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Presidential elections were held in Portugal on 24 January 2021.[1]
The incumbent President, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, was reelected in a landslide victory with 60.7% of the vote.[2]
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Summary of the 24 January 2021 Portuguese presidential election results
Candidates
|
Supporting parties
|
First round
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
|
Social Democratic Party,People's Party
|
2,533,799
|
60.70
|
|
Ana Gomes
|
People–Animals–Nature, LIVRE
|
541,345
|
12.97
|
|
André Ventura
|
CHEGA
|
496,653
|
11.90
|
|
João Ferreira
|
Portuguese Communist Party, Ecologist Party
|
180,473
|
4.32
|
|
Marisa Matias
|
Left Bloc, Socialist Alternative Movement
|
164,731
|
3.95
|
|
Tiago Mayan Gonçalves
|
Liberal Initiative
|
134,427
|
3.22
|
|
Vitorino Silva
|
React, Include, Recycle
|
122,743
|
2.94
|
Total valid
|
4,174,171
|
100.00
|
Blank ballots
|
47,041
|
1.10
|
[c]Invalid ballots
|
39,997
|
0.94
|
Total
|
4,261,209
|
|
Registered voters/turnout
|
10,791,490 |
39.49
|
Source: Election results Archived 2021-01-29 at the Wayback Machine
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Vote share 1st Round |
|
|
|
|
|
Marcelo R. de Sousa |
|
60.70% |
Ana Gomes |
|
12.97% |
André Ventura |
|
11.90% |
João Ferreira |
|
4.32% |
Marisa Matias |
|
3.95% |
Tiago Mayan |
|
3.22% |
Vitorino Silva |
|
2.94% |
Blank/Invalid |
|
2.04% |
|
- ↑ Supported by PSD and CDS-PP
- ↑ Supported by PAN and LIVRE; even though she is a member of PS, the party did not officially back any candidate in particular
- ↑ Includes votes for candidate Eduardo Baptista.