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11.82Percentage point>pp)| opinion_polls = Opinion polling for the 2006 Portuguese presidential electionImage =A. Cavaco Silva (cropped).pngcWidth = 110oTop = 0|oLeft = 22}}| candidate1 = Aníbal Cavaco Silva| party1 = Social Democratic Party (Portugal)| popular_vote1 = 2,773,431| percentage1 = 50.54%Image =Presidenciais 2011 Manuel Alegre (cropped).pngcWidth = 110oTop = 10|oLeft = 20}}| candidate2 = Manuel Alegre| party2 = Independent| colour2 = | popular_vote2 = 1,138,297| percentage2 = 20.74%Image =Mário Soares (2003) portrait.jpgcWidth = 110oTop = 0|oLeft = 5}}| candidate3 = Mário Soares| party3 = Socialist Party (Portugal)| popular_vote3 = 785,355| percentage3 = 14.31%Image =Jerónimo de Sousa 2007 (cropped).jpgcWidth = 110oTop = 5|oLeft = 8}}| candidate4 = Jerónimo de Sousa| party4 = Portuguese Communist Party| popular_vote4 = 474,083| percentage4 = 8.64%Image =Francisco Louçã na VI Convenção Nacional do Bloco de Esquerda 01 cropped 2.jpgcWidth = 110oTop = 10|oLeft = 70}}| candidate5 = Francisco Louçã| party5 = Left Bloc (Portugal)| popular_vote5 = 292,198| percentage5 = 5.3%| map_image = {{switcher220px)|Results by district220px)|Results by municipality|default = 1}}| map_caption ={{col-start}}{{col-4}}Cavaco Silva{{legend|#FEEFDF|20-30%}}{{legend|#FEE5D5|30-40%}}{{legend|#FFCCAA|40-50%}}{{legend|#FFB380|50-60%}}{{legend|#FF9955|60-70%}}{{legend|#fb8537ff|70-80%}}{{legend|#f66614ff|80-90%}}{{col-4}}Alegre{{legend|#EDEDED|20-30%}}{{legend|#E6E6E6|30-40%}}{{col-4}}Soares{{legend|#FFDCEC|20-30%}}{{col-4}}Sousa{{legend|#e3a6a5|20-30%}}{{legend|#d78281|30-40%}}{{legend|#cc5e5d|40-50%}}{{col-end}}President of Portugal>President| before_election = Jorge Sampaio| before_party = Socialist Party (Portugal)| after_election = Aníbal Cavaco Silva| after_party = Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}}Presidential elections were held in Portugal on 22 January 2006 to elect a successor to the incumbent President Jorge Sampaio, who was term-limited from running for a third consecutive term by the Constitution of Portugal. The result was a victory in the first round for Aníbal Cavaco Silva of the Social Democratic Party candidate, the former Prime Minister, won 50.54 percent of the vote in the first round, just over the majority required to avoid a runoff election. It was the first time in which a right-wing candidate was elected President of the Republic since the 1974 Carnation Revolution.Voter turnout was 62%.

Background

In the presidential election of 14 January 2001, the outgoing Socialist Jorge Sampaio was re-elected in the first round with 55% of votes. Because he was term-limited, he was forbidden, by the Constitution, to run for a third consecutive term.In the parliamentary elections of 20 February 2005, the Socialist Party, led by José Sócrates, won for the first time in its history with an absolute majority of seats, while the Social Democratic Party led by Prime Minister Pedro Santana Lopes fell below 30%, their worst result since 1983.To cope with the bad fiscal situation, the government introduced a policy of fiscal restraint, combining higher taxes, lower public treatments and privatizations. Adding to this, a bad summer in terms of wildfires put more pressure in the government. This policies were not popular and as a result, the Socialists were defeated in the local elections on 9 October 2005. In the follow-up for the presidential elections, the Socialists decided to nominate their former secretary-general, Mário Soares, President of the Republic between 1986 and 1996. This decision divided the party, which led Manuel Alegre, a member of the party parliamentary group, to announce his candidature as an independent. The Social Democratic Party opted to support their former leader Aníbal Cavaco Silva, Prime Minister from 1985 to 1995, and presidential candidate defeated in 1996.

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

Thirteen citizens sought election officially, but only six gathered the 7,500 signatures required under the constitution to be a candidate in the poll:

Official candidates

• Manuel Alegre, a Socialist Party politician who ran without the official backing of his party;
• Aníbal Cavaco Silva, Prime Minister from 1985 to 1995, supported by the Social Democratic Party and by the People’s Party;
• Francisco Louçã, coordinator of the political commission of the Left Bloc;
• Garcia Pereira, Secretary-General of the PCTP/MRPP;
• Mário Soares, President from 1986 to 1996, the official candidate of the Socialist Party; and
• Jerónimo de Sousa, Secretary-General of the Portuguese Communist Party, also supported by the Ecologist Party “The Greens”.

