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Portuguese legislative election, 2011
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230 seats to the Portuguese Assembly
116 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  File:Ppc wikipedia.jpg
Leader Pedro Passos Coelho José Sócrates Paulo Portas
Party PSD PS CDS–PP
Leader since 26 March 2010 29 September 2004 2007
Leader's seat Vila Real Castelo Branco Aveiro
Last election 81 seats, 29.11% 97 seats, 36.56% 21 seats, 10.43%
Seats won 108 74 24
Seat change Increase 27 Decrease 23 Increase 3
Popular vote 2,159,181 1,566,347 653,888
Percentage 38.66% 28.04% 11.71%
Swing Increase 9.55% Decrease 8.52% Increase 1.28%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Jerónimo de Sousa Francisco Louçã
Party CDU Left Bloc
Leader since 2004 2005
Leader's seat Lisbon Lisbon
Last election 15 seats, 6.52% 16 seats, 6.96%
Seats won 16 8
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 8
Popular vote 440,850 288,076
Percentage 7.91% 5.17%
Swing Increase0.04% Decrease4.62%
The first and the second most voted parties in each district
(Azores and Madeira are not shown)
Prime Minister before election

José Sócrates
PS

Prime Minister-elect

Pedro Passos Coelho
PSD


A general election was held in Portugal on 5 June 2011 to elect all 230 members of the Assembly of the Republic. Pedro Passos Coelho led the center-right Social Democratic Party to victory over the Socialist Party, led by incumbent Prime Minister José Sócrates.

Background

When the government had tried to introduce a Stability and Growth Pact without consultation with the president and the parliament, the opposition parties called for a resolution vote. The vote came over proposed spending cuts and tax hikes that had been demanded by the EU to offer a bailout over Portugal's debt levels amidst the European sovereign debt crisis. PM Jose Socrates had previously said that if the measure failed he would not be able to govern anymore. All five opposition parties combined to vote down the measure. With all other parties voting against the government, the Socialist Party was unable to avoid defeat as it only had 97 MPs in the 230-seat parliament. Following the vote in parliament on the evening of 23 March, Socrates stepped down reiterating that he could no longer govern the country: "Today every opposition party rejected the measures proposed by the government to prevent that Portugal resort to external aid. The opposition removed from the government the conditions to govern. As a result I have tendered my resignation to the president." The main opposition party, the Social Democratic Party (PSD) tipped the scales against the government by voting against this package, despite having abstained when voting previous austerity measures, thus allowing them to pass.

Following the vote, European markets read the move as making a possible 50-70 billion euro bailout "inevitable" the day before a European Union summit concerning the debt crisis. German Chancellor Angela Merkel praised Socrates for his "far-reaching" austerity bill in parliament. Portuguese two-year bond yields also increased to the most since 1999 on speculation of possible further credit downgrades.

President Anibal Cavaco Silva then met with the various political parties to either resolve the crisis, or dissolve the parliament and call an early election, which, according to the Portuguese Constitution, can be held no sooner than 55 days after the announcement. On 1 April, the president set 5 June as the date for an early election deeming it the only way to create conditions for a new government.

Following the call for an election, Socrates finally did make a request to the EU for a bailout on 6 April as the country's sovereign bond yield hit a record high; Portugal became the third EU state after Greece and Ireland, respectively, to request an EU bailout. Socrates said that "I tried everything but we came to a moment that not taking this decision would bring risks we can’t afford. The Social Democrats' Pedro Passos Coelho said that his party would support the aid request; the International Monetary Fund also added that it was ready to support assitance that Portugal requested. Socrates said in a nationwide television address that his caretaker government had formally requested a bailout as it was "inevitable" and that "I tried everying, but in conscience we have reached a moment when not taking this decision would imply risks that the country should not take." His Finance Minister Fernando Teixeira dos Santos also said that Portugal would need the European Union support to avoid defaulting on its debt. In response, the European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs Olli Rehn said the action was "a responsible move" and that the specific amount of aid money would soon be determined. European Union officials suggested that they hoped a deal would be finalised by the middle of May with an expected bailout of around 80 billion euros.

