Presidential election in Portugal 2011
The 2011 presidential election in Portugal took place on January 23, 2011. Those entitled to vote were called upon to elect the head of state of Portugal by direct and secret ballot.
The president is elected for five years. According to the constitution, a candidate must have a majority of 50% + ½ of the valid votes. If nobody achieves an absolute majority in the first ballot, a run-off election takes place between the two candidates with the most votes.
Any Portuguese citizen over 35 years of age is eligible. Between 7,500 and 15,000 signatures from supporters are required for a candidacy.
Candidates
Announced candidacies
- Aníbal Cavaco Silva : President since 2006, the constitution allows a second term
- Manuel Alegre : supported by the Partido Socialista , the Bloco de Esquerda and the Partido Democrático do Atlântico
- Fernando Nobre : independent
- José Manuel Coelho : supported by the Partido da Nova Democracia
- Defensor Moura : Member of the Partido Socialista , runs as an independent candidate
- Francisco Lopes : supported by the Partido Comunista Português and the Partido Ecologista Os Verdes
Aníbal Cavaco Silva
Fernando Nobre
José Manuel Coelho
Defensor Moura
Opinion polls
| Release date | Institute | Cavaco Silva | Manuel Alegre | Fernando Nobre | José Manuel Coelho | Defensor Moura | Francisco Lopes | Other / None / Tie | head Start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 19, 2011 | Market test | 61.5% | 15.0% | 12.7% | 2.1% | 1.2% | 3.3% | - | 46.5% to Alegre |
| September 25, 2010 | Market test | 71.0% | 22.0% | 4.0% | - | 0.2% | 1.0% | - | 49.0% to Alegre |
| September 24, 2010 | Eurosondagem | 54.9% | 33.0% | 6.2% | - | 1.1% | 4.8% | - | 21.9% to Alegre |
| July 31, 2010 | Market test | 67.1% | 19.6% | 10.0% | - | 0.7% | - | - | 47.5% to Alegre |
| July 24, 2010 | INTERCAMPUS | 59.4% | 26.8% | 9.1% | - | 2.9% | - | - | 32.6% to Alegre |
| July 12, 2010 | Euroexpansão (PDF; 71 kB) | 51.1% | 14.7% | 4.1% | - | - | - | 22.1% | 36.4% to Alegre |
| July 11, 2010 | Aximage | 55.3% | 26.9% | 11.6% | - | - | - | 6.2% | 28.4% to Alegre |
| June 28, 2010 | Universidade Católica | 50.0% | 19.0% | 7.0% | - | - | - | 25.0% | 31.0% to Alegre |
| June 13, 2010 | Aximage | 53.4% | 28.1% | 8.6% | - | - | - | 9.9% | 25.3% to Alegre |
| March 14, 2010 | Universidade Católica | 57.0% | 19.0% | 8.0% | - | - | - | 16.0% | 38.0% to Alegre |
| March 13, 2010 | Aximage | 56.0% | 21.6% | 13.8% | - | - | - | 8.6% | 34.4% to Alegre |
| March 12, 2010 | Eurosondagem | 36.9% | 25.0% | 9.6% | - | - | - | 28.5% | 11.9% to Alegre |
| January 22, 2010 | Aximage | 60.3% | 39.7% | - | - | - | - | - | 20.6% to Alegre |
Results
The incumbent President Cavaco Silva was confirmed in office with almost 53 percent ready in the first ballot. The socialist challenger Manuel Alegre was reportedly only 19.7 percent. The third-placed Fernando Nobre was able to convince 14.1 percent of the voters. The turnout was below 47 percent, the lowest it has ever been in a presidential election in Portugal since the end of the dictatorship in 1974.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Portugal's head of state re-elected ( memento from August 1, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) ftd.de, January 24, 2011
