Portugal in the 2000s

History of Portugal


caption=José Sócrates, the current Prime Minister.

Euro 2004

Euro 2004 was won by Greece. The final match was played by Greece and Portugal.This event granted Portugal an opportunity to show its hosting abilities to the rest of the world.

2006 presidential elections

The Portuguese presidential election were held on January 22, 2006 to elect a successor to the incumbent President Jorge Sampaio, who was term-limited from running for a third consecutive term by the Constitution of Portugal. The result was a victory in the first round for Aníbal Cavaco Silva of the Social Democratic Party candidate, the former Prime Minister, won 50.59 percent of the vote in the first round, just over the majority required to avoid a runoff election. Voter turnout was 62.60 percent for eligible voters.