Parties

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (June 2011)

Opinion polling

Polling for parliamentary represented parties is as such:

Date(s) Conducted Polling institute Socialist Social Democratic People's Party Left Bloc Green-Communist Others / undecided Lead
5 June Election Results 28.0%
74 seats 		38.7%
108 seats 		11.7%
24 seats 		5.2%
8 seats 		7.9%
16 seats 		8.5%
0 seats 		10.7%
5 June Exit Poll - RTP1
Universidade Católica 		26.0% – 30.0%
67 – 77 seats 		37.0% – 42.0%
104 – 114 seats 		11.0% – 14.0%
22 – 22 seats 		5.0% – 7.0%
8 – 11 seats 		7.0% – 9.0%
14 – 18 seats 		5.0% – 8.0%
0 – 1 seats 		11.0%
12.0%
5 June Exit Poll - SIC
Eurosondagem 		25.5% – 29.7%
69 – 77 seats 		38.3% – 42.5%
102 – 109 seats 		11.1% – 13.9%
22 – 25 seats 		4.5% – 6.7%
7 – 10 seats 		6.8% – 9.0%
15 – 16 seats
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 12.8%
5 June Exit Poll - TVI
INTERCAMPUS 		24.4% – 28.8%
64 – 78 seats 		37.7% – 42.5%
107 – 121 seats 		10.1% – 13.7%
12 – 28 seats 		3.8% – 7.0%
4 – 12 seats 		6.2% – 9.4%
11 – 20 seats 		6.6% – 9.8%
0 – 1 seats 		13.3%
13.7%
2 June Eurosondagem 31.0% 35.5% 13.0% 6.3% 8.2% 6.0% 4.5%
31 May–2 June Aximage 29.2% 37.4% 12.5% 6.7% 8.0% 6.2% 8.2%
1 June Eurosondagem 31.1% 35.9% 13.0% 5.9% 7.8% 6.3% 4.8%
29 May–1 June Aximage 30.1% 36.3% 12.4% 6.6% 8.1% 6.5% 6.2%
28 May–1 June INTERCAMPUS 31.1% 36.5% 11.6% 6.0% 7.4% 7.3% 5.4%
31 May Eurosondagem 31.3% 35.4% 13.4% 6.0% 7.9% 6.0% 4.1%
28–31 May Marktest 30.1% 38.5% 9.7% 4.5% 8.5% 8.7% 8.4%
30 May Eurosondagem 32.2% 35.5% 12.6% 6.3% 7.6% 5.8% 3.3%
28–29 May Universidade Católica 31.0% 36.0% 11.0% 7.0% 8.0% 7.0% 5.0%
29 May Eurosondagem 32.1% 34.7% 12.9% 6.3% 7.7% 6.3% 2.6%
25–29 May INTERCAMPUS 32.3% 37.0% 12.7% 5.2% 7.7% 5.2% 4.7%
27 May Eurosondagem 32.4% 33.7% 13.2% 6.4% 7.8% 6.5% 1.3%
26 May Eurosondagem 32.3% 33.9% 13.4% 6.3% 7.9% 6.2% 1.6%
21–26 May INTERCAMPUS 34.1% 35.8% 11.3% 6.5% 7.7% 4.5% 1.7%
25 May Eurosondagem 32.5% 33.6% 12.8% 6.5% 8.1% 6.5% 1.1%
24 May Eurosondagem 32.0% 33.7% 13.2% 6.7% 8.1% 6.3% 1.7%
23 May Eurosondagem 32.6% 33.1% 13.7% 6.6% 7.6% 6.4% 0.5%
21–22 May Universidade Católica 36.0% 36.0% 10.0% 6.0% 9.0% 3.0% 0.0%
18–22 May INTERCAMPUS 33.2% 39.6% 12.1% 5.6% 6.6% 3.0% 6.4%
14–18 May Aximage 29.5% 31.1% 12.9% 5.2% 7.3% 14.0% 1.6%
11–15 May INTERCAMPUS 35.4% 36.1% 12.6% 6.2% 7.5% 2.2% 0.7%
7–12 May INTERCAMPUS 36.8% 33.9% 13.4% 6.0% 7.4% 2.4% 2.9%
