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Encyclopedia > Portuguese Parliament election, 2005
Politics of Portugal

Politics of Portugal
Political parties in Portugal
Elections in Portugal
Portuguese Constitution The Republic of Portugal (Portuguese: República Portuguesa) is a democratic republic located on the west and southwest parts of the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe, the westernmost country in continental Europe. ... Portugals April 25, 1976 constitution reflected the countrys 1974-76 move from authoritarian rule to provisional military government to a parliamentary democracy with some initial communist and left-wing influence. ... Political parties in Portugal lists political parties in Portugal. ... Politics of Portugal Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Portugal ... The first Portuguese Constitution was drafted in 1822. ...

The Portuguese Parliament election took place on February 20, 2005. These elections were called after the decision of President Jorge Sampaio on November 30, 2004 to dissolve the Parliament as an answer to the political instability caused by the government led by Pedro Santana Lopes (PSD) in coalition with the PP. The Prime Minister nevertheless announced the resignation of the government on December 11. Politics of Portugal Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Portugal ... February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Categories: Lists of office-holders | Portugal | Presidents of Portugal ... Jorge Fernando Branco de Sampaio is the current Portuguese President of the Republic, elected for a second term in January 14, 2001. ... November 30 is the 334th day (335th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pedro Miguel de Santana Lopes (born June 29, 1956) is a Portuguese politician, and has been Prime Minister of Portugal since July 17, 2004. ... The Social Democratic Party (Portuguese: Partido Social Democrata) is a political party in Portugal. ... The Partido Popular (known in English as the Peoples Party) is a Portuguese political party. ... December 11 is the 345th day (346th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...


The campaign, which started officially on February 6, was marked by an emphasis on the politicians' personal lives, a practice unusual in Portuguese politics. The major topics of the campaign were the problematic state of the country's finances, unemployment and abortion. February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Unemployment rates in the United States. ... Abortion, in its most common usage, refers to the voluntary or induced termination of a pregnancy, generally through the use of surgical procedures or drugs. ...


The major parties involved were listed with their leaders:

José Sócrates, leader of the Socialist Party, was nominated Prime Minister. PCPs official symbol, featuring the hammer and sickle and the Portuguese national colors, red and green. ... CDU logo The Unitarian Democratic Coalition (Portuguese: Coligação Democrática Unitária or CDU) is an electoral and political coalition between the Portuguese Communist Party (Portuguese: Partido Comunista Português or PCP) and the Ecologist Party The Greens (Portuguese: Partido Ecologista Os Verdes or PEV). ... Jerónimo de Sousa (born in Santa Maria da Azóia, 13 April 1947) is a Portuguese politician and current secretary-general of the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP), elected in 2004. ... The Socialist Party (Portuguese: Partido Socialista) is a political party of Portugal. ... José Sócrates Carvalho Pinto de Sousa (born in Vilar de Maçada, 6 September 1957) is a Portuguese politician, secretary-general of the Socialist Party and the current prime minister of Portugal, since March 12, 2005. ... The Social Democratic Party (Portuguese: Partido Social Democrata) is a political party in Portugal. ... Pedro Miguel de Santana Lopes (born June 29, 1956) is a Portuguese politician, and has been Prime Minister of Portugal since July 17, 2004. ... February 22 is the 53rd day of every year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The Partido Popular (known in English as the Peoples Party) is a Portuguese political party. ... Paulo Sacadura Cabral Portas was born on 12 September 1962 into a bourgeois family in Lisbon, with roots in Vila Viçosa on the paternal side and agricultural aristocracy of the side of his mother. ...


National summary of votes and seats

Party Voting % change (2002) seats
PS
2,588,312
45.0%
+07.2%
121
PSD
1,653,261
28.8%
-11.4%
75
CDU
433,243
07.6%
+00.6%
14
PP
416,415
07.3%
-01.5%
12
BE
364,909
06.4%
+03.7%
8
Others
121,120
02.3%
-
0
5,644,814
-
-
230

CDU is composed by PCP (12 MPs) and PEV (The Greens) (2 MPs) The Socialist Party ( Portuguese: Partido Socialista) is a political party of Portugal. ... The Social Democratic Party (Portuguese: Partido Social Democrata) is a political party in Portugal. ... CDU logo The Unitarian Democratic Coalition (Portuguese: Coligação Democrática Unitária or CDU) is an electoral and political coalition between the Portuguese Communist Party (Portuguese: Partido Comunista Português or PCP) and the Ecologist Party The Greens (Portuguese: Partido Ecologista Os Verdes or PEV). ... The Partido Popular (known in English as the Peoples Party) is a Portuguese political party. ...


(source: Official site of Assembleia da Republica (http://www.parlamento.pt/deputados/resultadoseleitorais/index.html)


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