The 2018 Portuguese Social Democratic Party leadership election was held on 13 January 2018. The leadership election was held after then PSD leader Pedro Passos Coelho confirmed he would not run for another term in the aftermath of the poor results of the PSD in the 2017 local elections.
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Only two candidates came forward: Rui Rio, former mayor of Porto, and Pedro Santana Lopes, former PSD leader, Prime Minister and mayor of Lisbon. This was Santana Lopes 5th leadership campaign, as he also ran in 1995, 1996, 2000, and 2008. As only two candidates were on the ballot, a second round wasn't necessary. On January 13, 2018, Rui Rio defeated Pedro Santana Lopes by a 54% to 46% margin, thus becoming the new leader of the PSD.[1] Pedro Santana Lopes was, again, defeated in a PSD leadership contest for a 5th time. Rui Rio was confirmed as the new party leader on a party national congress held in Lisbon between 16 and 18 February 2018.[2] Six months after this leadership election, Santana Lopes left the PSD to form his own party, Alliance.[3]
Candidates
edit| Name | Born | Experience | Announcement date | Ref. |
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 Pedro Santana Lopes |
29 June 1956 (age 61) Lisbon |
Prime Minister (2004-2005) President of the Social Democratic Party (2004–2005) Mayor of Lisbon (2002-2004); (2005) Mayor of Figueira da Foz (1997-2001) Secretary of State of Culture (1990-1994) Member of Parliament for Lisbon (1980–1991); (1999–2002); (2005–2009) Member of the European Parliament (1987–1989) |
10 October 2017 | [4] |
.jpg) Rui Rio |
6 August 1957 (age 60) Porto |
Mayor of Porto (2001–2013) Member of Parliament for Porto (1991–2002) |
11 October 2017 | [5] |
Withdrawn candidates
edit- Luís Montenegro, PSD caucus leader (2011–2017)
- Miguel Pinto Luz, Deputy mayor of Cascais city (2017–Incumbent)
Opinion polls
editAll voters
edit| Polling firm/Commissioner | Fieldwork date | Sample size | _(cropped,_Rui_Rio).jpg)
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Other /None |
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| Rui Rio | Santana Lopes | ||||
| Aximage | 6–9 Jan 2018 | 600 | 69.0 | 22.5 | 8.5 |
| Aximage | 1–4 Dec 2017 | 603 | 71.9 | 21.8 | 6.3 |
| Aximage | 4–6 Nov 2017 | 600 | 65.8 | 24.3 | 9.9 |
| Eurosondagem | 16–18 Oct 2017 | 1,003 | 43.3 | 42.2 | 12.5 |
PSD voters/PSD members
edit| Polling firm/Commissioner | Fieldwork date | Sample size |
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Other /None |
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| Rui Rio | Santana Lopes | ||||
| Eurosondagem (PSD members) | 7–9 Jan 2018 | 548 | 48.9 | 51.1 | |
| Aximage (PSD voters) | 6–9 Jan 2018 | 600 | 60.4 | 37.1 | 2.5 |
| Aximage (PSD voters) | 1–4 Dec 2017 | 603 | 70.5 | 26.8 | 2.7 |
| Aximage (PSD voters) | 4–6 Nov 2017 | 600 | 69.6 | 28.0 | 2.4 |
Results
edit| Candidate | 13 January 2018 | ||||
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| Votes | % | ||||
| Rui Rio | 22,728 | 54.15 | |||
| Pedro Santana Lopes | 19,244 | 45.85 | |||
| Total | 41,972 | ||||
| Valid votes | 41,972 | 98.40 | |||
| Invalid and blank ballots | 683 | 1.60 | |||
| Votes cast / turnout | 42,655 | 60.34 | |||
| Registered voters | 70,692 | ||||
| Sources: Official results | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Rui Rio é o novo líder do PSD ", SIC Notícias, 13 January 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ "Rio: "Não há qualquer hipótese de um bloco central", Jornal de Notícias, 16 February 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ "Santana Lopes formaliza saída do PSD e prepara-se para formar um novo partido ", SIC Notícias, 4 August 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ Diário de Notícias (10 October 2017). "Santana Lopes anuncia candidatura à presidência do PSD". Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ Notícias ao Minuto (11 October 2017). "Rui Rio oficializa candidatura. "PSD não é nem nunca será de Direita"". Retrieved 2 February 2020.
External links
edit- Election Results Archived 2019-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
- PSD Official Website