9–10 May Marktest 33.4% 39.7% 9.0% 4.8% 6.5% 6.6% 6.3%
4–8 May INTERCAMPUS 35.1% 36.2% 10.9% 6.5% 7.7% 3.6% 1.1%
2–5 May INTERCAMPUS 34.8% 37.0% 10.5% 7.0% 7.9% 2.8% 2.2%
28 April–May 3 Eurosondagem 32.5% 35.8% 11.1% 6.6% 7.7% 6.3% 3.3%
29 April–May 2 Aximage 28.3% 31.5% 11.2% 7.7% 9.3% 12.0% 3.2%
30 April–May 1 Universidade Católica 36.0% 34.0% 10.0% 5.0% 9.0% 6.0% 2.0%
14–19 April Eurosondagem 32.7% 36.3% 11.3% 6.9% 7.8% 5.0% 3.6%
15–17 April Marktest 36.1% 35.3% 7.5% 6.0% 8.1% 7.0% 0.8%
8–10 April INTERCAMPUS 33.1% 38.7% 9.4% 7.6% 8.1% 3.1% 5.6%
2–3 April Universidade Católica 33.0% 39.0% 7.0% 6.0% 8.0% 7.0% 6.0%
28–30 March Aximage 28.4% 34.8% 10.8% 6.5% 8.5% 11.0% 6.4%
27–30 March Eurosondagem 30.4% 37.3% 10.7% 7.7% 8.4% 5.5% 6.9%
24–26 March INTERCAMPUS 32.8% 42.2% 8.7% 7.9% 7.1% 1.3% 9.4%
18–23 March Marktest 24.5% 46.7% 6.3% 8.9% 6.7% 6.9% 22.2%
3–7 March Aximage 27.9% 37.9% 8.9% 6.5% 10.7% 8.1% 10.0%
23–28 February Eurosondagem 30.6% 36.9% 9.9% 7.7% 8.6% 6.3% 6.3%
17–23 February Marktest 29.1% 47.8% 4.2% 5.9% 6.1% 6.9% 18.7%
3–8 February Eurosondagem 29.3% 36.3% 10.2% 9.5% 9.2% 5.5% 7.0%
1–3 February Aximage 27.8% 37.8% 9.5% 6.5% 9.3% 9.1% 10.0%
19–21 January Eurosondagem 30.3% 37.4% 9.6% 9.3% 8.4% 5.0% 7.1%
16–19 January INTERCAMPUS 30.8% 36.8% 5.8% 7.3% 7.1% 12.2% 6.0%
5–11 January Eurosondagem 29.6% 37.3% 10.1% 9.0% 8.8% 5.2% 7.7%
3–6 January Aximage 25.4% 38.3% 8.8% 7.5% 9.9% 10.1% 12.9%
2011
10–15 December INTERCAMPUS 30.1% 41.6% 7.7% 10.7% 8.8% 1.1% 11.5%
5–7 December Aximage 27.2% 39.8% 8.8% 7.4% 8.4% 8.4% 12.6%
2–7 December Eurosondagem 30.3% 36.2% 9.6% 9.3% 8.4% 6.2% 5.9%
16–19 November Marktest 26.9% 44.3% 6.9% 8.7% 6.7% 6.5% 17.4%
12–17 November INTERCAMPUS 30.5% 39.2% 8.5% 11.0% 9.7% 1.1% 8.7%
4–9 November Eurosondagem 30.0% 36.9% 9.3% 9.2% 8.8% 5.8% 6.9%
26–29 October Aximage 26.5% 35.2% 9.1% 8.4% 9.8% 11.0% 8.7%
23–25 October Universidade Católica 26.0% 40.0% 7.0% 12.0% 8.0% 7.0% 14.0%
19–24 October Marktest 25.1% 42.0% 8.1% 9.8% 8.3% 6.7% 16.9%
6–12 October Eurosondagem 35.3% 35.3% 8.0% 7.8% 8.4% 5.2% 0.0%
4–6 October INTERCAMPUS 32.0% 35.2% 9.1% 10.6% 11.1% 2.0% 3.2%
1–4 October Aximage 31.7% 30.6% 10.2% 8.6% 7.6% 11.3% 1.1%
14–17 September Marktest 35.7% 38.0% 6.7% 6.5% 6.5% 6.6% 2.3%
6–9 September Aximage 33.8% 32.1% 7.9% 8.3% 8.6% 9.3% 1.7%
1–7 September Eurosondagem 36.0% 35.8% 8.4% 7.1% 7.7% 5.0% 0.2%
28 July–August 2 Eurosondagem 35.0% 36.0% 9.0% 7.2% 8.0% 4.8% 1.0%
