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1980 Portuguese presidential election

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Field	Value
country	Portugal
type	presidential
previous_election	1976 Portuguese presidential election
previous_year	1976
next_election	1986 Portuguese presidential election
next_year	1986
election_date	7 December 1980
turnout	84.39% ( 8.92pp)
image1
candidate1	António Ramalho Eanes
party1	Independent
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bullets	off
titlestyle	background:transparent;
colour1	ff0081
popular_vote1	3,262,520
percentage1	56.44%
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candidate2	António Soares Carneiro
party2	Democratic Alliance (Portugal, 1979)
popular_vote2	2,325,481
percentage2	40.23%
map_image	{{switcher
map_caption
title	President
before_election	António Ramalho Eanes
before_party	Independent (politician)
after_election	António Ramalho Eanes
after_party	Independent (politician)

{{Collapsible list | PS | PCP | PCTP/MRPP |220px |Results by district |[[File:1980 Portuguese presidential election results by municipality.svg|220px]] |Results by municipality Eanes Soares

Presidential elections were held in Portugal on 7 December 1980.

Incumbent president General Ramalho Eanes gathered the support of the Socialist Party, despite the objection of their leader, Mário Soares, and also the support of the Portuguese Communist Party, whose candidate, Carlos Brito, withdrew the week before the election giving his support to Eanes. The Communist Party of the Portuguese Workers also gave support to Eanes, whose picture became a feature on numerous walls around the country, painted by Communist Party activists.

One of the major players in the democratic revolution of 1974, Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho, was also a candidate, for the second time, but finished far behind his previous result of 1976. The newly founded Workers Party of Socialist Unity presented its own candidate, Aires Rodrigues.

His main opponent, General Soares Carneiro, was known for his right-wing views and was branded by opponents as a hardliner, with links to the dictatorial regime that had been overthrown only six years earlier. He was supported by the Democratic Alliance, a centre-right coalition of the Social Democratic Party, the Democratic Social Center, and the smaller People's Monarchist Party.

Two days before the election, two of Soares Carneiro's leading supporters, Prime Minister Francisco Sá Carneiro (no relation) and Defence Minister Adelino Amaro da Costa, died in the 1980 Camarate air crash while they were heading for a rally in Porto. Despite the accident, the election went ahead as planned, and predictions that a second round would be needed were shown to be wrong, with Ramalho Eanes winning with almost 57 percent, against 40 percent for Soares Carneiro.

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, Incumbent President since 1976 and eligible for a second term, Independent candidate supported by the Socialist Party, Portuguese Communist Party and the Portuguese Workers' Communist Party;
**António Soares Carneiro **, Military officer, supported by the Democratic Alliance;
Carlos Galvão de Melo, General officer, Member of the National Salvation Junta, Independent candidate;
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho, Military officer, polled second place in 1976, supported by the Popular Unity Force;
António Pires Veloso, Major general of the Portuguese Army, Independent candidate;
António Aires Rodrigues, supported by the Workers Party of Socialist Unity
Carlos Brito, Official candidate of the Portuguese Communist Party, Left the race to support Ramalho Eanes;

Campaign period

Party slogans

Candidate	Original slogan	English translation	Refs
	António Ramalho Eanes	« O Presidente de todos os Portugueses »	"The President of all Portuguese"
Democratic Alliance (Portugal, 1979)}}		António Soares Carneiro	« Maioria, Governo, Presidente »
« Segurança no futuro »	"Majority, Government, President"
"Safety in the future"
Força de Unidade Popular}}		Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho	« Na Presidência um amigo »	"A friend in the presidency"
Independent}}		Carlos Galvão de Melo	« Candidato de Portugal »	"Portugal's candidate"
Independent}}		António Pires Veloso	« Vota Portugal »	"Vote Portugal"

