José Manuel Coelho

José Manuel da Mata Vieira Coelho (born 22 July 1952, in Gaula, Santa Cruz) is a Portuguese politician. He was a member of the Portuguese Communist Party until 1999, and still calls himself a communist "who evolved".[1] He was a substitute deputy of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira for the New Democracy Party, taking office in 2008. He became famous for the incident in which he showed a Nazi flag to the assembly as a protest against the Social Democratic Party refusing to commemorate the Carnation Revolution,[2] among several other episodes as well.[3]

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Mata and the second or paternal family name is Vieira Coelho.

José Manuel Coelho
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira
Assumed office
23 April 2008
Personal details
Born
José Manuel da Mata Vieira Coelho

(1952-07-22) 22 July 1952
Gaula, Santa Cruz, Madeira, Portugal
NationalityPortuguese
Political partyPortuguese Labour Party
Other political
affiliations		Portuguese Communist Party (1977–1999)
New Democracy Party
(2007–2011)
ChildrenRaquel
other unnamed daughter
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionConstruction worker

Coelho was the New Democracy's candidate to the presidency in the 2011 election.[4] He won 4.5% of the vote, coming fifth, which was considerably better than expected or forecast by pre-election polling. In Madeira, Coelho reached second place, with 39% of the votes.

On 12 March 2011, he joined the Portuguese Labour Party (PTP),[5] of which he became the vice-president.[6] He was a candidate for the 2011 legislative election but, as the PTP only got 0.3% of the vote, he failed to achieve his election in the constituency of Madeira, having been unsuccessful once again in 2015.

In February 2017, José Manuel Coelho asked for political asylum in the Principality of Pontinha, which was granted by D. Renato Barros I.[7]

Electoral results

2011 Portuguese presidential election
  Summary of the 23 January 2011 Portuguese presidential election results
Candidates Supporting parties First round
Votes %
Aníbal Cavaco Silva Social Democratic Party, People's Party, Hope for Portugal Movement 2,231,956 52.95
Manuel Alegre Socialist Party, Left Bloc, Portuguese Workers' Communist Party 831,838 19.74
Fernando Nobre Independent 593,021 14.07
Francisco Lopes Portuguese Communist Party, Ecologist Party "The Greens" 301,017 7.14
José Manuel Coelho New Democracy Party 189,918 4.51
Defensor Moura Independent 67,110 1.59
Total valid 4,214,860 100.00
Blank ballots 192,127 4.28
Invalid ballots 85,466 1.90
Total 4,492,453
Registered voters/turnout 9,657,31246.52
Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições
Vote share 1st Round
Aníbal Cavaco Silva
 
 52.95%
Manuel Alegre
 
 19.74%
Fernando Nobre
 
 14.07%
Francisco Lopes
 
 7.14%
José Manuel Coelho
 
 4.51%
Defensor Moura
 
 1.59%
Blank/Invalid
 
 6.18%

References
  1. Maria Teresa Oliveira (8 January 2011). Política - 'Andam a arranjar tachos até para as amantes'. Sol. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  2. Staff writer (5 November 2008). "Deputado do PND exibe bandeira nazi e chama "fascistas" aos sociais-democratas" (Online). expresso.pt (in Portuguese). Lisbon: Expresso. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  3. "José Manuel Coelho: "Excessos necessários" / Pedro Fernandes / 5 Para a Meia-Noite" (Video) (in Portuguese). 5 Para a Meia-Noite. 11 May 2012 – via YouTube.
  4. Lília Bernardes (29 December 2010). "José Manuel Coelho é o novo candidato à Presidência". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  5. Staff writer (12 March 2011). "PCP e Bloco de Esquerda serão os meus aliados preferenciais – José Manuel Coelho". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  6. Staff writer (30 April 2011). "José Manuel Coelho quer "varrer deputados corruptos" da AR". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  7. Lisbon: Diário de Notícias (6 February 2017). "Vídeo mostra como Coelho pediu asilo político ao principado da Pontinha para escapar à prisão" (in Portuguese). Funchal: Diário de Notícias. Retrieved 8 February 2017.


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