2011 Portuguese presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Portugal on 23 January 2011. The elections resulted in the re-election of Aníbal Cavaco Silva to a second term as President of Portugal. Turnout in this election was very low, where only 46.52% of the electorate cast their ballots. Cavaco Silva won by a landslide winning all 18 districts, both Autonomous regions of Azores and Madeira and 292 municipalities of a total of 308.

2011 Portuguese presidential election

23 January 2011
Opinion polls
Turnout46.52% ( 15.01pp)
 
Candidate Aníbal Cavaco Silva Manuel Alegre
Party PSD PS
Popular vote 2,231,956 831,838
Percentage 52.95% 19.74%

 
PCP
Candidate Fernando Nobre Francisco Lopes
Party Independent PCP
Popular vote 593,021 301,017
Percentage 14.07% 7.14%


President before election

Aníbal Cavaco Silva
PSD

Elected President

Aníbal Cavaco Silva
PSD

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