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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Sept 2, 2015 22:02:38 GMT
Legislative election called for 4th October.
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Post by greenhert on Sept 3, 2015 12:19:31 GMT
In this election, the governing right-wing parties, the Social Democrats and the People's Party, will be standing joint lists under the 'Portugal Ahead' banner, which they also did in last year's European elections in Portugal.
Opinion polls currently show the Socialists (PS) struggling to maintain a lead over the Portugal Ahead alliance (PSD/CDS-PP) and that some new parties may enter the Assembly (e.g. Livre, a green party in Portugal which unlike the Portuguese Ecologists is not linked to the Portuguese Communists, and is more moderate, and an Earth Party splinter group called the Democratic Republican Party).
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Post by Tony Otim on Sept 3, 2015 12:28:25 GMT
In this election, the governing right-wing parties, the Social Democrats and the People's Party, will be standing joint lists under the 'Portugal Ahead' banner, which they also did in last year's European elections in Portugal. Opinion polls currently show the Socialists (PS) struggling to maintain a lead over the Portugal Ahead alliance (PSD/CDS-PP) and that some new parties may enter the Assembly (e.g. Livre, a green party in Portugal which unlike the Portuguese Ecologists is not linked to the Portuguese Communists, and is more moderate, and an Earth Party splinter group called the Democratic Republican Party). How about the Earth Party itself - any chance of them gaining first representation following their breakthrough in the European elections last year? |
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Post by greenhert on Sept 3, 2015 15:48:14 GMT
The Earth Party has gone into decline since they elected 2 MEPs last year-one of their MEPs, Antonio Marinho e Pinto, has left and they are languishing in the polls, struggling to achieve 1% in them.
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Post by finsobruce on Sept 3, 2015 17:21:53 GMT
The Earth Party has gone into decline since they elected 2 MEPs last year-one of their MEPs, Antonio Marinho e Pinto, has left and they are languishing in the polls, struggling to achieve 1% in them. The Earth men who fell to earth then? I'll get my casaco.... |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2015 10:36:32 GMT
Poll added.
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Sept 6, 2015 14:01:06 GMT
Blimey, a vote for the National Renovators! Now they are a rum outfit.
A quick mention of the bizarre Democratic Party of the Atlantic, who are a curious mix of the far- Right and centre-left, and exist "to defend the ultramarine status of Madeira and the Azores".
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Sept 10, 2015 9:52:10 GMT
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Post by bolbridge on Sept 10, 2015 12:57:11 GMT
Tbh I suspect the best result for the PSD coalition would be a socialist minority. It would probably collapse quickly and usher in a centre-right majority.
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Post by greenhert on Oct 4, 2015 19:56:53 GMT
In which constituency will the LIVRE list win that seat, incidentally?
Looks like a grand left alliance or a grand coalition of PDS-PP (i.e. PaF), and PS would have to form if this exit poll was correct...
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Post by Pete Whitehead on Oct 4, 2015 20:49:43 GMT
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Post by greenhert on Oct 4, 2015 21:16:37 GMT
My belief is that the green LIVRE list is taking away votes from the CDU (Democratic Unitarian Coalition) which is an alliance between the Portuguese Communists and Ecologists.
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Post by dizz on Oct 4, 2015 22:20:55 GMT
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Post by greenhert on Oct 4, 2015 22:29:18 GMT
Actually, with almost 99% of votes counted, the PSD-PP alliance only has 89 seats. Quite a few districts in Lisbon (Lisboa) have yet to declare as of now.
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Post by dizz on Oct 4, 2015 22:44:58 GMT
Actually, with almost 99% of votes counted, the PSD-PP alliance only has 89 seats. Quite a few districts in Lisbon (Lisboa) have yet to declare as of now. Don't you have to include the PPD/PSD 5 in their number? If so the amount is now: 110 to 99. |
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Oct 4, 2015 23:08:29 GMT
RTP report PPD PDS on 36.82%, PS on 32.37%. I've forgotten who is in which bloc.
Turnout an awful 56.89%.
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Oct 4, 2015 23:28:50 GMT
Costa has conceded, PDS win but lose their majority.
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Post by Georg Ebner on Oct 5, 2015 0:18:04 GMT
The result reminds me of that ExitPoll for the GE (CON at 316, ...).
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Post by greenhert on Oct 5, 2015 9:40:48 GMT
Except for the fact that the PaF alliance has now ended up with fewer seats than PDS received in 2011-PaF are down to 104 seats. The more left-wing parties did much better out of this election, with the Left Bloc up to 19 seats (their best ever result) and the Democratic Unitarian Coalition up to 17.
The only two viable coalition options are either a grand coalition between the PaF and PS (which in my opinion would be politically suicidal for the PS given how badly equivalent coalitions have fared elsewhere in Europe e.g. in the Netherlands and in Ireland) or a coalition of the centre-left and left between PS, BE, and CDU.
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Post by Merseymike on Oct 5, 2015 15:43:11 GMT
The fact that the previous PS leader is under suspicion of corruption can't have helped - it's the second lousy turnout in a row as well
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