All the candidates except for Cavaco Silva are considered to be from the Portuguese political left.

Unsuccessful candidacies

(File:Eleições presidenciais 2006.png|thumb|Official logo of the election.)The other potential candidates who, according to the Constitutional Court, did not gather enough signatures, were:

• Josué Rodrigues Gonçalo Pedro;
• Luís Filipe Guerra, leader of the Humanist Party;
• Teresa Lameiro;
• Manuela Magno, nuclear physicist;
• Carmelinda Pereira, leader of the Workers Party of Socialist Unity (POUS);
• Luís Botelho Ribeiro; and
• Diamantino da Silva;

Campaign period

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

! style="text-align:left;” colspan=“2“| Candidate! Original slogan! English translation! RefsSocial Democratic Party (Portugal)}}“|| Aníbal Cavaco Silva| « Portugal Maior »| “Greater Portugal”LANGUAGE=PT ACCESS-DATE=12 MAY 2020, Socialist Party (Portugal)}}“|| Mário Soares| « Sempre presente nos momentos difíceis »| “Always present in difficult times”LANGUAGE=PT ACCESS-DATE=12 MAY 2020, Independent}}“|| Manuel Alegre| « O poder dos cidadãos »| “The power of citizens”LANGUAGE=PT ACCESS-DATE=12 MAY 2020, Unitary Democratic Coalition}}“|| Jerónimo de Sousa| « Com toda a confiança »| “With all confidence”LANGUAGE=PT ACCESS-DATE=12 MAY 2020, Left Bloc (Portugal)}};“|| Francisco Louçã| « Rigor, Solidariedade »| “Rigor, Solidarity”LANGUAGE=PT ACCESS-DATE=12 MAY 2020, Communist Party of the Portuguese Workers / Reorganizative Movement of the Party of the Proletariat}};“|| António Garcia Pereira| « A coragem de mudar de rumo »| “The courage to change course”LANGUAGE=PT ACCESS-DATE=12 MAY 2020, “>

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

! colspan=“21“| 2006 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;“| Cavaco! scope=“col” style="width:5em;“| Soares! scope=“col” style="width:5em;“| Alegre! scope=“col” style="width:5em;“| Jerónimo! scope=“col” style="width:5em;“| Louçã! rowspan=“2“| Refs! style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}};“|! style="background:{{party color|Socialist Party (Portugal)}};“|! style="background:{{party color|Independent}};“|! style="background:{{party color|Unitary Democratic Coalition}};“|! style="background:{{party color|Left Bloc (Portugal)}};“| 5 Dec 2005 SIC Rodrigo Guedes de Carvalho, {{illlt=Ricardo CostaRicardo Costa (jornalista)}}PNPNNTITLE=CINCO CANDIDATOS NA ARENA TELEVISIVA WORK=PúBLICO, 12 May 2020, 8 Dec 2005 RTP1 NPNPN| 9 Dec 2005 TVI Constança Cunha e Sá, Miguel Sousa Tavares PNNNP| 12 Dec 2005 RTP1 NNPNP| 13 Dec 2005 TVI Constança Cunha e Sá, Miguel Sousa Tavares NPPNN| 14 Dec 2005 SIC Rodrigo Guedes de Carvalho, {{illlt=Ricardo CostaRicardo Costa (jornalista)}}PNNPN| 15 Dec 2005 RTP1 Judite de Sousa, José Alberto CarvalhoNNNPP| 16 Dec 2005 SIC NPNNP| 19 Dec 2005 TVI NNPPN| 20 Dec 2005 RTP1 Judite de Sousa, José Alberto CarvalhoPPNNN| ! colspan=“9“| {{small|Candidate viewed as “most convincing” in each debate}}! rowspan=“3“|Date! rowspan=“3“|Organisers! rowspan=“3“|Polling firm/Link ! scope=“col” style="width:5em;“| Cavaco! scope=“col” style="width:5em;“| Soares! scope=“col” style="width:5em;“| Alegre! scope=“col” style="width:5em;“| Jerónimo! scope=“col” style="width:5em;“| Louçã! rowspan=“2“| Refs! style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}};“|! style="background:{{party color|Socialist Party (Portugal)}};“|! style="background:{{party color|Independent}};“|! style="background:{{party color|Unitary Democratic Coalition}};“|! style="background:{{party color|Left Bloc (Portugal)}};“| 5 Dec 2005 SIC| Eurosondagem 27.3| {{N/A}}| 15.7| {{N/A}}| {{N/A}}57.0% Neither/Tie}} 12 Dec 2005 TVI| Eurosondagem| {{N/A}}| 19.3 20.7| {{N/A}}| {{N/A}}60.0% Neither/Tie}}