Results

National summary

Results by district

District	Eanes	Carneiro	Otelo	Galvão de Melo	Pires Veloso	Rodrigues	Turnout	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
Democratic Alliance (Portugal, 1979)}}		Aveiro	161,264	46.09%	177,116	50.62%	2,924	0.84%	4,441	1.27%	3,441	0.98%	699	0.20%	84.56%
	Azores	65,399	57.22%	46,059	40.30%	656	0.57%	1,150	1.01%	863	0.76%	175	0.20%	74.09%
	Beja	87,644	74.49%	24,395	20.73%	3,210	2.73%	888	0.75%	916	0.78%	618	0.53%	82.03%
	Braga	197,162	52.12%	170,796	45.15%	3,380	0.89%	2,541	0.67%	3,746	0.99%	692	0.18%	88.18%
Democratic Alliance (Portugal, 1979)}}		Bragança	35,628	36.21%	59,809	60.66%	696	0.71%	745	0.76%	1,354	1.37%	294	0.30%	77.51%
	Castelo Branco	80,341	55.07%	61,140	41.90%	1,500	1.03%	984	0.67%	1,570	1.08%	367	0.25%	81.74%
	Coimbra	147,345	57.03%	102,930	39.84%	3,129	1.21%	2,274	0.88%	1,891	0.73%	776	0.30%	80.43%
	Évora	85,820	70.40%	31,270	25.65%	2,870	2.35%	901	0.74%	587	0.48%	451	0.37%	87.02%
	Faro	128,720	64.94%	61,282	30.92%	3,607	1.82%	1,934	0.98%	1,979	1.00%	699	0.35%	81.45%
Democratic Alliance (Portugal, 1979)}}		Guarda	50,349	40.37%	70,556	56.68%	870	0.70%	875	0.70%	1,573	1.26%	351	0.28%	81.13%
Democratic Alliance (Portugal, 1979)}}		Leiria	111,447	45.33%	126,203	51.33%	3,087	1.26%	2,655	1.08%	1,810	0.74%	678	0.28%	82.69%
	Lisbon	792,652	60.72%	469,173	35.94%	24,178	1.85%	11,323	0.87%	6,019	0.46%	2,011	0.15%	86.25%
Democratic Alliance (Portugal, 1979)}}		Madeira	52,208	44.34%	60,160	51.10%	2,446	2.08%	1,494	1.27%	1,198	1.02%	230	0.20%	77.46%
	Portalegre	65,466	68.58%	27,485	28.79%	918	0.96%	777	0.81%	524	0.55%	285	0.30%	85.75%
	Porto	523,634	57.85%	355,723	39.30%	10,251	1.13%	5,726	0.63%	8,627	0.95%	1,197	0.13%	88.17%
	Santarém	173,821	61.41%	99,911	35.30%	3,901	1.38%	2,723	0.96%	1,839	0.65%	872	0.31%	83.87%
	Setúbal	299,596	74.75%	82,290	20.53%	13,826	3.45%	2,804	0.70%	1,363	0.34%	919	0.23%	86.41%
Democratic Alliance (Portugal, 1979)}}		Viana do Castelo	63,172	44.76%	74,052	52.47%	1,156	0.82%	991	0.70%	1,426	1.01%	328	0.23%	80.17%
Democratic Alliance (Portugal, 1979)}}		Vila Real	53,884	39.06%	80,420	58.30%	969	0.70%	744	0.54%	1,538	1.11%	398	0.29%	78.65%
Democratic Alliance (Portugal, 1979)}}		Viseu	82,370	36.04%	139,077	60.59%	1,934	0.84%	2,425	1.06%	2,764	1.20%	601	0.26%	79.04%
Source: SGMAI Presidential Election Results

Maps

File:Eleições presidenciais 1980 Portugal.png|Strongest candidate by electoral district. File:Eleições presidenciais portuguesas de 1980 (Mapa).png|Strongest candidate by municipality: Eanes - magenta; Soares Carneiro - darkblue.

Notes

References

(27 December 1978). ""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]].
"Eleições presidenciais de 1980 – candidatura de Ramalho Eanes". EPHEMERA.
"Eleições presidenciais de 1980 – candidatura de Soares Carneiro". EPHEMERA.
"Os cartazes das eleições presidenciais desde 1976". Público.

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