Portuguese presidential election, 1976
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The Portuguese presidential election of 1976 was the first presidential contest held after the Carnation Revolution, helping to consolidate Portugal’s new democratic regime.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Portuguese presidential election, 1980 | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | presidential election ⓘ |
| candidate |
António Ramalho Eanes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
António de Almeida Santos NERFINISHED ⓘ Octávio Pato ⓘ Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho NERFINISHED ⓘ Pinheiro de Azevedo ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| date | 27 June 1976 ⓘ |
| electedOfficeholder | António Ramalho Eanes ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | two-round system (runoff) but decided in first round ⓘ |
| electorate | Portuguese citizens with voting rights ⓘ |
| follows | Carnation Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWikipediaPage | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_Portuguese_presidential_election ⓘ |
| helpedConsolidate |
Portugal’s new democratic regime
ⓘ
Portuguese Third Republic ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
first presidential election of the Portuguese Third Republic
ⓘ
key step in democratic consolidation after military rule ⓘ |
| incumbentBeforeElection | Francisco da Costa Gomes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentBeforeElectionOffice | President of Portugal ⓘ |
| isRecordedIn | Portuguese electoral history ⓘ |
| languageOfCampaign | Portuguese ⓘ |
| location | Portuguese Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainOpponent | Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainOpponentStatus | independent politician ⓘ |
| mainOpponentSupportedBy | far-left groups ⓘ |
| mainOpponentVoteShare | 16.46% ⓘ |
| nextElection | Portuguese presidential election, 1980 ⓘ |
| officeContested | President of Portugal ⓘ |
| preElectionContext |
post-revolutionary political instability
ⓘ
transition from authoritarian Estado Novo regime ⓘ |
| previousElection | Portuguese presidential election, 1972 ⓘ |
| resultedIn | António Ramalho Eanes becoming President of Portugal ⓘ |
| termLengthForOffice | six years ⓘ |
| type | direct popular vote ⓘ |
| voterTurnout | 75.4% ⓘ |
| wasFirstPresidentialElectionAfter | Carnation Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasHeldUnder |
1976 Portuguese Constitution
ⓘ
surface form:
1976 Constitution of Portugal
|
| wasPartOf | democratic transition in Portugal ⓘ |
| winner | António Ramalho Eanes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winnerPartyOrSupport | independent politician ⓘ |
| winnerSupportedBy |
Portuguese Communist Party
ⓘ
Portuguese Democratic Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ Socialist Party (Portugal) ⓘ |
| winnerVoteShare | 61.59% ⓘ |
| year | 1976 ⓘ |
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Portuguese presidential election, 1980
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Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho