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13.23Percentage point>pp)Image =Medalha de Galiza 1993 - 5.jpgcWidth = 110oTop = 8|oLeft = 62}}| candidate1 = Mário Soares| party1 = Socialist Party (Portugal)| popular_vote1 = 3,459,521| percentage1 = 70.35%Image =Basilio Horta na Exponor.jpgcWidth = 110oTop = 4|oLeft = 20}}| candidate2 = Basílio HortaCDS – People’s Party>CDS| popular_vote2 = 696,379| percentage2 = 14.16%Image =Carlos Carvalhas no XIX Congresso do PCP (cropped).pngcWidth = 110oTop = 0|oLeft = 31}}| candidate3 = Carlos Carvalhas| party3 = Portuguese Communist Party| popular_vote3 = 635,373| percentage3 = 12.92%| map_image = {{switcher220px)|Results by district220px)|Results by municipality|default = 1}}| map_size = 230px| map_caption = {{col-start}}{{col-2}}Soares{{legend|#FFAACC|40-50%}}{{legend|#FF80B2|50-60%}}{{legend|#FF5599|60-70%}}{{legend|#FF2A7F|70-80%}}{{legend|#f30765ff|80-90%}}{{col-2}}Carvalhas{{legend|#cc5e5d|40-50%}}{{legend|#c64c4b|50-60%}}{{col-end}}President of Portugal>President| posttitle = | before_election = Mário Soares| before_party = Socialist Party (Portugal)| after_election = Mário Soares| after_party = Socialist Party (Portugal)}}Presidential elections were held in Portugal on 13 January 1991.The re-election of the hugely popular Mário Soares was never in doubt, specially after the then-ruling PSD, led by Prime Minister Aníbal Cavaco Silva announced its support. Therefore, the election held on 13 January 1991 was a landslide, and no second round was needed.As the election of a left-wing candidate was assured, other left-wing parties, the Portuguese Communist Party and the People’s Democratic Union, presented their own candidates. The communists presented Carlos Carvalhas, who had been Assistant General Secretary of the Party a year before (Álvaro Cunhal was the secretary-general). Carvalhas would later be elected secretary-general, in 1992.On the right, as the Social Democratic Party supported Soares, the Democratic and Social Centre presented the only right-wing candidate, Basílio Horta.Mário Soares achieved the majority of the votes in every district of the country, and 295 of the then 305 municipalities. His score was the biggest ever in a presidential election in Portugal.

Electoral system

Any Portuguese citizen over 35 years old has the opportunity to run for president. In order to do so it is necessary to gather between 7,500 and 15,000 signatures and submit them to the Portuguese Constitutional Court.According to the Portuguese Constitution, to be elected, a candidate needs a majority of votes. If no candidate gets this majority there will take place a second round between the two most voted candidates.

Candidates

Official candidates

• Mário Soares, Incumbent President since 1986 and eligible for a second term, supported by the Socialist Party, and tacitly by the Social Democratic Party;
• Basílio Horta, Minister in previous governments, supported by the Democratic and Social Centre;
• Carlos Carvalhas, supported by the Portuguese Communist Party and Ecologist Party “The Greens”;
• Carlos Manuel Marques, supported by the People’s Democratic Union;

Decided not to run

• Francisco Lucas Pires, Former leader of the Democratic and Social Centre (1983-1986);NEWS, 7 September 1990,arquivos.rtp.pt/conteudos/lucas-pires-anuncia-desistencia-da-candidatura-a-presidencia/, Lucas Pires anuncia desistência da candidatura à Presidência, pt, RTP, 26 May 2020,

Campaign period

Party slogans{| class“wikitable” style@font-size:97%; text-align:left;”