Opinion polling

{{Graph:Chart | xType=date | xAxisAngle = -45 | yAxisFormat = % | yAxisMin = 0 | yAxisMax = 0.65 | legend= | type=line | colors=#F68A21,#FF66FF,#777777,#FF0000,#8B0000,#CC0000,#DDDDDD |x=2005/09/06,2005/09/09,2005/10/06,2005/10/19,2005/10/21,2005/11/08,2005/11/08,2005/11/19,2005/11/22,2005/11/24,2005/12/01,2005/12/02,2005/12/14,2006/01/04,2006/01/05,2006/01/07,2006/01/11,2006/01/11,2006/01/11,2006/01/15,2006/01/15,2006/01/18,2006/01/18,2006/01/18,2006/01/22 | y1Title=Cavaco Silva (PSD) | y1=0.534,0.49,0.526,0.620,0.580,0.526,0.580,0.560,0.570,0.570,0.630,0.580,0.555,0.600,0.610,0.610,0.524,0.547,0.568,0.546,0.520,0.525,0.530,0.530,0.5054 | y2Title=Mário Soares (PS) | y2=0.362,0.32,0.181,0.110,0.120,0.180,0.120,0.130,0.160,0.150,0.150,0.170,0.204,0.130,0.150,0.143,0.170,0.124,0.128,0.131,0.150,0.154,0.169,0.124,0.1431 | y3Title=Manuel Alegre | y3=,,0.189,0.170,0.160,0.169,0.190,0.190,0.170,0.170,0.160,0.140,0.125,0.160,0.110,0.115,0.174,0.159,0.156,0.184,0.190,0.195,0.162,0.206,0.2074 | y4Title=Jerónimo de Sousa (PCP) | y4=,0.07,0.042,0.040,0.050,0.056,0.060,0.060,0.050,0.060,0.030,0.060,0.057,0.070,0.040,0.069,0.069,0.087,0.078,0.066,0.070,0.065,0.072,0.070,0.0864 | y5Title=Francisco Louçã (BE) | y5=,0.11,0.062,0.030,0.060,0.062,0.040,0.060,0.040,0.050,0.030,0.050,0.048,0.040,0.070,0.061,0.058,0.071,0.065,0.064,0.060,0.055,0.058,0.065,0.0532 | y6=,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,0.004,0.013,,,0.010,0.008,0.009,0.005,0.0044 | y7=,,,,0.020,0.020,0.006,0.010,,0.010,,,,0.011,,0.010,0.003,,,0.004,0.008,,,,, | interpolate=bundle | showSymbols = 0.7 | yGrid = true | linewidth = 1.8}}

Voter turnout

The table below shows voter turnout throughout election day including voters from Overseas. Due to lack of data from the 2001 election, it’s not possible to compare the turnout throughout election day between the two elections.{| class=“wikitable sortable” style="text-align:right;”! rowspan=“3“| Turnout! colspan=“9“| Time! colspan=“2“| 12:00! colspan=“2“| 16:00! colspan=“3“| 19:00! 2001! 2006! 2001! 2006! 2001! 2006! ± Total| {{N/A}}| 19.32%| {{N/A}}| 45.56% 49.71%| 61.53%Percentage point>pp SourcesHTTPS://WWW.ELEICOES.MAI.GOV.PT/PRESIDENCIAIS2006/INDEX.HTML>TITLE=PRESIDENCIAIS 2006WEBSITE=ELEICOES.MAI.GOV.PT/PRESIDENCIAIS2006/INDEX.HTMLMINISTRY OF INTERNAL ADMINISTRATION (PORTUGAL)>MINISTRY OF INTERNAL ADMINISTRATION TITLE=AFLUêNCIA àS URNAS NOS 45,77% àS 16:00 WORK=RTP, 9 June 2023,

