2022 Portuguese Social Democratic Party leadership election

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2022 Social Democratic Party leadership election
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Turnout60.5% Decrease2.svg17.7 pp
 
Luis Montenegro at EPP Summit, 21 March, Brussels.jpg
Krzysztof Szczerski, Jorge Moreira da Silva, Zbigniew Rau (cropped).jpg
Candidate Luís Montenegro Jorge Moreira da Silva
Popular vote19,2417,306
Percentage72.5%27.5%
Leader before election

Rui Rio

Elected Leader

Luís Montenegro

The 2022 Portuguese Social Democratic Party leadership election was held on 28 May 2022. [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 4 June 2022, however, as only two candidates were on the ballot, Luís Montenegro and Jorge Moreira da Silva, a second round was not necessary. [2]

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The elections came after the defeat of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) in the 2022 Portuguese legislative election, where António Costa of the Socialist Party (PS) achieved an absolute majority. During election night, Rui Rio, the incumbent leader of the PSD, declared that he does not see how he could be useful in a PS majority. [3] On 3 February 2022, Rio announced his intention of leaving the PSD leadership and proposed the calling of a snap leadership election. [4]

Luís Montenegro defeated Jorge Moreira da Silva by a landslide, 72% to 28%, and was elected as the new PSD leader; however, turnout dropped to just above 60%. [5] Montenegro won all the districts in the country and didn't prevail in just 38 municipalities, out of 308. [6]

Candidates

NameBornExperienceAnnouncement dateRef.
Luis Montenegro.jpg
Luís Montenegro 		16 February 1973
(age 49)
Porto 		Leader of the Social Democratic Parliamentary Caucus (2011–2017)
Member of Parliament for Aveiro (2002–2017)		29 March 2022 [7]
Krzysztof Szczerski, Jorge Moreira da Silva, Zbigniew Rau (cropped).jpg
Jorge Moreira da Silva 		24 April 1971
(age 51)
Vila Nova de Famalicão 		Leader of the Social Democratic Youth (1995–1998)
Member of the European Parliament (1999–2003)
Minister of the Environment, Territorial Planning and Energy (2013–2015)
Member of Parliament for Lisbon (2005–2006)
Member of Parliament for Braga (1995–1999), (2015–2016)		1 April 2022 [8]

Declined

Opinion polls

All voters

Polling firm/CommissionerFieldwork dateSample size Luis Montenegro.jpg
Krzysztof Szczerski, Jorge Moreira da Silva, Zbigniew Rau (cropped).jpg
Others
/Undecided		Lead
Montenegro Moreira da Silva
Aximage 19–24 May 2022805212158Tie
Intercampus 7–15 May 202261154.732.113.222.6

PSD voters

Polling firm/CommissionerFieldwork dateSample size Luis Montenegro.jpg
Krzysztof Szczerski, Jorge Moreira da Silva, Zbigniew Rau (cropped).jpg
Others
/Undecided		Lead
Montenegro Moreira da Silva
Aximage 19–24 May 202280541223719

Results

Summary of the May 2022 PSD leadership election results
Candidate28 May 2022
Votes %
Luís Montenegro 19,24172.48
Jorge Moreira da Silva 7,30627.52
Total26,547
Valid votes26,54798.38
Invalid and blank ballots4371.62
Votes cast / turnout26,98460.46
Registered voters44,628
Sources: Official results
Vote share
Luis Montenegro
 
72.48%
Jorge Moreira da Silva
 
27.52%

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