20–26 July Marktest 33.3% 37.3% 7.5% 8.5% 6.8% 6.6% 4.0%
16–19 July INTERCAMPUS 34.4% 39.2% 5.9% 9.0% 9.5% 2.0% 4.8%
8–11 July Euroexpansão 31.7% 41.0% 3.8% 6.5% 6.3% 10.7% 9.3%
1–6 July Eurosondagem 33.7% 36.2% 9.6% 7.7% 8.0% 4.8% 2.5%
1–4 July Aximage 30.6% 34.9% 6.7% 8.2% 10.4% 9.2% 4.3%
19–21 June Universidade Católica 34.0% 37.0% 6.0% 6.0% 10.0% 7.0% 3.0%
15–20 June Marktest 24.1% 47.7% 6.9% 8.9% 6.0% 6.4% 23.6%
2–8 June Eurosondagem 34.8% 34.9% 10.1% 7.7% 7.5% 5.0% 0.1%
1–7 June Aximage 30.5% 31.6% 7.4% 9.7% 9.9% 10.9% 1.1%
18–20 May Marktest 27.6% 43.9% 7.5% 7.7% 7.1% 6.2% 16.3%
13–18 May Eurosondagem 36.2% 33.0% 11.3% 7.1% 7.7% 4.7% 3.2%
4–7 May Aximage 30.2% 31.5% 8.2% 8.6% 10.4% 11.1% 1.3%
27–30 April INTERCAMPUS 35.8% 41.6% 5.8% 7.8% 7.8% 1.2% 5.8%
20–25 April Marktest 34.0% 39.8% 4.5% 8.3% 7.2% 6.2% 5.8%
8–13 April Eurosondagem 36.0% 28.5% 13.1% 8.0% 8.2% 6.2% 7.5%
5–8 April Aximage 32.2% 30.4% 10.8% 8.3% 8.7% 9.6% 1.8%
26 March: Pedro Passos Coelho is elected leader of PSD
16–21 March Marktest 35.6% 30.8% 9.9% 11.0% 6.6% 6.1% 4.8%
6–9 March Universidade Católica 41.0% 33.0% 10.0% 6.0% 6.0% 4.0% 8.0%
5–9 March Aximage 34.0% 25.1% 11.5% 8.9% 7.4% 13.1% 8.9%
4–9 March Eurosondagem 36.9% 26.2% 14.8% 8.8% 8.4% 4.9% 10.7%
23–27 February INTERCAMPUS 40.4% 34.4% 7.8% 10.1% 6.3% 1.0% 6.0%
16–21 February Marktest 35.9% 30.9% 9.5% 10.6% 6.8% 6.3% 5.0%
10–13 February Aximage 32.4% 26.3% 10.7% 9.2% 8.3% 13.1% 6.1%
4–9 February Eurosondagem 38.1% 26.9% 13.6% 8.4% 8.3% 4.7% 11.2%
2–5 February Aximage 33.8% 24.8% 12.1% 8.6% 8.7% 12.0% 9.0%
19–23 January Marktest 40.5% 29.2% 10.2% 5.5% 8.5% 6.1% 11.3%
7–12 January Eurosondagem 38.0% 27.4% 12.1% 9.3% 8.4% 4.8% 10.6%
6–11 January Aximage 33.4% 26.5% 11.7% 10.0% 8.2% 10.2% 6.9%
2010
7–10 December Aximage 32.5% 24.4% 12.0% 10.5% 7.7% 12.9% 8.1%
25 November–December 1 Eurosondagem 38.5% 26.9% 12.7% 9.2% 7.7% 5.0% 11.6%
17–19 November Marktest 41.7% 25.6% 12.1% 8.0% 6.5% 6.1% 16.1%
6–8 November Aximage 35.2% 27.3% 10.3% 8.8% 7.8% 10.6% 7.9%
29 October–November 3 Eurosondagem 38.8% 27.5% 12.5% 8.4% 8.0% 4.8% 11.3%
20–24 October Marktest 42.9% 23.7% 12.5% 8.8% 6.0% 6.1% 19.2%
12–15 October Aximage 35.3% 25.4% 9.7% 10.8% 6.0% 12.8% 9.9%
27 September 2009 Election Results 36.6%
97 seats 		29.1%
81 seats 		10.4%
21 seats 		9.8%
16 seats 		7.9%
15 seats 		6.2%
0 seats 		7.5%
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Concurrent issues