! style="text-align:left;” colspan=“2“| Candidate! Original slogan! English translation! RefsSocialist Party (Portugal)}}“|| Mário Soares| « Soares é fixe »| “Soares is cool”LANGUAGE=PT ACCESS-DATE=26 MAY 2020, | Basílio Horta| « Um Homem às direitas »| “An upright man”LANGUAGE=PT ACCESS-DATE=26 MAY 2020, Unitary Democratic Coalition}}“|| Carlos Carvalhas| « Portugal pode ser melhor »| “Portugal can be better”LANGUAGE=PT ACCESS-DATE=12 MAY 2020, | Carlos Manuel Marques| « A coragem de ser solidário »| “The courage to be supportive”TITLE=CANDIDATURA DE CARLOS MARQUES à PRESIDêNCIA DA REPúBLICAWORK=RTP, 26 May 2020, “>

Candidates’ debates{| class“wikitable” style@font-size:98%; text-align:center;”

! colspan=“21“| 1991 Portuguese presidential election debates ! rowspan=“3“| Date! rowspan=“3“| Organisers! rowspan=“3“| Moderator(s) ! colspan=“18“| {{small|  }} {{Colors|black|#D0FFD0| P }} {{small|Present  }} {{Colors|black|#ffffdd| A }} {{small|Absent invitee}} {{Colors|black|#FFD0D0| N }} {{small|Non-invitee }}! scope=“col” style="width:5em;“| Soares! scope=“col” style="width:5em;“| Horta! scope=“col” style="width:5em;“| Carvalhas! scope=“col” style="width:5em;“| Marques! rowspan=“2“| Refs! style="background:{{party color|Socialist Party (Portugal)}};“|! style="background:#0093DD;“|! style="background:{{party color|Unitary Democratic Coalition}};“|! style="background:#E2062C;“| 21 Nov 1990 RTP1 Vicente Jorge SilvaMaria Elisa DominguesPAPPTITLE=DEBATE ENTRE OS CANDIDATOS à PRESIDêNCIA DA REPúBLICAWORK=RTP, 26 May 2020, 4 Dec 1990 RTP1 -NNPP 6 Dec 1990 RTP1 Mário CrespoPPNN 11 Dec 1990 RTP1 -PNPN 13 Dec 1990 RTP1 -NPNP 19 Dec 1990 RTP1 -PNNP 20 Dec 1990 RTP1 -NPPN 21 Dec 1990 RTP2 Joaquim FurtadoPPPP

Opinion polls

{{legend2|#EAFFEA|Exit poll|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}{| class=“wikitable unsortable” style="text-align:center;font-size:90%;line-height:14px;“! rowspan=“3” |Polling firm! rowspan=“3” |Date released! rowspan=“3” |Samplesize! width=60px | (File:Mário Soares (2003) portrait.jpg|60x90px)! width=60px | (File:Basilio Horta na Exponor.jpg|60x90px)! width=60px | (File:Carlos Carvalhas no XIX Congresso do PCP (cropped).png|80x80px)! width=60px | ! rowspan=3 width=25px | Lead! SoaresPS! HortaCDS! CarvalhasPCP! MarquesUDP style="background:#EFEFEF;“| Election results| 13 Jan 1991| {{N/A}} 70.4| 14.2| 12.9| 2.6 style="background:#EAFFEA“| Euroexpansão/RTP| 13 Jan 1991| {{N/A}} 69.5–73.4| 14.1–17.2| 9.3–12.6| 1.6–2.9Mário Soares>party1=Socialist Party (Portugal)>votes1=3459521Basílio Horta>party2=CDS – People’s Party>votes2=696379Carlos Carvalhas>party3=Portuguese Communist Party–Ecologist Party “The Greens”>votes3=635373Carlos Manuel MarquesCarlos Manuel Marques da Silva}}party4=Popular Democratic Union (Portugal)>votes4=126581|blank=112877|invalid=68037|electorate=8202212|source=Comissão Nacional de Eleições}}

Results by district{| class“wikitable sortable” style@text-align:right; font-size:95%”

