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System of government

Last Updated : 2016-09-28

Unitary semi-presidential republic

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Total population

Last Updated : 2016-09-28

10,341,330

 

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Total area (in square kilo meters)

Last Updated : 2016-09-28

92,212km²

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Number of registered voters

Last Updated : 2016-09-28

9,514,322

 

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Number of registered political parties

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Number of polling stations

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Average number of voters per polling station

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Voting age

Last Updated : 2016-09-28

18

 

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Elected Offices

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Election system

Last Updated : 2016-09-28

List Proportional Representation

 

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Terms of office

Last Updated : 2016-09-28

The President is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 5-year term.

Prime Minister is appointed to serve a 4-year term.

In the Assembly of the Republic 230 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms.

 

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Election

Last Updated : 2016-09-28

Portuguese presidential election, 2016

 

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Date

Last Updated : 2016-09-28

24 January 2016

 

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Political parties in the elections

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Number of elected candidates

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Voter turnout

Last Updated : 2016-09-28

48%

 

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Number of ballots cast

Last Updated : 2016-09-28

4,740,558

 

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Legal framework for elections

Last Updated : 2016-10-24

Part of Constitution - Separate legislation

 

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Legal provisions

Last Updated : 2016-11-15

Constitution, Art. 115, 167, 232(2), 240, 295;

 

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Referenda

Last Updated : 2016-11-15

N/A

 

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People’s Initiatives

Last Updated : 2016-11-15

No 

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Recall Votes

Last Updated : 2016-11-15

N/A

 

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Official name

Last Updated : 2016-09-28

National Electoral Commission

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Mission, Vision, Key Objectives, Functions

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Type of EMB(independent, governmental, mixed)

Last Updated : 2016-09-28

Independent

 

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EMB budget source

Last Updated : 2016-09-28

The legislature

 

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EMB expenditure audit

Last Updated : 2016-09-28

The legislature

 

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Number of EMB members (commissioners)

Last Updated : 2016-09-28

1 - 10 members

 

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Term of EMB members (commissioners)

Last Updated : 2016-09-28

For an unspecified period

 

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Who appoints members (commissioners)?

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Selection of Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson

Last Updated : 2016-09-28

Judicial appointment

 

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Administrative divisions

Last Updated : 2016-11-15

there are intermunicipal communities(21) and metropolitan areas(2)

metropolitan areas are subdivided into 18, and 17 municipalities each.

 

 

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Delimitation of constituencies(electoral district)

Last Updated : 2016-11-15

1. For the purpose of the election of the Members of the Assembly of the Republic the electoral territory is divided
and both have their seat in Lisbon.
2. The mainland constituencies match the areas of the administrative districts, are called by the same names and
have their district capitals as their seats.
3. There is a constituency in the Madeira Autonomous Region and a constituency in the Azores Autonomous
Region, and they are called by those names and have their seats in Funchal and Ponta Delgada respectively.
4. Electors who reside outside Portuguese territory are grouped into two constituencies, one of which covers the
whole of the territory of the European countries, and the other the remaining countries and the territory of Macao,
and both have their seat in Lisbon.?

 

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Criteria for drawing boundaries

Last Updated : 2016-09-28

Conformity with local jurisdiction boundaries

 

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Body responsible for drawing boundaries

Last Updated : 2016-11-15

N/A

 

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Requirements on the right to vote

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Reasons for having the right to vote revoked

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Electoral Eligibility

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Reasons for having the eligibility revoked

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Requirements for party registration

Last Updated : 2016-10-24

Signature requirement - Other

 

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Candidate nomination

Last Updated : 2016-11-15

independent candidates can compete in both presidential and legislative elections

 

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Candidate Registration (National Assembly members)

Last Updated : 2016-11-15

-Requirements

Age
Citizenship
Registration 

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Candidate registration deposit

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

- Amount of fee

- Return of fee

Uncontested Election

Last Updated : 2016-12-21

N/A

 

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Preparation of the voters list

Last Updated : 2016-11-15

A continuous register (voter data is continuously collected and d between electoral events)

 

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Whether the registration is compulsory (or not)

Last Updated : 2016-10-24

Yes 

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Who is responsible for the voters list

Last Updated : 2016-10-24

Central Government Department

 

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Voters list preparation procedure

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Inspection and objection procedure

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Definition

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Period

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Methods

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Prohibited forms of campaigning

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

- Who is not permitted to campaign

Campaign Finance

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

- Campaign expense limit

- Income and expenditure of campaign expense

- Report, public inspection, and open of income and expenditure

- Investigation on income and expenditure of campaign expense & actions

- Reimbursement of campaign expense

Presiding officers

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

① How many of officers in a polling station

② Roles of each officer

③ How we nominate the officers

Facilities or items a polling station is equipped with

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Polling station location criteria

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Voting hours

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Voting

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

① Is compulsory or voluntary?

