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On 9 November 2023, President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa announced he would dissolve the parliament and called an early election for 10 March 2024. [14] On 15 January 2024, the President signed the decree that officially dissolved Parliament and set the date for the elections. [20] Campaigning officially began on 25 February and lasted for two ...
The proposed election day, 9 June, conflicted with the Portugal Day holiday on 10 June, as well as with other several local holidays. The government feared that an election close to so many holidays would suppress turnout [7] and attempted to find a compromise with EU countries to find an alternative date, but, no unanimity was reached and the election was then expected to be held on 9 June.
The Assembly of the Republic has 230 members elected to four-year terms. The number of seats to be elected by each district depends on the district magnitude. [1] 226 seats are allocated proportionally by the number of registered voters in the 18 Districts in Mainland Portugal, plus Azores and Madeira, and 4 fixed seats are allocated for overseas voters, 2 seats for voters in Europe and ...
This is a list of the 21 members of the European Parliament for Portugal in the 2024 to 2029 session.
Each constituency in Portugal elects a certain number of MPs depending on their number of registered voters. This number ranges from a minimum of 2 MPs in Portalegre to 48 in Lisbon . In this page, the names of the head candidates by party and/or coalition for each constituency will be listed.
21 August – A wildfire in Madeira burns at least 4,937 hectares of land, prompting authorities to issue an emergency appeal for aid from the European Union. [12]30 August – Four people are killed and one other is reported missing after a National Republican Guard helicopter crashes into the Douro river in Lamego.
Poll results are listed in the table below in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed in bold, and the background shaded in the leading party's colour.
José Manuel Fernandes – until 1 April 2024 [4] Teófilo Santos – since 2 April 2024; Maria da Graça Carvalho – until 1 April 2024 [4] Vânia Neto – since 2 April 2024; Álvaro Amaro − until 6 July 2023 Carlos Coelho − since 7 July 2023; Cláudia Aguiar – until 4 April 2024 [4] Ricardo Morgado – since 5 April 2024; On the Left ...