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2014 Portuguese Socialist Party prime ministerial primary

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2014 Portuguese Socialist Party prime ministerial primary

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| turnout = 70.7%

| previous_election = 2011 Portuguese Socialist Party leadership election

| previous_year = 2011

| next_election = 2023 Portuguese Socialist Party leadership election

| next_year = 2023

| election_date = 28 September 2014

| image2 = {{CSS image crop|Image =António José Seguro – Noite eleitoral Europeias 2014 (cropped).png|bSize = 180|cWidth = 110|cHeight = 150|oTop = 7|oLeft = 32}}

| nominee2 = António José Seguro

| party2 =

| colour2 = ffaec9

| popular_vote2 = 55,928

| percentage2 = 31.5%

| image1 = {{CSS image crop|Image =António Costa img 6536.jpg|bSize = 130|cWidth = 110|cHeight = 150|oTop = 5|oLeft = 10}}

| nominee1 = António Costa

| party1 =

| colour1 = ed1c24

| popular_vote1 = 120,188

| percentage1 = 67.8%

| map_image = Winner by municipality in the Portuguese Socialist Party Secretary-General primary, 2014.png

| map_size = 230px

| map_caption = Winner by municipality
Red: Costa
Pink: Seguro

| flag_image = PS Logo (Text version).png

}}

The 2014 Socialist Party prime ministerial primary elections was held on 28 September 2014, the first primary open for non-members of the Socialist Party (PS). It elected the party's candidate for Prime Minister of Portugal in the 2015 legislative election. It was the first time in Portugal that a party had an open primary. There were only two candidates running: António José Seguro, the incumbent secretary-general of the party, and António Costa, the mayor of Lisbon. António Costa won the primary by a landslide, achieving about 68% of the votes against the 32% of António José Seguro.

After the first results were announced, Seguro conceded defeat and resigned as Secretary-General of the Party.{{cite news |title=Seguro assume derrota e demite-se da liderança do PS |first1=Marujo |last1=Miguel |newspaper=Diário de Notícias |date=28 September 2014 |url=https://www.dn.pt/politica/interior/seguro-assume-derrota-e-demite-se-da-lideranca-do-ps-4150129.html |accessdate=29 September 2014}}

Background

Following the narrow victory of the Socialist Party over the coalition between the PSD and the CDS-PP in the European elections on 25 May 2014, many Socialist Party members and supporters considered the result a disappointment and many blamed Seguro for not being a real alternative to the Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho (PSD). On 27 May, António Costa announced that he would seek the leadership of the Socialist Party.{{cite news |title=António Costa avança para a liderança do PS |first1=Sá Lourenço |last1=Nuno |newspaper=Público |date=27 May 2014 |url=http://www.publico.pt/politica/noticia/antonio-costa-avanca-para-a-lideranca-do-ps-1637636 |accessdate=6 September 2014}}

António José Seguro refused to initiate a leadership contest and accused António Costa of being an opportunist who had broken the deal the two made in early 2013, when António Costa was considering challenging Seguro.{{cite news |title=Seguro acusa Costa de oportunismo |first1=Henriques |last1=João Pedro |newspaper=Diário de Notícias |date=15 June 2014 |url=https://www.dn.pt/politica/interior/seguro-acusa-costa-de-oportunismo-3972591.html |accessdate=6 September 2014}}

After a bitter meeting of the party leadership members, António Costa included, it was agreed to call a primary election open to supporters of the Socialist Party that would elect the party's candidate for Prime Minister for the following legislative elections in October 2015.{{cite news |title=Aprovada a realização de eleições primárias no PS a 28 de setembro |first1=Roque |last1=Telma |newspaper=Jornal de Notícias |date=6 June 2014 |url=http://www.jn.pt/PaginaInicial/Politica/Interior.aspx?content_id=3957251 |accessdate=6 September 2014}}

Voting procedures

=Calendar=

Nominations for the candidacy were opened on 15 July 2014 and closed on 14 August 2014. To be able to vote, voters had to register between 15 July 2014 and 12 September 2014.