② How many ballot papers are distributed to each voter?

Ballot Paper

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

① Determination of the order of candidates on ballots

② What has to be included in the ballot paper?

③ Ballot paper design or sample ballot paper

④ Valid and invalid ballot paper

Voting Procedures

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

- Start ofvoting

- Process of voting

- End of voting

Marking method

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Special voting (Absentee / Early / Proxy / Assisted / Postal / etc)

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

① Who are subjected to do

② Voting procedures

Counting Location

Last Updated : 2016-11-15

The polling stations

 

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Counting period

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Vote counting method

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Counting Procedures

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

- Start of counting

- Process of counting

- End of counting

When are ballots recounted?

Last Updated : 2016-11-15

Always recounted - Court order

 

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Who is eligible to vote for overseas voting?

Last Updated : 2016-10-24

Citizens residing outside the country
Members of the armed forces
Students
Diplomatic staff
Other

 

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Overseas voters list preparation

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Where to vote

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Voting procedure for early voting

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Methods used to transport ballot papers

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Counting procedure

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

How is the elected candidate chosen in the case of a tie?

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Apportioning of National Assembly seats

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Results Announcement

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Is the announcement of preliminary result required?

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Deadline for announcement of final results

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Reason for holding a by- or re-election

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

By-election dates

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Electoral process

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Criteria for allocating free broadcast time

Last Updated : 2016-10-24

Based on number of candidates put forward in present elections

 

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Television debates

Last Updated : 2016-10-24

in presidential elections

 

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Blackout period for release of election survey results

Last Updated : 2016-10-24

1 day

 

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Electoral dispute resolution body

Last Updated : 2016-11-15

The Constitutional Court is competent for electoral disputes "The power to rule on the correctness and validity of electoral acts shall pertain to the courts."

 

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Electoral dispute resolution mechanism

Last Updated : 2016-11-15

Maximum complaint time since occurrence or discovery : On the elections day (partial counting)

 

 

The lists delegates shall have the right to examine the separate lots of voting ballots, without changing their composition, and, in case they have doubts or objections about the counting or the qualification given to the vote of any ballot, have the right to ask for clarifications or to submit complaintsor protests before the president [of the polling station].

 

If the complaint or protest are not taken into consideration by the polling station, the voting ballots under complaints or protest are separated, annotated on the reverse, with an indication of the qualification given by the station and of the complaint or protest grounds, and rubricated by thepresident and by the list delegate if he/she wishes to do so.

 

 

The counting of election results in each constituency and the announcement of elected candidates is a responsibility of a general counting assembly, which starts its operations at 9:00 am of the 2nd. day after the election, in a location that its president designates for the purpose.

 

At the beginning of its operations, the counting assembly shall decide about the ballots about which there have been complaints or protests,correcting, if necessary, the counting of the corresponding polling station.

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Alternative electoral dispute resolution mechanism

Last Updated : 2016-12-21

N/A

 

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Direct public funding

Last Updated : 2016-10-24

both regularly provided funding and in relation to campaigns

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Private funding of political parties

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

- If so, is there limit on the amount a donor can contribute to candidate or political party

Regulation, monitoring and investigation

Last Updated : 2016-10-24

Fines - Prison - Forfeiture - Loss of public funding

 

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Regulation, monitoring and investigation bodies

Last Updated : 2016-10-24

EMB - court - institution for this purpose

 

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Which electoral processes are using ICTs?

Last Updated : 2016-11-15

Digital voter registration kits/computers, online connected to central database are used for collecting registration data

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When it was introduced

Last Updated : 2016-12-21

N/A

 

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Gender equality

Last Updated : 2016-11-15

Gender Data:

• Female Population: 5,540,960 (July 2015 est.)
• Is Portugal a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (since 24 April 1980)
• Has Portugal ratified CEDAW: Yes (since 30 July 1980)
• Gender Quota: Yes, candidate lists must include at least 33% representation for each gender.
• Female candidates in this election: Yes.
• Number of Female Parliamentarians: 61 (26.5%)
• Human Development Index Position: 41
• Social Institutions and Gender Index Categorization: N/A

 

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Aids for disabled or handicapped voters

Last Updated : 2016-11-15

Disability Data:

• Is Portugal a signatory to CRPD: Yes (since 30 March 2007)
• Has Portugal ratified CRPD: Yes (since 23 September 2009)
• Population with a disability: 1,622,075

 

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Voter education

Last Updated : 2016-11-15

Continuously

 

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National civic education

Last Updated : 2016-10-24

conducted by the National Electoral Management Body

 

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EMB Staff education

Last Updated : 2016-12-21

N/A

 

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Domestic observation

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

International observation

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Partnerships/MoUs

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

International Activities

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Major challenges to elections

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Measures taken to deal with those Challenges

Last Updated : 2016-05-03