Portuguese presidential election, 2006
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The Portuguese presidential election of 2006 was the national vote in which former prime minister Aníbal Cavaco Silva was elected President of Portugal.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Portuguese presidential election, 2006 canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | presidential election ⓘ |
| campaignPeriod | late 2005 to January 2006 ⓘ |
| candidate |
António Garcia Pereira
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aníbal Cavaco Silva NERFINISHED ⓘ Francisco Louçã NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerónimo de Sousa NERFINISHED ⓘ Manuel Alegre NERFINISHED ⓘ Mário Soares NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| candidateParty |
António Garcia Pereira – PCTP/MRPP
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aníbal Cavaco Silva – Social Democratic Party (Portugal) NERFINISHED ⓘ Francisco Louçã – Left Bloc (Portugal) NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerónimo de Sousa – Portuguese Communist Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Manuel Alegre – independent (supported by Socialist Party dissidents and others) ⓘ Mário Soares – Socialist Party (Portugal) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Constitution of the Portuguese Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| electedPresident | Aníbal Cavaco Silva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | two-round system (runoff if no candidate reaches 50%) ⓘ |
| electoralType | direct popular vote ⓘ |
| electorate | Portuguese citizens over 18 years of age ⓘ |
| endDate | 2006-01-22 ⓘ |
| heldIn | Portuguese Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | first time since the 1974 Carnation Revolution that a centre-right candidate was elected President of Portugal ⓘ |
| incumbentBeforeElection | Jorge Sampaio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentBeforeParty | Socialist Party (Portugal) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfCampaign | Portuguese ⓘ |
| location | Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainWinner | Aníbal Cavaco Silva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextElection | Portuguese presidential election, 2011 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeContested | President of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Portuguese presidential elections ⓘ |
| presidentAfterParty | Social Democratic Party (Portugal) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousElection | Portuguese presidential election, 2001 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requiredMajority | more than 50% of valid votes ⓘ |
| resultSummary | Aníbal Cavaco Silva won an absolute majority in the first round and was elected President of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondPlace | Manuel Alegre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 2006-01-22 ⓘ |
| termLengthContested | five-year presidential term ⓘ |
| thirdPlace | Mário Soares NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 21st century ⓘ |
| turnoutChangeFromPrevious | -1.5 percentage points (approximate) ⓘ |
| voterTurnout | 61.53% ⓘ |
| winnerIdeology | centre-right ⓘ |
| winnerParty | Social Democratic Party (Portugal) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winnerPopularVote | 2745381 ⓘ |
| winnerRound | first round ⓘ |
| winnerVoteShare | 50.54% ⓘ |
| year | 2006 ⓘ |
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