=Conditions=

Unlike previous Socialist Party leadership elections, this was the first primary to be open to the general public. In order to participate to the open primary, voters had to meet the following conditions:

  • Registered in the Portuguese electoral lists;
  • Sign a declaration of political principles committing to the values of the Party: "freedom, equality and solidarity, and with the compromise of fighting for human rights, justice and peace."{{cite web|title=SÍNTESE DA DECLARAÇÃO DE PRINCÍPIOS DO PARTIDO SOCIALISTA|url=https://www.psprimarias2014.pt/Content/info/Sintese_DeclaracaoDePrincipios_PSPRIMARIAS2014.pdf|access-date=2014-09-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906063450/https://www.psprimarias2014.pt/Content/info/Sintese_DeclaracaoDePrincipios_PSPRIMARIAS2014.pdf|archive-date=2014-09-06|url-status=dead}}

Members of the party were automatically eligible to participate.

Candidates

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! colspan="2" scope="col" |Name

! scope="col" |Born

! class="unsortable" scope="col" |Experience

160x160px
António José Seguro

| style="background:#ffaec9;" |

|{{dts|11-03-1962|df=y}}
(age 52)
Penamacor

|Secretary-general of the Socialist Party (2011–2014)
Member of the Council of State (2011–2014)
Member of Parliament for Braga (2005–2014)
Minister in the Cabinet of the Prime Minister (2001–2002)
Secretary of State Assistant to the Prime Minister (1997–1999)
Secretary of State for Youth Affairs (1995–1997)
Leader of the Socialist Parliamentary Caucus (2004–2005)
Member of the European Parliament (1999–2001)
Member of Parliament for Lisbon (1985–1987; 2002–2005)
Member of Parliament for Guarda (1995–1999)
Member of Parliament for Porto (1991–1995)
Secretary-general of the Socialist Youth (1990–1994)

160x160px
António Costa

| style="background:#ed1c24;" |

|{{dts|17-7-1961|df=y}}
(age 53)
Lisbon

|Mayor of Lisbon (2007–2015)
Minister of Internal Administration (2005–2007)
Minister of Justice (1999–2002)
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs (1997–1999)
Vice-President of the European Parliament (2004–2005)
Leader of the Socialist Parliamentary Caucus (2002–2004)
Member of the European Parliament (2004–2005)
Member of the Parliament for Lisbon (1991–1995)
Member of the Parliament for Leiria (2002–2004)

Notable endorsements

{{Endorsements box|title=António José Seguro|list=

;Ministers

;Members of Parliament

;Members of the European Parliament

;Mayors

  • António Borges – mayor of Resende (2002-2013) and chair of the Viseu Federation of the Socialist Party
  • João Soares – former Mayor of Lisbon (1995–2001) and candidate for the party's leadership in 2004
  • José Manuel Carpinteira – former Mayor of Vila Nova de Cerveira (1989–2013) and Chair of the Viana do Castelo Federation of the Socialist Party
  • Manuel Machado – incumbent Mayor of Coimbra (2013–2021; 1989–2001){{Cite web |last=Valente |first=Liliana |title=Costa acrescentou três palavras novas: António, José e Seguro |url=https://observador.pt/2014/11/07/seguro-passou-de-fugida-ao-discurso-de-costa/ |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=Observador |language=pt-PT}}
  • Pedro do Carmo – incumbent Mayor of Ourique (2005–2015) and Chair of the Baixo Alentejo Federation of the Socialist Party
  • Rui Santos – incumbent Mayor of Vila Real (2013–2025) (changed his support to António Costa)

;Individuals

  • Álvaro Beleza – physician and candidate for the party's leadership in 1992{{Cite web |title=Álvaro Beleza é candidato à liderança do PS. Congresso vai mesmo realizar-se |url=https://www.jornaldenegocios.pt/economia/politica/eleicoes/legislativas/detalhe/alvaro_beleza_e_candidato_a_lideranca_do_ps_congresso_vai_mesmo_realizar_se |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=www.jornaldenegocios.pt |language=pt-PT}}
  • António Lacerda Sales – physician and candidate for Chair of the Leiria Federation of the Socialist Party
  • Carlos Silva – Secretary-general of the General Union of Workers (UGT)
  • Francisco Rocha – Chair of the Vila Real Federation of the Socialist Party
  • Eurico Brilhante Dias – University professor and member of the National Secretariat of the Socialist Party.{{Cite web |last=Sá Lopes, Ana |date=2016-07-05 |title=Eurico Brilhante Dias: 'Serei sempre um segurista'|url=https://sol.sapo.pt/2016/07/05/eurico-brilhante-dias-serei-sempre-um-segurista/|access-date=2025-01-26 |website=Sapo |language=pt}}
  • Victor Freitas – Chair of the Madeira Federation of the Socialist Party

