2021 Portuguese presidential election

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2021 Portuguese presidential election
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Opinion polls
Registered10,847,434 (Increase2.svg11.24%)
Turnout39.26% (Decrease2.svg 9.40pp)
 
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (Web Summit).jpg
Ana Gomes.jpg
Andre Ventura (Agencia LUSA, Entrevista Presidenciais 2021), cropped.png
Candidate Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa Ana Gomes André Ventura
Party PSD
Supported by:
 Independent [a]
Supported by:
 CH
Popular vote2,531,692540,823497,746
Percentage60.67%12.96%11.93%
Mapa das eleicoes presidenciais portuguesas de 2021 por distritos.svg
Results by district
President before election

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
PSD

Elected President

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
PSD

Presidential elections were held in Portugal on 24 January 2021. [1] The incumbent President, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, was reelected for a second term.

Contents

The elections were held during the COVID-19 pandemic, and Portugal was under a lockdown as of election day. [2] President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa was reelected by a landslide, winning 60.7 percent of the votes. [3] He won every district in the country and all 308 municipalities, a result which happened for the first time ever in Portuguese democracy; he won 3,083 parishes out of 3,092. [4] The election also marked the rise of right-wing candidate André Ventura, leader of CHEGA, who polled 3rd with almost 12 percent of the votes. [5] In second place, former MEP and Ambassador Ana Gomes was able to win 13 percent of the votes, the best result ever for a female candidate in a presidential election. [6] As in the 2016 elections, the Socialist Party (PS) did not officially endorse any candidate, despite Ana Gomes being a PS member. [7] The rest of candidates did not receive above 5 percent each.

Voter turnout fell to 39 percent, a drop of nine percentage points, mainly due to the automatic registration of overseas voters; this practice increased the number of registered voters to almost 11 million. [8] In Portugal alone, turnout stood at 45.45 percent, a decrease of 4.6 percentage points compared to 2016. This was the lowest drop in turnout in an election with an incumbent running since 1980. [9]

Background

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa was elected in 2016 with 52.00% of the votes on the first round. [10] He took the oath of office on 9 March 2016 and has been in cohabitation with Socialist Prime Minister António Costa since then. [11]

In Portugal, the president is the head of state and has mostly ceremonial powers. [12] However, the president does have some political influence, and can dissolve the Parliament of Portugal if a crisis occurs. The president's official residence is the Belém Palace in Lisbon. [13] During his first term, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa was very popular according to polling.

Electoral system

Under Portuguese law, a candidate must receive a majority of votes (50% plus one vote) to be elected. If no candidate achieved a majority in the first round, a runoff election (i.e., second round, held between the two candidates who received the most votes in the first round) should be held. [14]

In order to stand for election, candidates must be of Portuguese origin and over 35 years old, gather 7,500 signatures of support one month before the election and submit them to the Constitutional Court of Portugal. [15] The Constitutional Court then certifies the candidacies which meet the requirements to appear on the ballot. The highest number of candidacies ever accepted was ten in 2016. [16]

Early voting

For the first time in a Presidential election, voters were also able to vote early, which would happen one week before election day on 17 January 2021. Voters had to register between 10 and 14 January in order to be eligible to cast an early ballot; a total of 246,880 voters requested to vote early in 2021. [17] On 17 January, 197,903 voters (80.16 percent of voters that registered) cast an early ballot. [13] [18]

Candidates

Official logo of the election. Eleicoes presidenciais 2021.png
Official logo of the election.

There were seven candidates certified to run in this election. In addition, the Constitutional Court rejected Eduardo Baptista's nomination due to insufficient signatures, although his name still appeared on the ballot, albeit votes cast for him would be counted as invalid. Six more individuals had announced their intention to run for President, but did not present any application to the Court, two of whom publicly stated that they would withdraw, which includes Democratic Republican Party (PDR) leader Bruno Fialho who, despite saying he had enough signatures, decided to drop out in order "not to spend thousands of euros on the country". [19] Finally, three more individuals were, for a while, thought of as potential or speculative candidates, but later ruled out any type of candidacy.

