Portuguese presidential election, 1976

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

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.

1 Results
2 Gallery
3 References
4 See also

[edit] Results

Most voted candidate per district (Azores and Madeira not shown)

Portuguese Presidential Election, 1976 - First Round (June 27)
Candidate	Party	Vote	Percent
António Ramalho Eanes	Independent	2,967,137	60.8%
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho	Independent	792,760	16.2%
José Pinheiro de Azevedo	Independent	692,147	14.2%
Octávio Rodrigues Pato	PCP	365,586	07.5%
Invalid Ballots		43,242	00.9%
Blank Ballots		20,253	00.4%
Total:		4,881,125	-

Registed voters: 6,467,480
Turnout: 75.47%

(Source: Portuguese Electoral Commission)

[edit] Gallery

[edit] References

CNE Resultados. Comissão Nacional de Eleições. Retrieved on 2005-05-17.
Centro de Estudos do Pensamento Político. Retrieved on 2005-05-17.

[edit] See also

Portuguese presidential elections

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