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Portuguese legislative election, 2002
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The Portuguese legislative election of 2002 took place on March 17. These elections were called after the resignation of the former Prime-Minister, António Guterres after a defeat of the Socialist Party in the local election of 2001. That fact, plus the problematic state of the country's finances were the main arguments of the right-wing parties, which led them to win the election.
After the election, as no Party got an absolute majority, the Social Democrats formed a coalition with the right-wing People's Party. The left-wing Unitarian Democratic Coalition achieved the lowest result ever (as of 2005), finishing in the third place in its traditional strongholds, Évora and Setúbal. The Leftwing Bloc gained one MP. The turnout was the lowest ever, marking a growing separation between the politics and the Portuguese people, mainly due to the image of the politicians as corrupts and the idea that all the parties are the same.
The major parties involved and the respective leaders:
José Manuel Durão Barroso, leader of the Social Democratic Party, was nominated Prime Minister and formed a coalition government with the People's Party.
National summary of votes and seats
| Portuguese legislative election, 2002 (March 17) |
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Change |
Seats |
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PSD
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2,200,765
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40.2%
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7.9%
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105
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PS
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2,068,584
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37.8%
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-6.2%
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96
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CDS/PP
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477,350
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08.7%
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0.4%
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14
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CDU
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379,870
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06.9%
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-2.1%
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12
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BE
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149,966
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02.7%
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0.3%
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3
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PCTP/MRPP
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36,193
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00.7%
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-
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0
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MPT
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15,540
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00.3%
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-0.1%
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0
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PPM
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12,398
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00.2%
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-0.1%
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0
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PH
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11,472
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00.2%
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-
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0
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PNR
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4,712
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00.1%
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-
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0
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POUS
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4,316
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00.1%
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-
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0
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Blank Ballots
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55,121
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01.0%
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-0.1%
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-
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Invalid Ballots
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52,653
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01.0%
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-
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-
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Total
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5,473,655
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-
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-
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230
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- Registered Voters: 8,902,713
- Turnout: 61.48%
Note:
- CDU is composed by the PCP (Communist) (10 MPs), the PEV (Green) (2 MPs) and the ID (0 MPs)
(source: Portuguese Electoral Commission)
See also
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