Presidential election in Portugal 2016

Election winner Rebelo de Sousa (2015)

After two terms in office, President Aníbal Cavaco Silva was not allowed to run again.

On 24. January 2016 the ninth place presidential election in Portugal since the Carnation Revolution instead. A good 9.7 million Portuguese worldwide were called to elect a new president . In this election, the successor to Aníbal Cavaco Silva was determined, who was not allowed to run again after two terms. Would not be a candidate for more than 50% of the votes of the voting population of Portugal received, it would be a on February 14, 2016 runoff election came. In the first round, the university professor and former chairman of the conservative PSD , Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, won with around 52% of the vote.

The new President will take office on March 9, 2016.

Office and duties

In the semi-presidential system of government in Portugal, the president mainly performs representative tasks, but has some important rights and duties. With a view to the election results, he nominates the Prime Minister , who in turn proposes his cabinet. The President also appoints the generals of the Portuguese army , ambassadors and prosecutors general and presidents of the courts, he can declare a state of emergency and, if the government suggests, declare war or make peace with another country . In addition, the President signs all decrees and laws passed by the Assembleia da República and represents the Portuguese Republic in matters of international treaties. He can also decide on amnesties and requests for clemency.

Admitted candidates

On December 29, 2015, the Portuguese Constitutional Court announced that it would allow ten candidates to stand for election. Any citizen with Portuguese citizenship with active voting rights and a minimum age of 35 years could stand for election. In addition, each candidate had to have collected at least 7,500 support signatures up to 30 days before the election. The constitutional court determined the order of the candidates:

• Henrique Neto , entrepreneur, member of the PS , former MP in the Assembleia da República
• António de Sampaio da Nóvoa , member of the PS, former rector of the University of Lisbon
• Cândido Ferreira, independent doctor
• Edgar Silva , Partido Comunista Português
• Jorge Sequeira, independent
• Vitorino Silva ("Tino de Rans"), Independent, former Mayor of Rans
• Marisa Matias , Bloco de Esquerda , MEP
• Maria de Belém , member of the PS, former Minister of Health and Minister for Equality, former chairwoman of the PS
• Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa , university professor, former chairman of the PSD
• Paulo de Morais, Independent Former Deputy Mayor of Porto

With ten people running, the 2016 presidential election is the election with the most eligible candidates. So far this has been the 1980 election with seven candidates.

Survey

source	date	be right								Others / undecided
			Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa non-party	Maria de Belém Roseira non- party	António Sampaio da Nóvoa non- party	Edgar Silva PCP	Henrique de Sousa Neto non- party	Marisa Matias BE	Paulo Morai's non- party
Final result according to the Ministry of Interior Portugal	25th Jan 2016	4,737,327	52.0	4.24	22.89	3.95	0.84	10.13	2.15	-
Bottom line
Expresso / SIC	23 Jan 2016	1301	52.5	18.1	16.9	4.7	1.3	4.8	1.7	-
Aximage	20th Jan 2016	1301	51.5	9.0	22.6	5.2	0.8	6.6	2.3	2.0
Eurosondagem	13 Jan 2016	1183	54.8	16.3	16.8	4.0	1.1	4.8	1.6	0.6
2016
Católica	6th Dec 2015	1183	62.0	14.0	15.0	2.2	2.8	3.0	1.0	-
Aximage	Dec 2, 2015	605	62.8	15.4	15.2	2.2	0.5	2.8	1.1	13.0
Eurosondagem	Nov 18, 2015	1510	48.0	18.9	16.7	2.2	5.2	6.9	2.2	1.1
Aximage	Nov 4, 2015	603	56.9	13.1	15.3	-	2.1	-	-	12.9
Intercampus	Sept. 30, 2015	1013	49.3	17.0	10.1	1.4	-	-	-	22.2
2015

Result

Candidate with a majority of votes: Marcelo Nóvoa Edgar Silva




candidate		Supporting parties	First round
			be right	%
	Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa	PSD , CDS-PP , PPM	2,410,130	52.00
	António Sampaio da Nóvoa	More independent, supported by PCTP / MRPP , L / TDA	1,060,769	22.89
	Marisa Matias	Left block , MAS	469.307	10.13
	Maria de Belém Roseira	More independent	196,582	4.24
	Edgar Silva	PCP	182.905	3.95
	Vitorino Silva	More independent	152.045	3.28
	Paulo de Morais	More independent	99,879	2.15
	Henrique de Sousa Neto	More independent	38,910	0.84
	Jorge Sequeira	More independent	13,756	0.30
	Cândido Ferreira	More independent	10,570	0.23
Total valid votes			4,634,853	100.00
Blank ballot papers			58,663	1.24
Invalid ballot			43,757	0.92
Total (turnout 48.84%)			4,737,273
Source: Resultados Oficiais

Web links

• Election result on the website of the National Electoral Commission (Portuguese)

proof

1. ↑ PPresidenciais 2016 - Eligible voters (see below) ( Memento of the original from January 25, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , presidenciais2016.mai.gov.pt, accessed January 26, 2016 (pt) 
2. ↑ Election victory: Conservative Rebelo de Sousa becomes the new President of Portugal. Spiegel Online, January 24, 2015, accessed on the same day
3. ↑ Todas as datas até às presidenciais de 2016 , expresso.pt, accessed on December 11, 2015 (Portuguese)
4. ↑ Henrique Neto candidata-se a Belém com soluções à esquerda e à direita , ionline.pt, March 25, 2015, accessed on December 10, 2015 (Portuguese)
5. ↑ Sampaio da Nóvoa avança oficialmente a 29 de abril , visao.sapo.pt, accessed on December 11, 2015 (Portuguese)
6. ↑ Médico Cândido Ferreira apresenta candidatura a 25 de abril em Cantanhede , observador.ptm accessed on December 11, 2015 (Portuguese)
7. ^ "Padre Edgar" é candidato do PCP a Belém , jn.pt, accessed on December 11, 2015 (Portuguese)
8. ↑ É oficial. Marisa Matias é candidata a Belém , dn.pt, accessed on December 11, 2015 (Portuguese)
9. ↑ Oficial: Maria de Belém comunicou a Costa que será candidata à Presidência , observador.pt, August 17, 2015, accessed on December 10, 2015 (Portuguese)
10. ↑ Rebelo de Sousa's personal website ( memento of the original from October 17, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , juntosporportugal.pt, accessed December 10, 2015 (Portuguese) 
11. ↑ Maize um candidato a Belém. Agora é Paulo Morais , observador.pt, April 9, 2015, accessed December 10, 2015 (Portuguese)