A first-round re-election would fit in with Portugal's experience since adopting democratic government in 1974, ... 15/03/2021. LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal will hold a presidential election Sunday, choosing a head of state to serve a five-year term as the country suffers through a national lockdown and a worsening… Each candidate runs in his or her own name. Either way, the assessment of whether the president is doing too little or too much tends to sway in accordance with where it comes from within the political spectrum. Marcelo’s down-to-earth and accessible style, coupled with good-natured manners and generosity with compliments, had him branded the “Presidente dos afectos” (president of affections), as a stark contrast to the uptight and distant demeanor of his predecessor, Aníbal Cavaco Silva. March 15, 2021 Search for: Center-right incumbent wins Portugal’s presidential election. This last will be held separately in the more than 3,000 parishes around the country. Portugal 2021 presidential election results: vote share - Infogram. The president also has the power to dissolve the parliament, appoint the prime-minister (based on parliamentary election results), and call new elections. February 9, 2021 Ross Saunders Portugal Right wing candidate, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, re-elected President of Portugal (Photo: Wikimedia Commons) The Covid-19 pandemic ripping out of control was the background to Portugal’s Presidential elections on 24th January. Re-elected Portugal's President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa addresses journalists after the announcement of electoral results in Lisbon, Portugal on January 24, 2021. So, in 2021, who wants to be the tenant of Belém palace for the next five years? In 2016, she reached over 10% of votes, which was the highest result by a female presidential candidate, beating the previous outcome of former prime-minister Maria de Lurdes Pintasilgo. What does it mean? Political parties may choose to endorse one of them, usually someone they once counted among their ranks. Presidential elections in Portugal often reflect approval of a candidate rather than of his or her party, ... 2021: Mariana Mendes is a researcher at Dresden University of Technology. Portugal only had two interim presidents before the first elections in 1976. His political involvement has been on and off over the decades, alternating with his position as a law professor. The country mistakenly thought it was immune to that kind of rhetoric, unlike the rest of Europe, but several polls since have suggested that Chega is on the rise. Marisa MatiasThis Coimbra-native sociologist, one of the main figures of Bloco de Esquerda (Leftist Bloc), has been a member of the European Parliament for the past 10 years. The Portuguese were probably lucky enough to have António Ramalho Eanes as president at that crucial time, who used (or didn’t use) these powers wisely. Up to the constitutional revision of 1982 (take heed, U.S: a constitution, or parts of it — say, the Second Amendment — can be updated after just six years, let alone 250 years), the president had more powers, they could, for example, more easily dismiss a government without having to dissolve the Parliament and call elections. Originally a biologist, Ferreira’s political DNA during his run for president could be described as an extension of the political agenda of his party, albeit it’s slightly more progressive than the helm of the Communist party has been in recent years. The cookie settings on this website are set to "allow cookies" to give you the best browsing experience possible. Rans is a constituency of Penafiel in the North, where Silva was a councilor. A woman casts her ballot at a polling station in Lisbon, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021. Some even say he has the most famous nipples in Portugal. Rock in Rio Lisboa is the second large Portuguese festival to move its 2021 dates to next year. The mission consists of a core team of three experts based in Lisbon. He’s been city councilor in Lisbon for two terms now. This will be the 10th election of the Third Republic, which started in 1976.Now, what exactly are we voting for?Unlike the United States, for example, which has a presidential regime, in Portugal, the Parliament (Assembleia da República), whose majority is expressed in the composition of the Government, is the main organ of sovereignty. Depuis 2015, le Portugal … She has raised her voice against various issues, from the government’s dodgy submarine deals to its connivance towards businesswoman Isabel dos Santos (daughter of former Angolan president José Eduardo dos Santos), from football corruption to money laundering in Madeira’s offshore. The actual voting is expected to end up being less than that, but still above the 50% majority to sort matters out on the first round. Chega and its leader have followed every page of the far-right populist handbook in its speech and social media presence. Portugal holds a presidential election Sunday, choosing a head of state to serve a five-year term. If you continue to use this website without changing your cookie settings or you click "Accept" below then you are consenting to this. Its diagnosis to all socio-economic problems seems to boil down to too much state and too many taxes, and consequently, its solution to all problems is to cut down taxes and let the markets solve them. Incumbent Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa delivers a speech following the results of Portugal's presidential election, in Lisbon, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021.