Portuguese legislative election, 1985
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The Portuguese legislative election of 1985 was a national parliamentary vote that led to the rise of Aníbal Cavaco Silva’s Social Democratic Party and marked the beginning of a long period of center-right governance in Portugal.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Portuguese legislative election, 1985 canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Portuguese legislative election, 1985 Context triple: [Aníbal Cavaco Silva, participatedIn, Portuguese legislative election, 1985]
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Portuguese presidential election, 1980
The Portuguese presidential election of 1980 was a national vote held to choose Portugal’s head of state during the country’s early post-revolution democratic period.
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Portuguese elections
Portuguese elections are the democratic processes through which citizens of Portugal choose their representatives at various levels of government, including the national parliament and the presidency.
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Portuguese presidential election, 1976
The Portuguese presidential election of 1976 was the first presidential contest held after the Carnation Revolution, helping to consolidate Portugal’s new democratic regime.
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Constituent Assembly of Portugal
The Constituent Assembly of Portugal was a democratically elected body convened after the Carnation Revolution to draft and approve the country’s post-dictatorship constitutional framework.
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E.
Assembleia da República
Assembleia da República is Portugal’s unicameral national parliament, responsible for legislating, overseeing the government, and representing the Portuguese people.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Portuguese legislative election, 1985 Target entity description: The Portuguese legislative election of 1985 was a national parliamentary vote that led to the rise of Aníbal Cavaco Silva’s Social Democratic Party and marked the beginning of a long period of center-right governance in Portugal.
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A.
Portuguese presidential election, 1980
The Portuguese presidential election of 1980 was a national vote held to choose Portugal’s head of state during the country’s early post-revolution democratic period.
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B.
Portuguese elections
Portuguese elections are the democratic processes through which citizens of Portugal choose their representatives at various levels of government, including the national parliament and the presidency.
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C.
Portuguese presidential election, 1976
The Portuguese presidential election of 1976 was the first presidential contest held after the Carnation Revolution, helping to consolidate Portugal’s new democratic regime.
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D.
Constituent Assembly of Portugal
The Constituent Assembly of Portugal was a democratically elected body convened after the Carnation Revolution to draft and approve the country’s post-dictatorship constitutional framework.
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E.
Assembleia da República
Assembleia da República is Portugal’s unicameral national parliament, responsible for legislating, overseeing the government, and representing the Portuguese people.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislative election
ⓘ
parliamentary election ⓘ |
| campaignCharacteristic | focus on economic modernization and stability ⓘ |
| constitutionalFramework | Constitution of the Portuguese Republic (1976) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| date | 1985-10-06 ⓘ |
| electoralAlliancePresent | APU (Portuguese Communist Party – The Greens) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralBody | Assembly of the Republic (Portugal) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralDistricts | multi-member constituencies ⓘ |
| electoralLaw | Portuguese Constitution of 1976 and subsequent electoral legislation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfStateDuringElection | António Ramalho Eanes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | beginning of a long period of center-right governance in Portugal ⓘ |
| ideologicalShift | center-right ⓘ |
| leadingFigureOfWinner | Aníbal Cavaco Silva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislatureNumber | 5 ⓘ |
| legislatureTerm | 5th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCompetitor |
Democratic and Social Center (Portugal)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portuguese Communist Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese Communist Party – Ecologist Party "The Greens" coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ Socialist Party (Portugal) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainIssue |
European integration
ⓘ
economic policy ⓘ unemployment ⓘ |
| mainWinner | Social Democratic Party (Portugal) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextElection | Portuguese legislative election, 1987 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfSeatsContested | 250 ⓘ |
| parliamentaryChamber | Assembly of the Republic (Portugal) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Third Portuguese Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyOfPrimeMinisterAfterElection | Social Democratic Party (Portugal) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyOfPrimeMinisterBeforeElection | Socialist Party (Portugal) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousElection | Portuguese legislative election, 1983 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterAfterElection | Aníbal Cavaco Silva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterBeforeElection | Mário Soares NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
Cavaco Silva I Constitutional Government of Portugal
NERFINISHED
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end of Socialist Party-led government formed in 1983 ⓘ strengthening of Social Democratic Party leadership in Portugal ⓘ |
| timePeriodContext | post-Carnation Revolution democratic consolidation ⓘ |
| tookPlaceAfter | collapse of the PS–PSD coalition government (1983–1985) ⓘ |
| typeOfGovernmentFormed | minority government ⓘ |
| voterTurnout | approximately 75% ⓘ |
| votingSystem |
D'Hondt method
NERFINISHED
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proportional representation ⓘ |
| year | 1985 ⓘ |
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