Popular anger arose during the electoral process leading to mass protests in multiple cities around the country.

External influence

EU bailout

In what was read as external intereference during the campaign the EU's Olli Rehn said Portugal must make even stronger budget cuts than the measures that failed in parliament leading to the fall of the government. EU Finance Ministers said that about 80 billion euros could be available by mid-May should the austerity measures it demanded pass. Rehn said that the measures would be "a starting point. It is indeed essential in Portugal to reach a cross-party agreement ensuring that such a programme can be adopted May."

On 16 May, the EU endorsed a 78-billion euro joint package with the IMF.

Finnish influence

Facing an election of his own, Finnish Finance Minister Jyrki Katainen said that Portugal's deficit-reduction steps must be even stronger than what was proposed in parliament prior to the election call. "The package must be really strict because otherwise it doesn't make any sense. The package must be harder and more comprehensive than the one the parliament voted against." The surge in popularity of the True Finns prior to the election could threaten a bailout for Portugal. Finland’s support for the bailout was important because it would need unanimous support to pass.

Following a dramatic showing, stronger than opinion polls predicted, by the True Finns, and amid government formation talks, a bailout for Portugal was thrown into doubt. This was despite Katainen's pro-bailout National Coalition Party winning more seats than any other party (44 out of 200).

Economic outlook

On 5 April, Moody's cut Portugal's debt grade for the second in weeks citing its reason for doing so as "driven primarily by increased political, budgetary and economic uncertainty, which increase the risk that the government will be unable to achieve ambitious deficit reduction targets." Its debt rating was decreased from A3 to Baa1, which was three grades above junk bond status.

IMF bailout

On 20 May, the IMF approved a €26 billion bailout for Portugal as part of joint support mechanisms with the EU. Of the total €6.1 billion would be made available immediately.

Result

Anti-incumbency led to the defeat of the ruling party, even more than polls predicted. Pedro Passos Coelho of the Social Democratic Party is the Prime Minister-designate. Template:Portuguese parliamentary election, 2011

Distribution by constituency

Template:Portuguese parliamentary election, 2011 by constituency

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