Portugal
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Upcoming elections
Parliamentary election
2029 Portuguese legislative election
Date expected
How Portugal is governed
- System of government
- Semi-presidential unitary republic
- Head of state
- President of the Republic
- Head of government
- Prime Minister
- Voting age
- 18
- Compulsory voting
- No
- Electoral authority
- National Electoral Commission (Comissão Nacional de Eleições)
Legislature
- Assembly of the Republic 230 seats · 4-year term · Proportional representation in multi-member constituencies, using the d'Hondt highest-average method
The President is directly elected for five years, normally by a two-round majority system. The Prime Minister is appointed by the President after considering parliamentary election results and the Government is accountable to the Assembly of the Republic; voting is a civic duty but is not compulsory.
Elected offices
- President of the Republic head of state · 1 seats · 5-year term · Direct election by universal suffrage using a two-round majority system; a runoff is held if no candidate wins more than half of valid votes
Past elections
Newest first. Results are as the sources published them.
Presidential electionRound 2
2026 Portuguese presidential election
Held Final resultsWikidata Q106752620: 2026 Portuguese presidential election Wikidata
2026 Portuguese presidential election - point in time 2026-02-08
Presidential election
2026 Portuguese presidential election
Held Final resultsWikidata Q106752620: 2026 Portuguese presidential election Wikidata
2026 Portuguese presidential election - point in time 2026-01-18
Parliamentary election
2025 Portuguese legislative election
Held Final resultsWikidata Q125201429: 2025 Portuguese legislative election Wikidata
2025 Portuguese legislative election - point in time 2025-05-18
Parliamentary election
2024 Portuguese legislative election
HeldWikidata Q111181270: 2024 Portuguese legislative election Wikidata
2024 Portuguese legislative election - point in time 2024-03-10
Parliamentary election
2022 Portuguese legislative election
HeldWikidata Q84081925: 2022 Portuguese legislative election Wikidata
2022 Portuguese legislative election - point in time 2022-01-30
Presidential election
2021 Portuguese presidential election
HeldWikidata Q48861733: 2021 Portuguese presidential election Wikidata
2021 Portuguese presidential election - point in time 2021-01-24
Parliamentary election
2019 Portuguese legislative election
HeldWikidata Q25041164: 2019 Portuguese legislative election Wikidata
2019 Portuguese legislative election - point in time 2019-10-06
Presidential election
2016 Portuguese presidential election
HeldWikidata Q17514691: 2016 Portuguese presidential election Wikidata
2016 Portuguese presidential election - point in time 2016-01-24
Parliamentary election
2015 Portuguese legislative election
HeldWikidata Q17016934: 2015 Portuguese legislative election Wikidata
2015 Portuguese legislative election - point in time 2015-10-04
Results
The latest elections with a result table. Provisional figures can change until the count is certified.
2026 Portuguese presidential election · 18 January 2026
| Party or candidate | Votes | Share | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| António José Seguro | 1,755,764 | eleicoes.mai.gov.pt Official source Votantes 52,26% 5.769.394 votantes 11.039.672 inscritos | |
| André Ventura | 1,326,942 | eleicoes.mai.gov.pt Official source Votantes 52,26% 5.769.394 votantes 11.039.672 inscritos | |
| João Cotrim de Figueiredo | 903,201 | eleicoes.mai.gov.pt Official source Votantes 52,26% 5.769.394 votantes 11.039.672 inscritos | |
| Henrique Gouveia e Melo | 695,244 | eleicoes.mai.gov.pt Official source Votantes 52,26% 5.769.394 votantes 11.039.672 inscritos | |
| Luís Marques Mendes | 637,535 | eleicoes.mai.gov.pt Official source Votantes 52,26% 5.769.394 votantes 11.039.672 inscritos |
2025 Portuguese legislative election · 18 May 2025
| Party or candidate | Votes | Share | Seats | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AD - Coligação PSD/CDS (PPD/PSD.CDS-PP) Elected | 1,971,602 | 88 | cne.pt Official source Mapa oficial com o resultado da eleição e a relação dos deputados eleitos para a Assembleia da República realizada em 18 de maio de 2025. | |
| Partido Socialista (PS) Elected | - | - | 58 | cne.pt Official source Mapa oficial com o resultado da eleição e a relação dos deputados eleitos para a Assembleia da República realizada em 18 de maio de 2025. |
| Chega (CH) Elected | - | - | 60 | cne.pt Official source Mapa oficial com o resultado da eleição e a relação dos deputados eleitos para a Assembleia da República realizada em 18 de maio de 2025. |
| Iniciativa Liberal (IL) Elected | - | - | 9 | cne.pt Official source Mapa oficial com o resultado da eleição e a relação dos deputados eleitos para a Assembleia da República realizada em 18 de maio de 2025. |
| Livre (L) Elected | - | - | 6 | cne.pt Official source Mapa oficial com o resultado da eleição e a relação dos deputados eleitos para a Assembleia da República realizada em 18 de maio de 2025. |
| CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária (PCP-PEV) Elected | - | - | 3 | cne.pt Official source Mapa oficial com o resultado da eleição e a relação dos deputados eleitos para a Assembleia da República realizada em 18 de maio de 2025. |
| PSD/CDS/PPM (PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.PPM) Elected | - | - | 3 | cne.pt Official source Mapa oficial com o resultado da eleição e a relação dos deputados eleitos para a Assembleia da República realizada em 18 de maio de 2025. |
| Bloco de Esquerda (B.E.) Elected | - | - | 1 | cne.pt Official source Mapa oficial com o resultado da eleição e a relação dos deputados eleitos para a Assembleia da República realizada em 18 de maio de 2025. |
| Pessoas-Animais-Natureza (PAN) Elected | - | - | 1 | cne.pt Official source Mapa oficial com o resultado da eleição e a relação dos deputados eleitos para a Assembleia da República realizada em 18 de maio de 2025. |
| Juntos pelo Povo (JPP) Elected | - | - | 1 | cne.pt Official source Mapa oficial com o resultado da eleição e a relação dos deputados eleitos para a Assembleia da República realizada em 18 de maio de 2025. |
Portugal in numbers
From the World Bank, each with the year it is from.
Sources
Every fact above links to the page it came from. Last checked 8 October 2026 (UTC).
- cne.ptOfficial source
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- eleicoes.mai.gov.ptOfficial source
- parlamento.ptOfficial source
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- parlamento.ptOfficial source
- Wikidata Q17016934: 2015 Portuguese legislative electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
- Wikidata Q17514691: 2016 Portuguese presidential electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
- Wikidata Q25041164: 2019 Portuguese legislative electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
- Wikidata Q48861733: 2021 Portuguese presidential electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
- Wikidata Q84081925: 2022 Portuguese legislative electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
- Wikidata Q111181270: 2024 Portuguese legislative electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
- Wikidata Q125201429: 2025 Portuguese legislative electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
- Wikidata Q106752620: 2026 Portuguese presidential electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
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