1976 Portuguese presidential election

The Portuguese presidential election of 1976 was held on 27 June.

1976 Portuguese presidential election
27 June 1976
Turnout75.5%
 
Candidate António Ramalho Eanes Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 2,967,137 792,760
Percentage 61.6% 16.5%
 
Candidate José Pinheiro de Azevedo Octávio Pato
Party Independent PCP
Popular vote 692,147 365,586
Percentage 14.4% 7.6%
President before election

Francisco da Costa Gomes
Independent

 Elected President

António Ramalho Eanes
Independent

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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.

Procedure

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 7500 and 15000 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

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 »
« Candidato de Portugal »		 "Many promise ... Eanes delivers"
"Portugal's Candidate"		 [1]
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho « O 25 de Abril à Presidência » "April 25 to the Presidency" [2]
José Pinheiro de Azevedo « Vota Pinheiro de Azevedo » "Vote Pinheiro de Azevedo" [3]
Octávio Pato « Pela democracia e o socialismo » "For democracy and socialism" [4]

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 [5][6][7]

Results

Summary of the 27 June 1976 Portuguesepresidentialelection results

 
Candidates Supporting parties First round
Votes %
António Ramalho Eanes Independent 2,967,137 61.59
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho Independent 792,760 16.46
José Pinheiro de Azevedo Independent 692,147 14.37
Octávio Rodrigues Pato Portuguese Communist Party 365,586 7.59
Total valid 4,817,630 100.00
Blank ballots 43,242 0.89
Invalid ballots 20,253 0.41
Total 4,881,125
Registered voters/turnout 6,467,48075.47
Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições
Vote share 1st Round
António Ramalho Eanes
 
 61.59%
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho
 
 16.46%
José Pinheiro de Azevedo
 
 14.37%
Octávio Rodrigues Pato
 
 7.59%
Blank/Invalid
 
 1.30%

Maps
  • Strongest candidate by electoral district.
  • Strongest candidate by municipality: Eanes - magenta; Otelo - dark red; Octávio Pato - red.

References
  1. "Os cartazes das eleições presidenciais desde 1976". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. "Os cartazes das eleições presidenciais desde 1976". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  3. "Os cartazes das eleições presidenciais desde 1976". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  4. "Os cartazes das eleições presidenciais desde 1976". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  5. "Confronto: 4 Candidatos para Belém – Parte I". RTP (in Portuguese). 9 June 1976. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  6. "Confronto: 4 Candidatos para Belém – Parte II". RTP (in Portuguese). 9 June 1976. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  7. "Confronto: 4 Candidatos para Belém – Parte III". RTP (in Portuguese). 9 June 1976. Retrieved 26 May 2020.

See also
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