Portuguese legislative election, 1980

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The parliamentary election in Portugal 1980 was held on October 5.

The election campaign took place in a politically charged atmosphere. The since January 1980 incumbent center-right government of PSD, CDS and PPM of the Democratic Alliance (AD) propagated under its Prime Minister Francisco Sá Carneiro open the "liberation of the economy from socialism ," ie, she turned directly against significant results of the Carnation Revolution of 1974. The government tried gradually in 1975 were carried out nationalization of key industries as well as large parts of the banking sector, but also elements of the agrarian reform repeal or perspective. This had violent clashes with the still extensive and sections of the military political left the country the effect to deepen the results of the 1974 revolution, in contrast, but at least wanted to preserve.

These arguments about the " burdens " or " achievements" of the revolution also led to a direct confrontation between the moderate left -leaning President António Ramalho Eanes and Prime Minister Sá Carneiro. Therefore, the AD is not supported in the upcoming presidential elections in 1980 also the re-election of President Eanes, but placed with General Osório António da Silva Soares Carneiro an opposing candidate on which, however, on December 7, 1980 Eanes could not beat.

In contrast, the parties of the center -right coalition had the election results not only confirmed in the parliamentary elections of October 5, 1980 of December 1979, but once again improved, because the AD was able to expand its leadership position and again the absolute to reach majority of seats.

As in the past, acted the opposition is not uniform. The moderate left got together in the formed in June 1980 " Republican and Socialist Front" (FRS ). Under the leadership of the Socialist Party worked in the FRS two smaller social democratic groups, oued and ASDI, with which, however, both politically survived the 80s.

In addition, as has already occurred in the parliamentary elections last year, the alliance Vereintes people as an alliance of the Communist Party (PCP ) and the Portuguese Democratic Movement - Democratic Election Commission (MPD / CDE ) to.

Election results

Francisco Sá Carneiro was re-appointed to the Prime Minister, however, came on the night of 4 December 1980 killed when his plane crashed shortly after takeoff on the way to Porto on the Lisbon suburb of Camarate still not definitively clarified cause.

The turnout was 83.94 percent. The counting was carried out according to the d' Hondt method.

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