Portuguese presidential election, 1976

Portuguese presidential election, 1976

Infobox Election
election_name = Portugal presidential election, 1976
country = Portugal
type = presidential
ongoing = no
previous_election = Portugal presidential election, 1972
previous_year = 1972
next_election = Portugal presidential election, 1980
next_year = 1980
election_date = 27 June 1976



nominee1 = António Ramalho Eanes
party1 = Independent (politician)
popular_vote1 = 2,967,137
percentage1 = 60.8%



nominee2 = Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho
party2 = Independent (politician)
popular_vote2 = 792,760
percentage2 = 16.2%



nominee4 = José Pinheiro de Azevedo
party4 = Independent (politician)
popular_vote4 = 692,147
percentage4 = 14.2%



nominee5 = Octávio Rodrigues Pato
party5 = PCP
popular_vote5 = 365,586
percentage5 = 7.5%

map_

map_size = 350px

The Portuguese presidential election of 1976 was held on June 27.

With a broad base of support that comprised the center-left and the center-right, Ramalho Eanes won the election on the first round and became the first elected President of Portugal after the Carnation Revolution.

The Portuguese Communist Party presented its own candidate, Octávio Pato, a well known anti-fascist. One of the major responsibles for the military operations during the Carnation Revolution, in 1974, Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho, was also a candidate.

Results

* Registed voters: 6,467,480
* Turnout: 75.47%

* (Source: [http://eleicoes.cne.pt/cne2005/sel_eleicoes.cfm?m=raster#assemb Portuguese Electoral Commission] )

Gallery

References

*cite web |title=CNE Resultados |url=http://eleicoes.cne.pt/cne2005/sel_eleicoes.cfm?m=raster#assemb| publisher=Comissão Nacional de Eleições| accessdate = 2005-05-17
*cite web |title=Centro de Estudos do Pensamento Político|url=http://www.iscsp.utl.pt/~cepp/abertura.php| accessdate = 2005-05-17

ee also

* President of Portugal
* Portugal
* Politics of Portugal


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