Portuguese legislative election, 1976

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The parliamentary elections in Portugal in 1976 took place in a climate of intense political battles on the way forward of the Carnation Revolution of 1974 on 25 April. Demonstrations, strikes and bombings increasingly certain the clashes of different political persuasions. It was the first election in Portugal, which took place on the basis of the resolution adopted on April 2, the new democratic constitution, which replaced the earlier of the times of the Estado Novo. The country was in a direction indicated by a runaway and uncontrollable inflation and growing unemployment serious economic and financial situation.

In the elections, the Social Democratic Socialist Party, which slightly fell short of the results from 1975 won. Even the conservative- liberal People's Democratic Party ( PPD), which was renamed the Social Democratic Party ( PSD) in 1976, did not succeed in improving their earnings from 1975., The right-wing Social and Democratic Centre ( CDS), which on April 2 against the adoption of the from his view, " socialist Constitution" had voted could reach his destination choice and stronger than their election result also improving Portuguese Communist Party ( PCP).

With these results, the four main political forces established in the Portuguese policy for the following decades.

It was not until after the presidential election of 27 June was supported by PS, PPD and CDS newly elected President Ramalho Eanes, the chairman of the PS, Mário Soares, entrusted with the formation of the first constitutional government. Soares formed a minority government supported by the PS from socialists, military and independent experts, which began its work on 23 July 1976, and acted to December 1977.

The turnout was 83.53 %. The counting was carried out according to the D' Hondt method.

Election results

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