Rui Rocha

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Rui Rocha
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Rocha in 2024
President of the Liberal Initiative
Assumed office
22 January 2023
Ballot: 10 March 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%Seats+/−
AD Luís Montenegro 1,867,44228.880+3
PS Pedro Nuno Santos 1,812,44328.078–42
Chega André Ventura 1,169,78118.150+38
IL Rui Rocha319,8774.98±0
BE Mariana Mortágua 282,3144.45±0
CDU Paulo Raimundo 205,5513.24–2
Livre Rui Tavares 204,8753.24+3
PAN Inês Sousa Real 126,1252.01±0
ADN Bruno Fialho 102,1341.60±0
Other parties104,1671.60±0
Blank/Invalid ballots282,2434.4
Turnout6,476,95259.90230±0
Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições [8]

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