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1976 Portuguese presidential election Turnout 75.47%
Eanes
30-40%
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
>90%
Carvalho
30-40%
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
Pato
30-40%
40-50%
Presidential elections were held in Portugal on 27 June 1976.
With a broad base of support that comprised the center-left and the center-right , Ramalho Eanes won the election on the first round and became the first elected President of Portugal after the Carnation Revolution .
The Portuguese Communist Party presented its own candidate, Octávio Pato , a well known anti-fascist. One of the major responsibles for the military operations during the Carnation Revolution , in 1974, Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho , was also a candidate.
Electoral system
Any Portuguese citizen over 35 years old has the opportunity to run for president. In order to do so it is necessary to gather between 7,500 and 15,000 signatures and submit them to the Portuguese Constitutional Court .
According to the Portuguese Constitution , to be elected, a candidate needs a majority of votes. If no candidate gets this majority there will take place a second round between the two most voted candidates.
Candidates
Official candidates
António Ramalho Eanes Coup of 25 November 1975 , former chairman of RTP , supported by the Socialist Party , Social Democratic Party , Democratic and Social Centre and the Portuguese Workers' Communist Party ;José Pinheiro de Azevedo Prime Minister between 1975 and 1976, Independent candidate;Octávio Pato Portuguese Communist Party ;Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho Popular Democratic Union , Movement of Socialist Left , People's Socialist Front and the Revolutionary Party of the Proletariat – Revolutionary Brigades ;Unsuccessful candidacies
There was also one candidate rejected by the Portuguese Constitutional Court for not complying with the legal requirements:
Venceslau Pompílio da Cruz ;Campaign period
Party slogans
Candidate
Original slogan
English translation
Refs
António Ramalho Eanes
« Muitos prometem... Eanes cumpre »
"Many promise ... Eanes delivers"
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho
« O 25 de Abril à Presidência »
"April 25 to the Presidency"
José Pinheiro de Azevedo
« Vota Pinheiro de Azevedo »
"Vote Pinheiro de Azevedo"
Octávio Pato
« Pela democracia e o socialismo »
"For democracy and socialism"
Candidates' debates
1976 Portuguese presidential election debates
Date
Organisers
Moderator(s)
P Present A Absent invitee N Non-invitee
Eanes
Otelo
Azevedo
Pato
Refs
9 Jun 1976
RTP1
Joaquim Letria
P
P
P
P
Results
Candidate Party Votes % António Ramalho Eanes Independent supported by the PS , PSD , CDS and the PCTP 2,967,137 61.59 Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho Independent supported by the UDP , MES , FSP and the PRP-BR 792,760 16.46 José Pinheiro de Azevedo Independent 692,147 14.37 Octávio Pato Portuguese Communist Party 365,586 7.59 Total 4,817,630 100.00 Valid votes 4,817,630 98.70 Invalid votes 20,253 0.41 Blank votes 43,242 0.89 Total votes 4,881,125 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 6,467,480 75.47 Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições
Results by district
District
Eanes
Otelo
Azevedo
Pato
Turnout
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
Aveiro
217,589
74.47%
20,634
6.97%
46,346
15.86%
7,866
2.69%
77.38%
Azores
30,646
86.06%
9,510
9.01%
17,076
16.18%
2,562
2.43%
71.13%
Beja
36,219
34.59%
34,339
32.80%
7,296
6.97%
26,844
25.64%
74.37%
Braga
218,459
70.20%
25,089
8.06%
59,093
18.99%
8,550
2.75%
82.34%
Bragança
67,593
82.59%
2,725
3.33%
9,357
11.43%
2,167
2.65%
68.71%
Castelo Branco
98,828
76.25%
14,393
11.33%
10,927
8.61%
4,833
3.81%
73.66%
Coimbra
147,906
71.93%
19,801
9.63%
29,038
14.12%
8,887
4.32%
67.51%
Évora
39,847
36.03%
38,509
34.82%
10,500
9.50%
21,726
19.65%
81.28%
Faro
87,590
52.88%
41,018
24.76%
24,331
14.69%
12,698
7.67%
70.81%
Guarda
88,451
82.87%
4,528
4.24%
11,194
10.49%
2,558
2.40%
72.64%
Leiria
156,404
76.63%
18,682
9.15%
20,109
9.85%
8,915
4.37%
73.26%
Lisbon
582,103
53.55%
259,915
23.91%
132,600
12.20%
112,395
10.34%
75.93%
Madeira
76,417
72.39%
9,510
9.01%
17,076
16.18%
2,562
2.43%
74.81%
Portalegre
47,665
56.12%
14,122
16.63%
10,893
12.82%
12,258
14.43%
78.24%
Porto
450,236
60.43%
86,356
11.59%
169,940
22.81%
38,548
5.17%
80.76%
Santarém
141,397
58.68%
48,370
20.07%
31,564
13.10%
19,634
8.15%
73.53%
Setúbal
96,739
29.87%
135,495
41.83%
31,166
9.62%
60,519
18.68%
77.78%
Viana do Castelo
87,136
74.64%
8,075
6.92%
17,174
14.71%
4,362
3.74%
72.36%
Vila Real
91,261
81.59%
4,552
4.07%
12,604
11.27%
3,433
3.07%
67.59%
Viseu
155,520
81.19%
7,447
3.90%
25,071
13.09%
3,490
1.82%
69.81%
Source: SGMAI Presidential Election Results
Maps
municipality : Eanes - magenta; Otelo - dark red; Octávio Pato - red.
Notes
References
^ "Os cartazes das eleições presidenciais desde 1976" . Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 May 2020.
"Confronto: 4 Candidatos para Belém – Parte I" . RTP (in Portuguese). 9 June 1976. Retrieved 26 May 2020."Confronto: 4 Candidatos para Belém – Parte II" . RTP (in Portuguese). 9 June 1976. Retrieved 26 May 2020."Confronto: 4 Candidatos para Belém – Parte III" . RTP (in Portuguese). 9 June 1976. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
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Strongest candidate by electoral district.
Strongest candidate by municipality: Eanes - magenta; Otelo - dark red; Octávio Pato - red.
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