaio da Nóvoa. O novo ídolo da esquerda, Jornal i, 15 September 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  6. http://visao.sapo.pt/sampaio-da-novoa-avanca-oficialmente-a-29-de-abril=f816976
  7. Candidato presidencial Sampaio da Nóvoa “praticamente seguro” de segunda volta, Observador, 22 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  8. Médico Cândido Ferreira apresenta candidatura a 25 de abril em Cantanhede
  9. Edgar Silva formaliza candidatura à Presidência e garante não ter “amarras”, Público, 7 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  10. PCP já tem candidato às presidenciais. Saiba quem é o padre Edgar Silva, Diário Económico, 8 October 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  11. Jorge Sequeira apresenta assinaturas e quer Portugal sem "partidocracia", Porto Canal, 22 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  12. Tino de Rans é candidato e tem 8.118 apoiantes, Diário de Notícias, 23 December 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  13. Marisa Matias formaliza candidatura a Presidente da República, Esquerda.net, 17 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  14. Marisa Matias é candidata à Presidência da República, Esquerda.net, 18 de Outubro de 2015.
  15. Contra a austeridade, votar Marisa Matias nas Presidenciais e exigir que o Governo devolva o que a direita roubou
  16. Maria de Belém entrega assinaturas no Tribunal Constitucional e diz confiar na vitória , RTP Notícias, 22 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  17. Oficial: Maria de Belém comunicou a Costa que será candidata à Presidência, Observador, 17 August 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  18. Passos e Portas formalizam apoio a Marcelo, Observador, 10 de Novembro de 2015. Vista em10 de Novembro de 2015.
  19. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa admite candidatura às presidenciais de 2016, SIC Notícias, 27 de Outubro de 2013. Vista em 24 de Agosto de 2014.
  20. PSD começa a acreditar que Marcelo é candidato, SOL, 5 de Abril de 2015. Vista em 5 de Abril de 2015.
  21. Marcelo já decidiu avançar, SOL, 21 de Agosto de 2015. Vista em 21 de Agosto de 2015.
  22. Belém: Caminho mais aberto para Marcelo, Observador, 29 de Agosto de 2015. Vista em 29 de Agosto de 2015.
  23. Passos Coelho não afasta apoio nas presidenciais. Marcelo sorri, Observador, 5 de Setembro de 2015. Vista em 5 de Setembro de 2015.
  24. Marcelo aproxima-se de Passos. “Tem de ser”, Expresso, 20 de Setembro de 2015. Vista em 20 de Setembro de 2015.
  25. Marcelo: “Estou mais bem situado” que Rui Rio para as presidenciais, Observador, 2 de Outubro de 2015. Vista em 3 de Outubro de 2015.
  26. Presidenciais: Marcelo já tomou a decisão e tudo indica que avança, Público, 5 de Outubro de 2015. Vista em 6 de Outubro de 2015.
  27. Marcelo apresenta candidatura hoje às 18h00, Observador, 9 de Outubro de 2015. Vista em 9 de Outubro de 2015.
  28. Mais um candidato a Belém. Agora é Paulo Morais, Observador, 9 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April.
  29. Paulo Morais, o primeiro candidato oficial
  30. Candidato Vieira - Página Oficial
  31. Pronto para a rentrée? Responda ao quiz da silly season, Observador, 13 August 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  32. (26 November 2015) "Paulo Freitas do Amaral desiste da candidatura presidencial" TVI 24. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  33. (14 December 2016) Orlando Cruz e António Araujo da Silva desistem da corrida a Belém Observador. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  34. (21 December 2015) Castanheira Barros desiste da cirrida a Belém Correio da Manhã. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  35. (23 December 2015) Manuela Gonzaga desiste de candidatura à Presidência. “Não vale a pena inventar desculpas” Expresso. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
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  39. (19 February 2015) "Manuela Ferreira Leite não afasta candidatura a Belém" Público. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  40. António Guterres diz que não é candidato a ser candidato às presidenciais de 2016, Observador, 10 April 2015. Retrieved 08 August 2015.
  41. Carvalho da Silva quebra silêncio e diz que não é candidato às presidenciais, Diário Económico, 08 May 2015. Retrieved 08 August 2015.
  42. Santana Lopes anuncia que não é candidato a Belém, Expresso, 27 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  43. Rio desiste da candidatura a Belém , Expresso, 15 October 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  44. Jardim não se candidata a Belém e apoia Marcelo, SOL, 15 October 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  45. Undecided voters: 16.1
  46. Undecided voters: 17.7
  47. Rui Rio: 21.5
  48. Rui Rio: 15.1
  49. Only PSD and CDS–PP voters asked.
  50. 1 2 All voters asked.
  51. Only PS, BE and CDU voters asked.
  52. Maria de Belém e Sampaio da Nóvoa enfrentam-se a 9 de janeiro. Todas as datas dos debates presidenciais, Observador, 21 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  53. Maria de Belém suspende campanha e também não vai ao debate a 10 na RTP, Rádio Renascença, 19 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  54. Campaign Budgets for the 2016 Presidential election, Portuguese Constitutional Court, retrieved 20 January 2016.
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