Formalized candidacy

CandidateSupported byPolitical office(s)DetailsAnnouncement

date

Ref.
André Ventura (38) Andre Ventura (Agencia LUSA, Entrevista Presidenciais 2021), cropped.png
  •   CHEGA
President of CHEGA
(since 2019)
Member of Parliament for Lisbon
(since 2019)		Founder of CHEGA and sole MP from the party.29 February 2020 [20]
Tiago Mayan Gonçalves (43)NoneFounding member of the Liberal Initiative (IL).25 July 2020 [21] [22]
Vitorino Silva (49)
Boletim de voto das eleicoes presidenciais de 2016.JPG
President of React, Include, Recycle
(2019–2022)
President of the Parish Council of Rans
(1994–2002)		Candidate in the 2016 presidential election, finishing sixth with 3.3% of the votes.8 September 2020 [23] [24]
Marisa Matias (44) Marisa Matias 2015 (cropped).jpg Member of the European Parliament
(2009–2024)		Candidate in the 2016 presidential election, finishing third with 10.1% of the votes.9 September 2020 [25]
Ana Gomes (66) Ana Gomes.jpg Member of the European Parliament
(2004–2019)
Ambassador to Indonesia
(2000–2003)		Member of the Socialist Party (PS); failed to gain the support of the party.10 September 2020 [26] [27]
João Ferreira (42) Photo action to mark Migrants International Day (Joao Ferreira) (cropped2).jpg Member of the European Parliament
(2009–2021)		Member of the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP); supported by the Unitary Democratic Coalition.17 September 2020 [28]
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (72) Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa em 2017.png President of the Republic
(since 2016)
Member of the Council of State
(2006–2016)
President of the Social Democratic Party
(1996–1999)
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
(1982–1983)
Member of the Constitituent Assembly
(1975–1976)		Incumbent president after winning the 2016 presidential election, with 52.0% of the votes; eligible for a second term.7 December 2020 [29] [30]
Ballot paper for the 2021 Portuguese presidential election. It includes Eduardo Baptista, a candidate rejected due to insufficient signatures. Boletim de voto, Presidenciais 20211.png
Ballot paper for the 2021 Portuguese presidential election. It includes Eduardo Baptista, a candidate rejected due to insufficient signatures.

Rejected candidates

Unsuccessful candidates

Withdrew

Refused

Campaign

Chega's Ventura's speech during election night of the 2021 presidential election Discurso de Andre Ventura na noite eleitoral de 2021.jpg
Chega's Ventura's speech during election night of the 2021 presidential election

Issues

The campaign was severely limited by the COVID-19 pandemic, with candidates being forced to reduce campaign events to a minimum due to movement limitations imposed by the Government to prevent the spread of the virus. There were mandatory curfews in several municipalities and movement between all municipalities was prohibited during the weekends. [41]

At the beginning of the electoral campaign, the president of the French National Rally party, Marine Le Pen, confirmed that she would go to Lisbon to support André Ventura's presidential candidacy. [42]

Candidates' slogans

CandidateOriginal sloganEnglish translationRefs
Marisa Matias « Força Maior »"Greater Force" [43]
João Ferreira « Coragem e confiança. Um horizonte de esperança »"Courage and confidence. A horizon of hope" [44]
Vitorino Silva « O Povo a Presidente! »"The People for President!" [45]
Ana Gomes « Cuidar de Portugal »"Taking care of Portugal" [46]
André Ventura « Por Portugal, Pelos Portugueses! »"For Portugal, for the Portuguese!" [47]
Tiago Mayan Gonçalves « A alternativa liberal »"The liberal alternative" [48]
Bruno Fialho [c] « A escolha certa »"The right choice" [49]

Candidates' debates

2021 Portuguese presidential election debates
DateTimeOrganisersModerator(s)   I Invitee   P Present   A Absent invitee
Rebelo de SousaGomesVenturaMatiasFerreiraMayanSilvaRefs
2 Jan 20219PM RTP1 Carlos Daniel PP [50]
10PM TVI24 Carla Moita PP [50]
3 Jan 20219PM RTP1 Carlos Daniel PP [50]
4 Jan 20219PM TVI Pedro Mourinho PP [50]
10PM SIC Notícias Clara de Sousa PP [50]
10:45PM RTP3 Carlos Daniel PP [51]
5 Jan 20219PM RTP1 Carlos Daniel PP [50]
10PM SIC Notícias Clara de Sousa PP [50]
10:45PM RTP3 Carlos Daniel PP [51]
6 Jan 20219PM SIC Clara de Sousa PP [50]
10PM TVI24 Carla Moita PP [50]
10:45PM RTP3 Carlos Daniel PP [51]
7 Jan 20219PM SIC Clara de Sousa PP [50]
10PM TVI24 Carla Moita PP [50]
10:45PM RTP3 Carlos Daniel PP [51]
8 Jan 20219PM TVI Pedro Mourinho PP [50]
9:30PM RTP1 Carlos Daniel PP [50]
10:45PM RTP3 Carlos Daniel PP [51]
9 Jan 20219PM RTP1 Carlos Daniel PP [50]
10PM SIC Notícias Clara de Sousa PP [50]
10:45PM RTP3 Carlos Daniel PP [51]
12 Jan 20219PM RTP1 Carlos Daniel P [d] PPPPPP [52]
18 Jan 20219AM Antena 1,
RR,
TSF 		Natália Carvalho
Eunice Lourenço
Judith Menezes e Sousa		PPAPPPP [53]

Opinion polling

Voter turnout

The table below shows voter turnout throughout election day including voters from Overseas.

