2020 Portuguese Social Democratic Party leadership election
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The 2020 Portuguese Social Democratic Party leadership election was held on 11 and 18 January 2020. As no candidate received a majority of all valid votes on the first round, held on 11 January 2020, a second round took place one week later, 18 January, between the two candidates with the highest number of votes in the first round. This was the first time that a Social Democratic Party leadership election was contested on a second ballot.
In the first round of the election, incumbent party leader Rui Rio finished in first place with a relative majority of 49.0% of all valid votes cast, followed by contesters Luís Montenegro, who received 41.4% of the vote, and , who won 9.6% of the vote.[1] As no candidate managed to reach the required percentage of the vote to win outright in the first round, a run-off election took place between the two candidates with the most votes in the first round: Rio and Montenegro. Rui Rio won the second round with 53.2% of the vote and was thus re-elected President of the party and stayed on as Leader of the Opposition.[2]
Candidates[]
Name | Born | Experience | Announcement date | Ref. |
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![]() Rui Rio |
6 August 1957 (age 64) Porto |
President of the Social Democratic Party (2018–present) Member of Parliament for Porto (2019–present) Mayor of Porto (2001–2013) Member of Parliament for Porto (1991–2002) |
21 October 2019 | [3] |
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8 February 1977 (age 44) Lisbon |
Deputy Mayor of Cascais (2017–present) Secretary of State for Infrastructure, Transportation, and Communications, XX Constitutional Government (2015) |
18 October 2019 | [4][5] |
![]() Luís Montenegro |
16 February 1973 (age 48) Porto |
Leader of the Social Democratic Parliamentary Caucus (2011–2017) Member of Parliament for Aveiro (2002–2017) |
9 October 2019 | [6] |
Withdrawn candidates[]
- , Member of Parliament for Porto (2015–2019)
- Jorge Moreira da Silva, Minister of the Environment, Territorial Planning and Energy (2013–2015)
Opinion polls[]
All voters[]
Polling firm/Commissioner | Fieldwork date | Sample size | ![]() |
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Other /None |
Lead |
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Rui Rio | Luís Montenegro | ||||||
Intercampus | 20–26 Nov 2019 | 604 | 40.6 | 14.2 | 3.3 | 41.9 | 26.4 |
Results[]
Candidate | 1st Round 11 January 2020 |
2nd Round 18 January 2020 | |||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
Rui Rio | 15,546 | 49.02 | 17,157 | 53.21 | |
Luís Montenegro | 13,136 | 41.42 | 15,086 | 46.79 | |
3,030 | 9.55 | Eliminated | |||
Total | 31,712 | 32,243 | |||
Valid votes | 31,712 | 98.85 | 32,243 | 98.96 | |
Invalid and blank ballots | 369 | 1.15 | 339 | 1.04 | |
Votes cast / turnout | 32,081 | 79.01 | 32,582 | 80.20 | |
Registered voters | 40,604 | 40,628 | |||
Sources: 1st Round results, 2nd Round results[permanent dead link] |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Eleições PSD: Rio obteve 49,02% dos votos na 1.ª volta e Montenegro 41,42%", TVI24, 15 January 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "Rio é reeleito e mostra-se disposto a gerar unidade no PSD ", Público, 19 January 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ RTP Notícias (21 October 2019). "Rui Rio anuncia recandidatura à liderança do PSD". Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "Curriculum Vitae de Miguel Pinto Luz" (PDF). Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ Expresso (18 October 2019). "Pinto Luz anuncia candidatura e promete lutar para fazer "renascer o PSD"". Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ (9 October 2019). "Luís Montenegro anuncia candidatura à liderança do PSD". Retrieved 13 December 2019.
External links[]
- Election Results
- Eleições Diretas 2020 Official website Archived 13 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine
- PSD Official Website
- Political party leadership elections in Portugal
- 2020 elections in Portugal
- January 2020 events in Portugal
- 2020 political party leadership elections