! colspan=“2” rowspan=“2” | District! colspan=“2” | Soares! colspan=“2” | Horta! colspan=“2” | Carvalhas! colspan=“2” | Marques! rowspan=“2” | Turnout! Votes! %! Votes! %! Votes! %! Votes! %  Aveiro 250,336 77.27%| 49,675| 15.33%| 17,894| 5.52%| 6,065| 1.87%| 64.36%  Azores 75,530 80.66%| 12,192| 13.02%| 3,652| 3.49%| 6,685| 6.39%| 51.79%  Beja 48,694 54.06%| 5,293| 5.88%| 33,796| 37.52%| 2,294| 2.55%| 60.34%  Braga 287,287 77.49%| 50,991| 13.75%| 26,230| 7.08%| 6,210| 1.68%| 66.41%  Bragança 51,571 67.48%| 19,373| 25.35%| 3,869| 5.06%| 1,615| 2.11%| 53.18%  Castelo Branco 82,470 71.63%| 18,627| 16.18%| 10,593| 9.20%| 3,443| 2.99%| 60.29%  Coimbra 166,041 76.86%| 26,416| 12.23%| 19,084| 8.83%| 4,498| 2.08%| 61.08%  Ã‰vora 50,805 53.99%| 7,710| 8.19%| 33,313| 35.40%| 2,281| 2.42%| 64.94%  Faro 123,550 72.40%| 21,332| 12.50%| 20,481| 12.00%| 5,280| 3.09%| 60.92%  Guarda 69,632 71.33%| 19,874| 20.36%| 5,815| 5.96%| 2,293| 2.35%| 58.23%  Leiria 150,993 72.41%| 38,014| 18.23%| 14,969| 7.18%| 4,535| 2.17%| 60.93%  Lisbon 675,760 64.89%| 156,424| 15.02%| 177,275| 17.02%| 31,860| 3.06%| 61.73%  Madeira 70,632 67.22%| 23,981| 22.91%| 3,652| 3.49%| 6,685| 6.39%| 57.98%  Portalegre 48,170 64.25%| 7,693| 10.26%| 17,271| 23.03%| 1,844| 2.46%| 66.26%  Porto 627,195 76.50%| 101,665| 12.40%| 75,517| 9.21%| 15,536| 1.89%| 65.39%  Santarém 161,301 68.96%| 30,938| 13.23%| 34,996| 14.96%| 6,662| 2.85%| 63.33%  Setúbal 198,977 55.83%| 29,955| 8.40%| 113,232| 31.77%| 14,248| 4.00%| 62.93%  Viana do Castelo 92,312 75.26%| 18,397| 15.00%| 9,263| 7.55%| 2,693| 2.20%| 59.35%  Vila Real 84,358 75.05%| 20,139| 17.92%| 5,738| 5.10%| 2,174| 1.93%| 54.63%  Viseu 145,010 75.41%| 33,945| 17.65%| 9,869| 5.13%| 3,480| 1.81%| 57.96% class=“sortbottom”SGMAI Presidential Election Results

Maps

File:Eleições presidenciais 1991.png|Strongest candidate by electoral district. File:Eleições presidenciais portuguesas de 1991 (Mapa).png|Strongest candidate by municipality.

References

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• WEB, CNE Resultados,eleicoes.cne.pt/cne2005/sel_eleicoes.cfm?m=rasterassemb, Comissão Nacional de Eleições, 17 May 2005, 8 April 2005,eleicoes.cne.pt/cne2005/sel_eleicoes.cfm?m=rasterassemb," title="web.archive.org/web/20050408212102eleicoes.cne.pt/cne2005/sel_eleicoes.cfm?m=rasterassemb,">web.archive.org/web/20050408212102eleicoes.cne.pt/cne2005/sel_eleicoes.cfm?m=rasterassemb, dead,
• WEB, Centro de Estudos do Pensamento Político,www.iscsp.utl.pt/~cepp/abertura.php, 17 May 2005,www.iscsp.utl.pt/~cepp/abertura.php," title="web.archive.org/web/20060818153627www.iscsp.utl.pt/~cepp/abertura.php,">web.archive.org/web/20060818153627www.iscsp.utl.pt/~cepp/abertura.php, 2006-08-18, dead,

External links

• Portuguese Electoral Commission
• NSD: European Election Database - Portugal {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220144604www.nsd.uib.no/european_election_database/country/portugal/ |date=2014-12-20 }} publishes regional level election data; allows for comparisons of election results, 1990-2010

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