Politics in Portugal operates as a unitary multi-party semi-presidential representative democratic republic,whereby the Prime Minister of Portugal is the head of government,and the President of Portugal is the non-executive head of state with several significant political powers they exercise often. Executive power is exercised by the Government,whose leader is the prime minister. Legislative power is primarily vested in the Assembly of the Republic,although the government is also able to legislate on certain matters. The Judiciary of Portugal is independent of the executive and the legislature. The President exerts a sort of "moderating power",not easily classified into any of the traditional three branches of government.
The Socialist Party is a social-democratic political party in Portugal. It was founded on 19 April 1973 in the German city of Bad Münstereifel by militants who were at the time with the Portuguese Socialist Action. The PS is a member of the Socialist International,Progressive Alliance and Party of European Socialists,and has nine members in the European Parliament within the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats group during the 9th European Parliament. It has been the governing party of Portugal since November 2015,subsequently winning the 2019 and 2022 legislative elections.
The Social Democratic Party is a liberal-conservative political party in Portugal. Commonly known by its colloquial initials PSD,on ballot papers its initials appear as its official form PPD/PSD,with the first three letters coming from the party's original name,the Democratic People's Party. A party of the centre-right,the PSD is one of the two major parties in Portuguese politics,its rival being the Socialist Party (PS) on the centre-left.
The 2005 Portuguese legislative election took place on 20 February. The election renewed all 230 members of the Assembly of the Republic.
Presidential elections were held in Portugal on 22 January 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 50.54 percent of the vote in the first round,just over the majority required to avoid a runoff election. It was the first time in which a right-wing candidate was elected President of the Republic since the 1974 Carnation Revolution.
Castelo de Paiva is a town and a municipality of the Aveiro District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 16,733,in an area of 115.01 km2.
The 1985 Portuguese legislative election took place on 6 October. The election renewed all 250 members of the Assembly of the Republic.
The 1983 Portuguese legislative election took place on 25 April. The election renewed all 250 members of the Assembly of the Republic.
The Third Portuguese Republic is a period in the history of Portugal corresponding to the current democratic regime installed after the Carnation Revolution of 25 April 1974,that put an end to the paternal autocratic regime of Estado Novo of António de Oliveira Salazar and Marcelo Caetano. It was initially characterized by constant instability and was threatened by the possibility of a civil war during the early post-revolutionary years. A new constitution was drafted,censorship was prohibited,free speech declared,political prisoners were released and major Estado Novo institutions were closed. Eventually the country granted independence to its African colonies and begun a process of democratization that led to the accession of Portugal to the EEC in 1986.
The 2009 Portuguese legislative election was held on 27 September,to renew all 230 members of the Assembly of the Republic. The Socialist Party,led by incumbent Prime Minister JoséSócrates,won the largest number of seats,but didn't repeat the overall majority they gained in 2005.
The 2015 Portuguese legislative election was held on 4 October. All 230 seats of the Assembly of the Republic were in contention.
The 2019 Portuguese legislative election was held on 6 October 2019. All 230 seats to the Assembly of the Republic were contested.
Catarina Soares Martins is a Portuguese politician and actress. She was the national coordinator of the Left Bloc from 11 November 2012 until 28 May 2023,and has been a member of the Assembly of the Republic for the Left Bloc since 2009. She trained as a linguist and is active in theater.
Early legislative elections were held on 30 January 2022 in Portugal to elect members of the Assembly of the Republic to the 15th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic. All 230 seats to the Assembly of the Republic were up for election.
Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in Portugal in January 2026. The elections will elect the successor to President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa,who is barred from running for a third term.
Pedro Nuno de Oliveira Santos is a Portuguese economist and politician,who is the Secretary-General of the Socialist Party. Santos previously held positions in the Portuguese Government under António Costa,first as Secretary of State for Parliamentary Affairs,from November 2015 to February 2019,and afterwards as Minister of Infrastructure and Housing,from February 2019 to January 2023.
Luís Filipe Montenegro Cardoso de Morais Esteves is a Portuguese politician who currently serves as the President of the Social Democratic Party (PSD),and is the Prime Minister-designate of Portugal.
Snap legislative elections were held on 10 March 2024 to elect members of the Assembly of the Republic to the 16th Legislature of Portugal. All 230 seats to the Assembly of the Republic were up for election. The elections were called in November 2023 after Prime Minister António Costa's resignation following an investigation around alleged corruption involving the award of contracts for lithium and hydrogen businesses.
This is the results breakdown of the Assembly of the Republic election held in Portugal on 4 October 2015. The following tables show detailed results in each of the country's 22 electoral constituencies.
Fabian Filipe Figueiredo is a Portuguese politician and Sociologist from the Left Bloc. He has served for a short period as a member of the Assembly of the Republic,from April to June 2021. He was elected in the 2024 legislative election as a deputy from Lisbon.
