2004 Portuguese Socialist Party leadership election
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2004 Socialist Party leadership election
| before_election = Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues
| title = Secretary-General
| election_date = 25–26 September 2004
| turnout =
| 2blank =
| 1blank =
| next_year = 2011
| next_election = 2011 Portuguese Socialist Party leadership election
| previous_year = 2002
| previous_election = 2002 Portuguese legislative election#PS 2002 leadership election
| ongoing = no
| type = presidential
| after_election = José Sócrates
| flag_image = File: PS Logo (Text version).png
| image2 = {{CSS image crop|Image =Presidenciais 2011 Manuel Alegre (cropped).png|bSize = 175|cWidth = 110|cHeight = 150|oTop = 17|oLeft = 35}}
| colour2 = ff66ff
| candidate2 = Manuel Alegre
| percentage2 = 16.7%
| popular_vote2 = 3,903
| image1 = {{CSS image crop|Image =José Socrates cropped from Dmitry Medvedev in Portugal 20 November 2010-2 (cropped).png|bSize = 180|cWidth = 110|cHeight = 150|oTop = 3|oLeft = 32}}
| colour1 = ff66ff
| candidate1 = José Sócrates
| percentage1 = 78.6%
| popular_vote1 = 18,432
| image3 = {{CSS image crop|Image =João Soares 2008.JPG|bSize = 205|cWidth = 110|cHeight = 150|oTop = 0|oLeft = 50}}
| colour3 = ff66ff
| candidate3 = João Soares
| percentage3 = 4.0%
| popular_vote3 = 927
| map_size = 275px
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The 2004 Portuguese Socialist Party leadership election was held on 25 and 26 September 2004. The leadership ballot was called after Socialist Party Secretary-General Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues resigned as leader of the PS, against the decision of President Jorge Sampaio to appoint Pedro Santana Lopes as prime minister, replacing José Durão Barroso.{{Cite web |last=Bancaleiro |first=Cláudia |date=2004-07-09 |title=Ferro Rodrigues demite-se da liderança do PS |url=https://www.publico.pt/2004/07/09/politica/noticia/ferro-rodrigues-demitese-da-lideranca-do-ps-1198763 |access-date=2024-04-16 |website=PÚBLICO |language=pt}}
The declared candidates included the former Minister of the Environment José Sócrates, historic Socialist deputy Manuel Alegre and former Mayor of Lisbon and son of former president Mário Soares, João Soares. Sócrates won the election, becoming the 6th Secretary-general of the Socialist Party.{{Cite web |title=Sócrates eleito Secretário Geral do PS |url=https://arquivos.rtp.pt/conteudos/socrates-eleito-secretario-geral-do-ps/ |access-date=2024-04-16 |language=pt-PT}}
Candidates
= Declared =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! scope="col" | Name !scope="col"| Born !scope="col" class="unsortable" | Experience |
| 151x151px José Sócrates |{{dts|6-09-1957|df=y}} |Member of Parliament for Castelo Branco (1987–2011) |
| 156x156px Manuel Alegre |{{dts|12-5-1936|df=y}} |Member of Parliament for Coimbra (1975–2009) |
| 154x154px
|{{dts|29-8-1949|df=y}} |Member of Parliament from Lisbon (2002–2009) |
= Declined =
- António Vitorino – incumbent European Commissioner for Justice and Home Affairs (1999–2004); former minister of Presidency and Defence (1995–1997){{Cite web |title=Sócrates, Seguro, Costa. As manobras e apoios que os fizeram chegar ao topo do PS |url=https://cnnportugal.iol.pt/ps/jose-socrates/socrates-seguro-costa-as-manobras-e-apoios-que-os-fizeram-chegar-ao-topo-do-ps/20231216/657b0d31d34e371fc0baf468 |access-date=2025-01-15 |website=CNN Portugal |language=pt}}
- António José Seguro – incumbent leader of the Socialist parliamentary group (2004–2005); former minister in the Cabinet of the Prime Minister (2001–2002)
Results
=National summary=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right; font-size:97%;" | |
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" width="170" | Candidate
! colspan="2" | 25 & 26 September 2004 | |
|---|---|
| width="70" | Votes
! width="45"| % | |
| style="color:inherit;background:#ff66ff"|
| align="left"| José Sócrates | 18,432 | 78.64 |
| width="1" style="color:inherit;background:#ff66ff"|
| align="left"| Manuel Alegre | 3,903 | 16.65 |
| width="1" style="color:inherit;background:#ff66ff"|
| align="left"| João Soares | 927 | 3.96 |
| colspan="4" bgcolor="#E9E9E9"| | |
| style="font-weight:bold;"
| align="left" colspan="2"| Total | 23,262 | bgcolor="#E9E9E9" | |
| colspan="4" bgcolor="#E9E9E9"| | |
| align="left" colspan="2"| Valid votes
| 23,262 | 99.25 |
| align="left" colspan="2"| Invalid and blank ballots
| 175 | 0.75 |
| style="font-weight:bold;"
| align="left" colspan="2"| Votes cast / turnout | 23,437 | ? |
| style="font-weight:bold;"
| align="left" colspan="2"| Registered voters | ? | bgcolor="#E9E9E9" | |
| colspan="4" bgcolor="#E9E9E9"| | |
| align="left" colspan="6"| Source:{{Cite web |date=2004-09-26 |title=Sócrates novo líder indiscutível {{!}} Correio da Manhã |url=https://www.cmjornal.pt/politica/detalhe/socrates-novo-lider-indiscutivel |access-date=2024-04-16 }} |
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{{bar percent|José Sócrates|#ff66ff|78.64}}
{{bar percent|Manuel Alegre|#ff66ff|16.65}}
{{bar percent|João Soares|#ff66ff|3.96}}
{{bar percent|Blank/Invalid|#DDDDDD|0.75}}
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See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.ps.pt/ PS Official website]
{{PS Leadership Elections}}
Category:Socialist Party (Portugal)