2024 European Parliament election in Portugal

2024 European Parliament election in Portugal

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All 21 Portuguese seats to the European Parliament
Turnout36.6% Increase 5.9 pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
1718281763869 20240612 TEMIDO Marta PT 007.jpg
1718281726090 20240611 BUGALHO Sebastiao PT 005.jpg
1718704419415 20240617 TANGER CORREA Antonio PT 007.jpg
Leader Marta Temido Sebastião Bugalho António Tânger Corrêa
Party PS AD CH
Alliance S&D EPP PfE
Last election 9 seats, 33.4% 7 seats, 28.1%[a] 0 seats (B)[b]
Seats won 8 7 2
Seat change Decrease 1 Steady 0 Increase 2
Popular vote 1,268,915 1,229,895 387,068
Percentage 32.1% 31.1% 9.8%
Swing Decrease 1.3 pp Increase 3.0 pp [b]

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
1718281800993 20240611 COTRIM DE FIGUEIREDO Joao Fernando PT 002.jpg
1718281764385 20240611 SOARES MARTINS Catarina PT 005.jpg
1718704388920 20240617 OLIVEIRA Joao PT 008.jpg
Leader João Cotrim de Figueiredo Catarina Martins João Oliveira
Party IL BE CDU
Alliance RE GUE/NGL GUE/NGL
Last election 0 seats, 0.9% 2 seats, 9.8% 2 seats, 6.9%
Seats won 2 1 1
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 358,811 168,107 162,630
Percentage 9.1% 4.3% 4.1%
Swing Increase 8.2 pp Decrease 5.5 pp Decrease 2.8 pp

An election was held in Portugal on Sunday, 9 June 2024,[1] to elect the Portuguese delegation to the European Parliament from 2024 to 2029. It took place as part of the wider 2024 European Parliament election. This was the ninth European Parliament election held in Portugal. This election took place just three months after the 10 March 2024 legislative election, which resulted in a very narrow win for the Democratic Alliance, thus was seen as a "second round" of the March elections.[2]

The Socialist Party (PS) narrowly polled ahead of the Democratic Alliance (AD), 32 percent versus 31 percent, although the result nearly mirrored the also very narrow result of the March 2024 legislative election.[3] In terms of seats, the Socialists had a net loss of one, winning 8, while the AD held their 7 seats won in 2019. It was the first national election, in democratic Portugal, where a woman led her party's list to victory.[4]

The major defeated in the election was CHEGA (CH), gathering less than 10 percent and winning just two seats, a result well below the 18 percent of the votes in the March election.[3] The Liberal Initiative (IL) scored a strong result, 9 percent and 2 seats, in addition to polling very close to CHEGA. The Left Bloc (BE) and the Unitary Democratic Coalition (CDU) lost considerable ground, gathering just 4.2 and 4.1 percent, respectively, and holding both one seat, while Livre, although increasing its share, failed to win a seat.[3] People–Animals–Nature (PAN) performed badly, losing their sole seat, and polling behind the far-right National Democratic Alternative (ADN).[3]

For the first time in 20 years, voter turnout increased with a total of 36.6 percent of voters casting a ballot. In Portugal alone, turnout stood at 42.3 percent, the highest share since 1989.[5] The final and certified election results were published in the Portuguese official journal, Diário da República, on 28 June 2024.[6]


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  1. ^ ECO (4 April 2024). "Marcelo convoca europeias para 9 de junho. Mais de meio milhão de eleitores serão estreantes". ECO (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  2. ^ Observador (30 April 2024). "Europeias. Partidos arriscam tudo na segunda volta das legislativas". observador.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d Expresso (9 June 2024). "Pedro Nuno canta vitória. Montenegro promete apoio a Costa para o Conselho Europeu. Siga aqui a noite eleitoral (com vídeo)". observador.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  4. ^ RTP (10 June 2024). "Europeias. Marta Temido é a primeira mulher a ganhar uma eleição nacional". rtp.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  5. ^ Público (10 June 2024). "Abstenção nas europeias foi a mais baixa dos últimos 20 anos". publico.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Comissão Nacional de Eleições Mapa Oficial n.º 4/2024" (PDF). Comissão Nacional de Eleições. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.