2022 Portuguese Social Democratic Party leadership election
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The 2022 Portuguese Social Democratic Party leadership election was held on 28 May 2022.[1] If no candidate achieved more than 50% of the votes in the first round, a second round would be held between the two most voted candidates in the first round on 4 June 2022, however, as only two candidates were on the ballot, Luís Montenegro and Jorge Moreira da Silva, a second round was not necessary.[2] Nearly 45,000 party members, out of more than 85,000 active members, were registered to vote.[3]
The elections came after the defeat of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) in the 2022 Portuguese legislative election, where António Costa of the Socialist Party (PS) achieved an absolute majority. During election night, Rui Rio, the incumbent leader of the PSD, declared that he does not see how he could be useful in a PS majority.[4] On 3 February 2022, Rio announced his intention of leaving the PSD leadership and proposed the calling of a snap leadership election.[5]
Luís Montenegro, the centrist wing candidate, defeated Jorge Moreira da Silva, the centre-left wing candidate by a landslide, 72% to 28%, and was elected as the new PSD leader; however, turnout dropped to just above 60%.[6] Montenegro won all the districts in the country and didn't prevail in just 38 municipalities, out of 308.[7]
Candidates
[edit]| Name | Born | Experience | Announcement date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Luís Montenegro |
16 February 1973 (age 49) Porto |
Leader of the Social Democratic Parliamentary Caucus (2011–2017) Member of Parliament for Aveiro (2002–2017) |
29 March 2022 | [8] |
.jpg) Jorge Moreira da Silva |
24 April 1971 (age 51) Vila Nova de Famalicão |
Leader of the Social Democratic Youth (1995–1998) Member of the European Parliament (1999–2003) Minister of the Environment, Territorial Planning and Energy (2013–2015) Member of Parliament for Lisbon (2005–2006) Member of Parliament for Braga (1995–1999), (2015–2016) |
1 April 2022 | [9] |
Declined
[edit]- Rui Rio – incumbent President of PSD and Leader of the Opposition (2018-2022); former Mayor of Porto (2001-2013);[5]
- Luís Marques Mendes – political commentator; former leader of the PSD (2005-2007);[10]
- Carlos Moedas – Mayor of Lisbon (since 2021); former European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation (2014-2019);[11][12]
- Pedro Passos Coelho – former Prime Minister (2011-2015); former leader of the PSD (2010-2018);[13]
- Paulo Rangel – Member of the European Parliament (since 2009); candidate for the party leadership in the 2021 elections;[11][14][15][16]
- Miguel Poiares Maduro – Minister for Regional Development (2013-2015);[17][18]
- José Ribau Esteves – Mayor of Ílhavo (1998-2013); Mayor of Aveiro (since 2013);[19][20]
- Miguel Pinto Luz – deputy mayor of Cascais (2017-2024); candidate for the party leadership in the 2020 elections;[11][21][22]
- Pedro Rodrigues – former Social Democratic Youth leader (2007-2010); former member of the Assembly of the Republic (2019-2022; 2009-2011);[23][24]
- André Coelho Lima – Member of the Assembly of the Republic from Braga (since 2019).[25][26]
Opinion polls
[edit]All voters
[edit]| Polling firm/Commissioner | Fieldwork date | Sample size |
|
Others /Undecided |
Lead | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montenegro | Moreira da Silva | |||||
| Aximage | 19–24 May 2022 | 805 | 21 | 21 | 58 | Tie |
| Intercampus | 7–15 May 2022 | 611 | 54.7 | 32.1 | 13.2 | 22.6 |
PSD voters
[edit]| Polling firm/Commissioner | Fieldwork date | Sample size |
|
Others /Undecided |
Lead | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montenegro | Moreira da Silva | |||||
| Aximage | 19–24 May 2022 | 805 | 41 | 22 | 37 | 19 |
Results
[edit]| Candidate | 28 May 2022 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ||||
| Luís Montenegro | 19,241 | 72.48 | |||
| Jorge Moreira da Silva | 7,306 | 27.52 | |||
| Total | 26,547 | ||||
| Valid votes | 26,547 | 98.38 | |||
| Invalid and blank ballots | 437 | 1.62 | |||
| Votes cast / turnout | 26,984 | 60.46 | |||
| Registered voters | 44,628 | ||||
| Sources: Official results | |||||
Results by party federation
[edit]The following table shows a breakdown of the results of the election by party federation, which are mostly equal to the electoral circles.[27]
| Federation | Luís Montenegro | Jorge Moreira da Silva | Invalid
ballots |
Votes cast | Registered | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||||
| Algarve | 501 | 58.53 | 355 | 41.47 | 10 | 866 | 1,314 |
| Aveiro | 1,734 | 64.73 | 945 | 35.27 | 56 | 2,735 | 4,581 |
| Baixo Alentejo | 166 | 77.93 | 47 | 22.07 | 3 | 216 | 322 |
| Braga | 2,533 | 66.61 | 1,270 | 33.39 | 68 | 3,871 | 6,533 |
| Bragança | 760 | 85.88 | 125 | 14.12 | 15 | 900 | 1,305 |
| Castelo Branco | 285 | 68.67 | 130 | 31.33 | 9 | 424 | 714 |
| Coimbra | 780 | 75.36 | 255 | 24.64 | 26 | 1,061 | 1,743 |
| Évora | 205 | 75.93 | 65 | 24.07 | 3 | 273 | 463 |
| Guarda | 610 | 76.25 | 190 | 23.75 | 11 | 811 | 1,210 |
