Elections in Portugal - Definition

Elections in Portugal gives information on election and election results in Portugal. An election is a process in which a vote is held to elect candidates to an office. It is the mechanism by which a democracy fills elective offices in the legislature, and sometimes the executive and judiciary, and in which electorates choose local government officials.

See election for a more comprehensive discussion and the List of democracy and elections-related topics for an overview on related topics.

Portugal elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. President is elected for a five year term by the people. The Assembly of the Republic (Assembleia da República) has 230 members, elected for a four year term by proportional representation in multi-seat constituencies. Portugal has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties , with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.

Last elections

• Parliament 2005

Past elections

• European Parliament, 2004

See also

• Electoral calendar
• Electoral system

External links

• Electionworld (http://www.electionworld.org/portugal.htm)
• Adam Carr's Election Archive (http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/p/portugal/)
• Parties and elections (http://www.parties-and-elections.de/portugal.html)