2021 Portuguese presidential election facts for kids
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A presidential election is when people vote for their country's leader, called the President. In Portugal, these elections happened on January 24, 2021.
The person who was already President, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, won again. He got a lot of votes, about 60.7%. This means he won by a very large amount, which is called a landslide victory.
Election Results: Who Won?
The 2021 election in Portugal had several candidates. People voted to choose their next President.
| Candidates | Supporting parties | First round | ||
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| Votes | % | |||
| Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa | Social Democratic Party, People's Party | 2,533,799 | 60.70 | |
| Ana Gomes | People–Animals–Nature, LIVRE | 541,345 | 12.97 | |
| André Ventura | CHEGA | 496,653 | 11.90 | |
| João Ferreira | Portuguese Communist Party, Ecologist Party "The Greens" | 180,473 | 4.32 | |
| Marisa Matias | Left Bloc, Socialist Alternative Movement | 164,731 | 3.95 | |
| Tiago Mayan Gonçalves | Liberal Initiative | 134,427 | 3.22 | |
| Vitorino Silva | React, Include, Recycle | 122,743 | 2.94 | |
| Total valid | 4,174,171 | 100.00 | ||
| Blank ballots | 47,041 | 1.10 | ||
| Invalid ballots | 39,997 | 0.94 | ||
| Total | 4,261,209 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 10,791,490 | 39.49 | ||
| Source: Election results | ||||
This chart shows how many votes each candidate received. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa got the most votes by far.
| Vote share 1st Round | ||||
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| Marcelo R. de Sousa | 60.70% | |||
| Ana Gomes | 12.97% | |||
| André Ventura | 11.90% | |||
| João Ferreira | 4.32% | |||
| Marisa Matias | 3.95% | |||
| Tiago Mayan | 3.22% | |||
| Vitorino Silva | 2.94% | |||
| Blank/Invalid | 2.04% | |||
Election Maps
These maps show which candidate was most popular in different areas of Portugal.
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This map shows the strongest candidate in each municipality. Marcelo is shown in orange.
Images for kids
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This is an example of a ballot paper used in the 2021 Portuguese presidential election.
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This map shows the top three candidates by district. Marcelo is orange, Gomes is pink, and Ventura is dark blue. Ferreira is red.
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This map shows the top three candidates by municipality. Marcelo is orange, Gomes is pink, Ventura is dark blue, Ferreira is red, and Vitorino Silva is Light Sea Green.
See also
In Spanish: Elecciones presidenciales de Portugal de 2021 para niños