| Leiria | 818 | 77.32 | 240 | 22.68 | 21 | 1,079 | 1,934 |
| Lisbon: Urban Area | 2,069 | 69.57 | 905 | 30.43 | 44 | 3,018 | 5,668 |
| Lisbon: Oeste | 173 | 71.19 | 70 | 28.81 | 6 | 249 | 400 |
| Portalegre | 138 | 75.82 | 44 | 24.18 | 1 | 183 | 286 |
| Porto | 3,134 | 72.83 | 1,169 | 27.17 | 75 | 4,378 | 7,671 |
| Santarém | 604 | 77.84 | 172 | 22.16 | 14 | 790 | 1,332 |
| Setúbal | 484 | 66.12 | 248 | 33.88 | 19 | 751 | 1,256 |
| Viana do Castelo | 602 | 74.50 | 206 | 25.50 | 23 | 831 | 1,162 |
| Vila Real | 937 | 80.02 | 234 | 19.98 | 7 | 1,178 | 1,658 |
| Viseu | 1115 | 77.00 | 333 | 23.00 | 10 | 1,458 | 1,989 |
| Azores | 353 | 75.43 | 115 | 24.57 | 2 | 470 | 691 |
| Madeira | 1,152 | 87.71 | 162 | 12.29 | 14 | 1,332 | 2,261 |
| Europe | 75 | 81.52 | 17 | 18.48 | 0 | 92 | 118 |
| Outside of Europe | 9 | 50.00 | 9 | 50.00 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Sucessor de Rio escolhido a 28 de maio. Ribau Esteves e Pedro Rodrigues marcam posição". Expresso (in European Portuguese). 2022-03-15. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
- ^ "PSD: Montenegro e Moreira da Silva confirmados como dois candidatos à liderança". Visão. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ "Menos militantes pagam quotas para escolha entre Montenegro ou Moreira da Silva". Diário de Notícias. 16 May 2022. Archived from the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ "Rui Rio: 'Eu não consigo argumentar como é que posso ser útil'". www.jn.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-02-03.
- ^ a b "Rui Rio de saída do PSD anuncia que não se recandidata à liderança". www.cmjornal.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-02-03.
- ^ RTP. "Luís Montenegro é o novo presidente do PSD". RTP (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-05-29.
- ^ Rodrigues, Sofia. "Montenegro na hora da vitória: "Maioria expressiva vai facilitar unidade"". Público (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-05-29.
- ^ Público (29 March 2022). "Luís Montenegro vai ser candidato à liderança do PSD". Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ Eco (1 April 2022). "Jorge Moreira da Silva candidata-se à liderança do PSD". Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Marques Mendes descarta hipótese de candidatura à liderança do PSD". www.jn.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-02-21.
- ^ a b c Rodrigues, Sofia. "PSD: os sucessores de quem se fala". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-02-04.
- ^ Anjinho Chagas, Tomás. "Carlos Moedas não é candidato à liderança do PSD. "Certamente estarei fora"". rr.sapo.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-02-22.
- ^ "″O segundo mandato do Presidente da República não será muito gratificante para o próprio″". TSF Rádio Notícias (in European Portuguese). 2022-02-06. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
- ^ "PSD. Paulo Rangel está a ponderar recandidatura à liderança". www.dn.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-02-03.
- ^ Renascença (2022-02-01). "Malheiro lança Montenegro, Moreira da Silva e Rangel à liderança do PSD - Renascença". Rádio Renascença (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-02-03.
- ^ "Paulo Rangel considera que não é "a pessoa indicada" para a liderança do PSD". www.expresso.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ Lusa, Agência. "Conselho Nacional do PSD vota esta segunda-feira proposta de diretas para 28 de maio e Congresso em julho". Observador (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-03-14.
- ^ Observador. ""Não vou alimentar telenovelas: não faz sentido ser candidato a líder do PSD"". Observador (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ^ "Notícia SIC: Ribau Esteves pondera entrar na corrida à liderança do PSD". SIC Notícias (in European Portuguese). 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ "Ribau Esteves anuncia que não é candidato à liderança do PSD". Porto Canal (in European Portuguese). 2022-04-04. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
- ^ "Pinto Luz só falará sobre candidatura à liderança do PSD depois da Comissão Política Nacional". www.dn.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-02-03.
- ^ "Pinto Luz: "Não serei candidato a líder do PSD"". www.observador.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-04-05.
- ^ Carrapatoso, Miguel Santos. "Pedro Rodrigues pondera avançar com candidatura à liderança do PSD". Observador (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "Pedro Rodrigues fora da corrida ao PSD". Jornal de Notícias (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-04-12.
- ^ "Montenegro é favorito à liderança do PSD contra delfim de Rui Rio". www.cmjornal.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-02-03.
- ^ Antunes, Miguel Santos Carrapatoso, Rui Pedro. "André Coelho Lima recusa comentar Montenegro. "Terei opinião, mas devo estar no recato"". Observador (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-04-14.
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