TurnoutTime
12:0016:0019:00
20162021±20162021±20162021±
Total15.82%17.07%Increase2.svg 1.25 pp 37.69%35.44%Decrease2.svg 2.25 pp 48.66%39.26%Decrease2.svg 9.40 pp
Sources [54] [55]

Results

National summary

CandidatePartyVotes%
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa PPD/PSD, CDS–PP 2,531,69260.67
Ana Gomes Independent supported by PAN, L 540,82312.96
André Ventura CH 497,74611.93
João Ferreira PCP, PEV 179,7644.31
Marisa Matias BE, MAS 165,1273.96
Tiago Mayan Gonçalves IL 134,9913.23
Vitorino Silva RIR 123,0312.95
Total4,173,174100.00
Valid votes4,173,17498.00
Invalid votes38,0180.89
Blank votes47,1641.11
Total votes4,258,356100.00
Registered voters/turnout10,847,43439.26
Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições

Results by district

District Marcelo Gomes Ventura Ferreira Matias Mayan Vitorino Silva Turnout
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
  Aveiro 176,76365.66%31,81211.82%25,8949.62%6,3092.34%10,4213.87%8,3383.10%9,6703.59%42.78%
  Azores 56,17869.67%8,94011.09%7,5609.38%1,5361.90%3,1763.94%1,6662.07%1,5751.95%36.07%
  Beja 26,91051.30%5,61310.70%8,49016.19%7,87715.02%1,8953.61%7081.35%9621.83%43.94%
  Braga 234,61763.93%44,78012.20%39,28110.70%10,1922.78%12,5723.43%11,9323.25%13,6223.71%48.52%
  Bragança 27,25860.47%4,85110.76%7,93917.61%1,0192.26%1,5113.35%8421.87%1,6563.67%33.28%
  Castelo Branco 44,17062.13%8,21211.55%9,92013.95%2,4993.52%2,9464.14%1,4772.08%1,8692.63%43.33%
  Coimbra 97,77862.44%20,93813.02%15,68210.01%6,0223.85%8,5885.48%3,9682.53%4,1712.66%42.37%
  Évora 31,71254.70%5,97410.30%9,72016.76%6,26210.80%2,0793.59%1,1762.03%1,0551.82%43.60%
  Faro 89,39357.33%18,31211.74%26,02316.69%6,6074.24%7,6124.88%4,0382.59%3,9432.53%42.11%
  Guarda 34,58264.04%5,63710.44%7,73714.33%1,3282.46%1,8743.47%1,0301.91%1,8103.35%37.41%
  Leiria 115,48463.94%18,87110.45%22,57612.50%5,7613.19%7,2224.00%5,1852.87%5,5263.06%44.70%
  Lisbon 556,02857.80%136,60814.51%123,64412.85%48,7215.06%36,6183.81%39,1904.07%18,1731.89%50.97%
  Madeira 77,94572.16%8,5107.88%10,6429.85%1,8551.72%4,6014.26%2,4842.30%1,9861.84%42.71%
  Portalegre 21,98455.71%4,03410.22%7,90820.04%2,8687.27%1,2343.13%7031.78%7311.85%42.23%
  Porto 450,17560.01%116,90615.58%63,1948.42%24,4563.26%29,8673.98%32,1944.29%33,4274.46%48.10%
  Santarém 101,23360.74%16,3599.81%26,26015.76%8,2744.96%6,2293.74%3,7592.26%4,5632.74%44.90%
  Setúbal 190,91256.17%45,44213.37%43,72012.86%30,3978.94%14,7924.35%7,8382.31%6,7711.99%46.54%
  Viana do Castelo 56,93763.66%10,34811.57%10,17711.38%2,8513.19%3,2963.69%2,2442.51%3,5834.01%38.49%
  Vila Real 47,96063.50%8,62911.42%10,34713.70%1,9122.53%2,4613.26%1,5722.08%2,6503.51%35.81%
  Viseu 81,56865.25%12,99210.39%16,44613.16%2,7502.20%4,1743.34%2,5242.02%4,5533.64%37.26%
 Overseas15,15852.65%5,32818.51%3,61312.55%1,0223.55%1,5735.46%1,6165.61%4781.66%1.88%
Source: 2021 Presidential election results

Maps

Accomplishments

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa won the third highest vote margin ever in presidential elections in Portugal since democracy was restored, only behind Mário Soares' 70.35 percent in 1991 and António Ramalho Eanes' 61.59 percent in 1976. [56] He was also the first candidate ever to win the vote in all municipalities, [57] and won in 3083 out of 3092 parishes of the country. [58]

Ana Gomes became the most voted woman ever in presidential elections in Portugal, beating Marisa Matias' previous record of 10.12 percent in 2016, and the first to get second place. [59]

Notes

  1. ↑ Even though she is a member of PS, the party did not officially back any candidate in particular
  2. ↑ Candidate only delivered 11 signatures, of which only 6 were valid, far short of the required 7,500. However, his name appeared on ballots, as they started being printed before the Court officially verified all candidacies' documents. Votes for Eduardo Baptista were counted as invalid.
  3. ↑ Withdrew
  4. ↑ Via videotelephony

References

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