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Legislative elections: Assembly of the Republic, 4-year term, party-list PR:
           · President: Anibal Cavaco Silva (PSD) · Prime Minister: Pedro Passos Coelho (PSD) · Government: PSD, CDS-PP

Party 2011 Seats 2007 Seats
Partido Social Democrata (PSD)
Social Democratic Party
Liberal conservatism
Christian democracy
 
1974
EPP
CDI
38,7% 108 29,1% 81
Partido Socialista (PS)
Socialist Party
Social democracy
Third Way
 
1973
PES
SI
28,1% 74 36,6% 97
Partido Popular (CDS-PP)
People's Party
Conservatism
Christian democracy
National conservatism 
1974
EPP
IDU
11,7% 24 10,4% 21
Coligação Democrática Unitária (CDU)
Democratic Unity Coalition
Communism
Marxism-Leninism
Green politics
1987
 
 
7,9% 16 7,9% 15
Partido Comunista Português (PCP)
Portuguese Communist Party
Communism
Marxism-Leninism
 
1921
 
 
- 14 - 13
Partido Ecologista Os Verdes (PEV)
Ecological Party The Greens
Green politics
Eco-socialism
 
1982
EGP
GG
- 2 - 2
Bloco de Esquerda (BE)
Left Bloc
Socialism
Anti-capitalism
 
1999
EL
 
5,2% 8 9,8% 16
Others 8,4% - 6,2% -
Total - 230 - 230
Turnout 58,1% 59,7%

 © 2011 Wolfram Nordsieck. Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições (http://www.legislativas2011.mj.pt).

Archive: Officeholders · Elections (1975-2007).