2021 Portuguese Social Democratic Party leadership election

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2021 Social Democratic Party leadership election
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Turnout78.2% Decrease2.svg0.8 pp
 
EPP Summit, 22 March 2018 (27083908678) (cropped, Rui Rio).jpg
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Candidate Rui Rio Paulo Rangel
Popular vote18,85217,106
Percentage52.4%47.6%
Leader before election

Rui Rio

Elected Leader

Rui Rio

The 2021 Portuguese Social Democratic Party leadership election was held on 27 November. [1] If no candidate achieved more than 50% of the votes in the first round, a second round would be held between the two most voted candidates in the first round on 1 December, however, as only two candidates will be on the ballot, a second round will not be necessary. The original date for the first round was 4 December, but the party decided to advance the date by a week. Nearly 47,000 party members, out of more than 85,000 active members, were registered to vote. [2]

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One issue identified during the campaign was the rise of the far-right Chega!. Though neither candidate said they would invite the party into government, Rio signalled he would be open to negotiating with them on a case-by-case basis, [3] while Rangel ruled this out, saying he would only negotiate with CDS – People's Party and Liberal Initiative. [4]

Rui Rio defeated Paulo Rangel by a 52.4% to 47.6% margin and was reelected for a 3rd term as party leader. [5] He led the party into the 2022 snap general elections, which he lost, losing 2 seats in the Assembly of the Republic and that resulted in an absolute majority to the Socialist Party.

Candidates

NameBornExperienceAnnouncement dateRef.
MERCOSUL - Representacao Brasileira no Parlamento do Mercosul (22371092998) (cropped).jpg
Paulo Rangel 		18 February 1968
(age 53)
Vila Nova de Gaia 		Member of the European Parliament (2009–2024)
Leader of the Social Democratic Parliamentary Caucus (2008–2009)
Member of Parliament for Porto (2005–2009)		15 October 2021 [6]
EPP Summit, Brussels, October 2018 (43568572310).jpg
Rui Rio 		6 August 1957
(age 64)
Porto 		President of the Social Democratic Party (2018–2022)
Leader of the Opposition (2018–2022)
Member of Parliament for Porto (2019–2022)
Mayor of Porto (2001–2013)
Member of Parliament for Porto (1991–2002)		19 October 2021 [7]

Withdrew

Declined

Opinion polls

All voters

Polling firm/CommissionerFieldwork dateSample size EPP Summit, 22 March 2018 (27083908678) (cropped, Rui Rio).jpg MERCOSUL - Representacao Brasileira no Parlamento do Mercosul (22371092998) (cropped).jpg Others
/Undecided		Lead
Rui Rio Paulo Rangel
Intercampus 5–11 Nov 202161249.334.316.315
CESOP–UCP 29 Oct–4 Nov 202187843322511
Aximage 28–31 Oct 20218033831317

PSD voters

Polling firm/CommissionerFieldwork dateSample size EPP Summit, 22 March 2018 (27083908678) (cropped, Rui Rio).jpg MERCOSUL - Representacao Brasileira no Parlamento do Mercosul (22371092998) (cropped).jpg Others
/Undecided		Lead
Rui Rio Paulo Rangel
Pitagórica 10–15 Nov 2021 ?58271531
CESOP–UCP 29 Oct–4 Nov 2021 ?4841117
Aximage 28–31 Oct 2021 ?5437917
Hypothetical polling
Polling firm/CommissionerFieldwork dateSample size Rui Rio Luís Montenegro Miguel Pinto Luz Paulo Rangel Pedro Passos Coelho Miguel Poiares Maduro Jorge Moreira da Silva Pedro Duarte Others
/Undecided		Lead
Intercampus 14–23 Sep 2021609—15.83.034.327.8—5.43.610.26.5
Intercampus 13–20 Aug 20216128.810.3—17.316.57.8——39.20.8

Results

Summary of the November 2021 PSD leadership election results
Candidate27 November 2021
Votes %
Rui Rio 18,85252.43
Paulo Rangel 17,10647.57
Total35,958
Valid votes35,95898.58
Invalid and blank ballots5181.42
Votes cast / turnout36,47678.17
Registered voters46,664
Sources: Official results
Vote share
Rui Rio
 
52.43%
Paulo Rangel
 
47.57%

Results by party federation

The following table shows a breakdown of the results of the election by party federation, which are mostly equal to the electoral circles. [17]

Result breakdown of the 2021 Portuguese Social Democratic Party leadership election
FederationRui RioPaulo RangelInvalid

ballots

Votes castRegistered
Votes%Votes%
Algarve 51153.5644346.44189721,354
Aveiro 2,30161.161,40137.84853,7874,575
Baixo Alentejo 10938.3817561.621285337
Braga 2,61552.312,38447.69785,0776,419
Bragança 66462.1140537.8991,0781,321
Castelo Branco 28047.2231352.7813606820
Coimbra 63246.1373853.87261,3961,838
Évora 20852.5318847.475401514
Guarda 41735.8274764.1891,1731,420
Leiria 70554.0659945.94141,3181,990
Lisbon: Urban Area 1,70340.302,52359.70644,2906,033
Lisbon: Oeste 13045.6115554.394289385
Portalegre 10648.6211251.385223285
Porto 3,82159.322,62040.68696,5107,930
Santarém 57454.5647845.44181,0701,403
Setúbal 37136.0565863.95141,0431,300
Viana do Castelo 61657.9544742.05151,0781,259
Vila Real 54337.6889862.32221,4631,814
Viseu 83554.6169445.39221,5511,882
Azores 48577.6014022.4011636796
Madeira 1,18357.0189242.99142,0892,797
Europe3635.296664.712104150
Outside of Europe718.923081.0803742

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  4. ↑ "Rangel diz que "não compete" ao PSD aprovar o Orçamento e descarta crise política".
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