Results

National summary

{{Election resultsAníbal Cavaco Silva>party1=Social Democratic Party (Portugal)–People’s Party (Portugal)>People’s Party|votes1=2773431Manuel Alegre>party2=Independent|votes2=1138297Mário Soares>party3=Socialist Party (Portugal)>votes3=785355Jerónimo de Sousa>party4=Portuguese Communist Party–Ecologist Party “The Greens”>votes4=474083Francisco Louçã>party5=Left Bloc (Portugal)>votes5=292198António Garcia Pereira>party6=Portuguese Workers’ Communist Party|votes6=23983|blank=59636|invalid=43149|electorate=9085339|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” | Cavaco! colspan=“2” | Alegre! colspan=“2” | Soares! colspan=“2” | Jerónimo! colspan=“2” | Louçã! colspan=“2” | Garcia Pereira! rowspan=“2” | Turnout! Votes! %! Votes! %! Votes! %! Votes! %! Votes! %! Votes! %  Aveiro 228,343 59.74%| 68,101| 17.82%| 51,696| 13.52%| 16,209| 4.24%| 16,668| 4.36%| 1,222| 0.32%| 65.06%  Azores 45,065 55.57%| 13,424| 16.55%| 16,001| 19.73%| 2,250| 2.77%| 4,018| 4.95%| 345| 0.43%| 43.04% Beja| 21,708| 27.33%| 21,235| 26.74%| 10,633| 13.39% 27.53%| 3,649| 4.59%| 336| 0.42%| 58.41%  Braga 266,000 56.98%| 76,836| 16.46%| 73,257| 15.69%| 26,618| 5.70%| 22,661| 4.85%| 1,464| 0.31%| 67.61%  Bragança 53,747 67.30%| 12,714| 15.92%| 8,554| 10.71%| 2,183| 2.73%| 2,410| 3.02%| 253| 0.32%| 53.91%  Castelo Branco 56,618 49.70%| 26,401| 23.17%| 18,130| 15.91%| 6,799| 5.97%| 5,513| 4.84%| 466| 0.41%| 61.37%  Coimbra 113,320 49.22%| 62,908| 27.32%| 30,199| 13.12%| 13,157| 5.71%| 9,836| 4.27%| 830| 0.36%| 62.02%  Ã‰vora 28,166 31.48%| 24,334| 27.19%| 12,857| 14.37%| 19,836| 22.17%| 3,982| 4.45%| 305| 0.34%| 61.97%  Faro 93,021 48.72%| 44,268| 23.18%| 24,946| 13.06%| 14,540| 7.61%| 13,107| 6.86%| 1,064| 0.56%| 59.92%  Guarda 58,568 60.33%| 18,984| 19.55%| 11,557| 11.90%| 3,964| 4.08%| 3,608| 3.72%| 400| 0.41%| 58.26%  Leiria 151,956 62.30%| 42,424| 17.39%| 25,022| 10.26%| 12,324| 5.05%| 11,238| 4.61%| 955| 0.39%| 64.14%  Lisbon 498,470 44.62%| 266,680| 23.87%| 161,411| 14.45%| 119,116| 10.66%| 64,877| 5.81%| 6,497| 0.58%| 63.84%  Madeira 76,598 58.47%| 20,601| 15.72%| 15,595| 11.90%| 6,757| 5.16%| 10,206| 7.79%| 1,252| 0.96%| 58.19%  Portalegre 24,544 37.80%| 17,184| 26.46%| 10,609| 16.34%| 9,355| 14.41%| 2,988| 4.60%| 254| 0.39%| 60.96%  Porto 487,852 51.29%| 169,741| 17.84%| 168,772| 17.74%| 65,668| 6.90%| 55,959| 5.88%| 3,262| 0.34%| 66.16%  Santarém 115,032 47.75%| 56,585| 23.49%| 31,244| 12.97%| 23,408| 9.72%| 13,513| 5.61%| 1,119| 0.46%| 63.19%  Setúbal 129,053 32.14%| 109,052| 27.16%| 49,228| 12.26%| 85,117| 21.20%| 27,063| 6.74%| 1,984| 0.49%| 61.92%  Viana do Castelo 83,542 60.64%| 22,108| 16.05%| 18,816| 13.66%| 6,616| 4.80%| 6,145| 4.46%| 530| 0.38%| 59.47%  Vila Real 78,465 64.61%| 17,656| 14.54%| 17,131| 14.11%| 4,065| 3.35%| 3,738| 3.08%| 392| 0.32%| 55.17%  Viseu 136,621 65.68%| 33,841| 16.27%| 23,123| 11.22%| 6,660| 3.20%| 7,082| 3.40%| 692| 0.33%| 58.87%   Source: 2006 Presidential election results

Maps

File:Pt plelection pr 2006.PNG|Strongest candidate by electoral district. (Azores and Madeira not shown)File:Presidenciais 2006 (Mapa).png|Strongest candidate by municipality.

References

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External links

• Portuguese Electoral Commission
• presidenciais.mj.pt/" title="web.archive.org/web/20010220165423presidenciais.mj.pt/">Official results site, Portuguese Justice Ministry
• 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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