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1976 Portuguese presidential election

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Field	Value
country	Portugal
type	presidential
previous_election	1972 Portuguese presidential election
previous_year	1972
next_election	1980 Portuguese presidential election
next_year	1980
election_date	27 June 1976
turnout	75.47%
image1
colour1	ff0081
candidate1	António Ramalho Eanes
party1	Independent
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title
bullets	off
popular_vote1	2,967,137
percentage1	61.59%
image2
colour2	810000
candidate2	Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho
party2	Independent
{{Collapsible list
title
bullets	off
popular_vote2	792,760
percentage2	16.46%
image4	IND
candidate4	José Pinheiro de Azevedo
colour4	777777
party4	Independent politician
popular_vote4	692,147
percentage4	14.37%
image5
candidate5	Octávio Pato
party5	Portuguese Communist Party
popular_vote5	365,586
percentage5	7.59%
map_image	{{switcher
map_caption
title	President
before_election	Francisco da Costa Gomes
before_party	Independent politician
after_election	António Ramalho Eanes
after_party	Independent politician

{{Collapsible list | PS | PPD | CDS | MRPP {{Collapsible list | UDP | MES | FSP | PRP-BR |220px |Results by district |[[File:1976 Portuguese presidential election results by municipality.svg|220px]] |Results by municipality Eanes Carvalho Pato

Presidential elections were held in Portugal on 27 June 1976.

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. Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho, a key figure during the Carnation Revolution in 1974, was also a candidate.

Electoral system

Any Portuguese citizen over 35 years old has the opportunity to run for president. In order to do so it was necessary to gather between 7500 and 15000 signatures and submit them to the Supreme Court of Justice.

According to the Portuguese Constitution, to be elected, a candidate needs a majority of votes. If no candidate gets this majority there will take place a second round between the two most voted candidates.

Candidates

Official candidates

António Ramalho Eanes, Military officer, Main leader against the Coup of 25 November 1975, former chairman of RTP, supported by the Socialist Party, Democratic People's Party, Democratic and Social Centre and the Portuguese Workers' Communist Party;
José Pinheiro de Azevedo, Navy officer, Prime Minister between 1975 and 1976, Independent candidate;
Octávio Pato, supported by the Portuguese Communist Party;
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho, Military officer, Independent candidate supported by the Popular Democratic Union, Movement of Socialist Left, People's Socialist Front and the Revolutionary Party of the Proletariat – Revolutionary Brigades;

Unsuccessful candidacies

There was also one candidate rejected by the Portuguese Constitutional Court for not complying with the legal requirements:

Venceslau Pompílio da Cruz;

Campaign period

Party slogans

Candidate	Original slogan	English translation	Refs
	António Ramalho Eanes	« Muitos prometem... Eanes cumpre »
« Candidato de Portugal »	"Many promise ... Eanes delivers"
"Portugal's Candidate"
	Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho	« O 25 de Abril à Presidência »	"April 25 to the Presidency"
	José Pinheiro de Azevedo	« Vota Pinheiro de Azevedo »	"Vote Pinheiro de Azevedo"
	Octávio Pato	« Pela democracia e o socialismo »	"For democracy and socialism"

Candidates' debates

1976 Portuguese presidential election debates	Date	Organisers	Moderator(s)	Present Absent invitee Non-invitee	Eanes	Otelo	Azevedo	Pato	Refs
9 Jun 1976	RTP1	Joaquim Letria	P	P	P	P

Opinion polls

Polling firm	Date released	Sample
size	Oth	Lead	Ind.	Ind.	Ind.	PCP	Portuguese Communist Party}};"
Election results	26 Jun 1976		61.6	16.5	14.4	7.6		45.1
Expresso	9 Jun 1976		53.2	17.7	22.6	4.8	1.7	30.6

Results

National summary

Results by district

District	Eanes	Otelo	Azevedo	Pato	Turnout	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes
	Aveiro	217,589	74.47%	20,634	6.97%	46,346	15.86%	7,866	2.69%	77.38%
	Azores	30,646	86.06%	9,510	9.01%	17,076	16.18%	2,562	2.43%	71.13%
	Beja	36,219	34.59%	34,339	32.80%	7,296	6.97%	26,844	25.64%	74.37%
	Braga	218,459	70.20%	25,089	8.06%	59,093	18.99%	8,550	2.75%	82.34%
	Bragança	67,593	82.59%	2,725	3.33%	9,357	11.43%	2,167	2.65%	68.71%
	Castelo Branco	98,828	76.25%	14,393	11.33%	10,927	8.61%	4,833	3.81%	73.66%
	Coimbra	147,906	71.93%	19,801	9.63%	29,038	14.12%	8,887	4.32%	67.51%
	Évora	39,847	36.03%	38,509	34.82%	10,500	9.50%	21,726	19.65%	81.28%
	Faro	87,590	52.88%	41,018	24.76%	24,331	14.69%	12,698	7.67%	70.81%
	Guarda	88,451	82.87%	4,528	4.24%	11,194	10.49%	2,558	2.40%	72.64%
	Leiria	156,404	76.63%	18,682	9.15%	20,109	9.85%	8,915	4.37%	73.26%
	Lisbon	582,103	53.55%	259,915	23.91%	132,600	12.20%	112,395	10.34%	75.93%
	Madeira	76,417	72.39%	9,510	9.01%	17,076	16.18%	2,562	2.43%	74.81%
	Portalegre	47,665	56.12%	14,122	16.63%	10,893	12.82%	12,258	14.43%	78.24%
	Porto	450,236	60.43%	86,356	11.59%	169,940	22.81%	38,548	5.17%	80.76%
	Santarém	141,397	58.68%	48,370	20.07%	31,564	13.10%	19,634	8.15%	73.53%
	Setúbal	96,739	29.87%	135,495	41.83%	31,166	9.62%	60,519	18.68%	77.78%
	Viana do Castelo	87,136	74.64%	8,075	6.92%	17,174	14.71%	4,362	3.74%	72.36%
	Vila Real	91,261	81.59%	4,552	4.07%	12,604	11.27%	3,433	3.07%	67.59%
	Viseu	155,520	81.19%	7,447	3.90%	25,071	13.09%	3,490	1.82%	69.81%
Source: SGMAI Presidential Election Results

Maps

File:Eleições presidenciais 1976 Portugal.png|Strongest candidate by electoral district. File:Eleições presidenciais portuguesas de 1976 (Mapa).png|Strongest candidate by municipality: Eanes - magenta; Otelo - dark red; Octávio Pato - red.

Notes

| Results presented here exclude undecideds (27%), did not respond (10%) and vote none (1%). With their inclusion results are: António Ramalho Eanes: 33%; Pinheiro de Azevedo: 14%; Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho: 11%; Octávio Pato: 3%; Venceslau Pompílio da Cruz: 1%.

References

(3 May 1976). ""Quadro cronológico das operações eleitorais"". Comissão Nacional de Eleições.
(3 May 1976). ""Decreto-Lei n.º 319-A/76, de 3 de maio"". [[Diário da República]].
"Os cartazes das eleições presidenciais desde 1976". Público.
(9 June 1976). "Confronto: 4 Candidatos para Belém – Parte I". RTP.
(9 June 1976). "Confronto: 4 Candidatos para Belém – Parte II". RTP.
(9 June 1976). "Confronto: 4 Candidatos para Belém – Parte III". RTP.

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