}}

{{Endorsements box|title=António Costa|list=

;Presidents of the Republic

  • Jorge Sampaio – former President of the Republic (1996–2006) and former Secretary-general of the Socialist Party (1989–1992){{Cite web |title=Comunicado de António Almeida Santos, Jorge Sampaio, Manuel Alegre e José Vera Jardim|url=http://www.mobilizarportugal.pt/noticias/2014/9/2/comunicado-de-antnio-almeida-santos-jorge-sampaio-manuel-alegre-e-jos-vera-jardim |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=Mobilizar Portugal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906112501/http://www.mobilizarportugal.pt/noticias/2014/9/2/comunicado-de-antnio-almeida-santos-jorge-sampaio-manuel-alegre-e-jos-vera-jardim |archive-date=6 September 2014 |language=pt}}
  • Mário Soares – former President of the Republic (1986–1996), former Prime Minister of Portugal (1976–1978, 1983–1985), former Secretary–general of the Socialist Party (1973–1985) and founding member of the Socialist Party{{Cite web |title=Grupo de 25 fundadores do PS declaram apoio a António Costa na disputa interna |url=https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/politica/grupo-de-25-fundadores-do-ps-declaram-apoio-a-antonio-costa-na-disputa-interna_n748582/ |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=RTP Notícias |date=28 June 2014 |language=pt}}

;Prime Ministers

  • José Sócrates – former Prime Minister (2005–2011) and former Secretary–general of the Socialist Party (2004–2011){{Cite web |last=Portugal |first=Rádio e Televisão de |date=2014-06-01 |title=Sócrates não gosta da ideia das primárias |url=https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/politica/socrates-nao-gosta-da-ideia-das-primarias_v741846 |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=Sócrates não gosta da ideia das primárias |language=pt}}

;Presidents of the Assembly of the Republic

;Ministers

; Members of Parliament

;Members of the European Parliament

;Mayors

  • Alberto Mesquita – incumbent Mayor of Vila Franca de Xira (2013–2021)
  • André Rijo – incumbent Mayor of Arruda dos Vinhos (2013–2024)
  • Berta Nunes – incumbent Mayor of Alfândega da Fé (2009–2019)
  • Carla Tavares – incumbent Mayor of Amadora (2013–2024)
  • Carlos Miguel – incumbent Mayor of Torres Vedras (2004–2015) and Chair of the Oeste Federation of the Socialist Party
  • Domingos Bragança – incumbent Mayor of Guimarães (since 2013)
  • Fernanda Asseiceira – incumbent Mayor of Alcanena (2009–2021)
  • Filipe Sousa – incumbent Mayor of Santa Cruz (since 2013) (Independent)
  • Guilherme Pinto – incumbent Mayor of Matosinhos (2005–2017) (Independent)
  • Isilda Gomes – incumbent Mayor of Portimão (2013–2024)
  • João Azevedo – incumbent Mayor of Mangualde (2009–2019)
  • Joaquim Barreto – former Mayor of Cabeceiras de Basto (1993–2013) and Chair of the Braga Federation of the Socialist Party
  • Luís Correia – incumbent Mayor of Castelo Branco (2013–2020)
  • Luís Dias – incumbent Mayor of Vendas Novas (2013–2024)
  • Maria da Luz Rosinha – former Mayor of Vila Franca de Xira (1998–2013)
  • Maria do Céu Albuquerque – incumbent Mayor of Abrantes (2009–2019)
  • Nuno Canta – incumbent Mayor of Montijo (2013–2024)
  • Ricardo Pinheiro – incumbent Mayor of Campo Maior (2009–2015)
  • Rui Santos – incumbent Mayor of Vila Real (2013–2025){{Cite web |date=2014-09-06 |title=Maioria dos presidentes de câmara do PS ao lado de António Costa — Mobilizar Portugal |work=Mobilizar Portugal |url=http://www.mobilizarportugal.pt/noticias/2014/9/3/maioria-dos-presidentes-de-cmara-do-ps-ao-lado-de-antnio-costa |access-date=2025-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906132253/http://www.mobilizarportugal.pt/noticias/2014/9/3/maioria-dos-presidentes-de-cmara-do-ps-ao-lado-de-antnio-costa |archive-date=6 September 2014 }} (previously endorsed António José Seguro)
  • Susana Amador – incumbent Mayor of Odivelas (2005–2015)

;Individuals

  • António Eusébio – Chair of the Algarve Federation of the Socialist Party
  • António-Pedro Vasconcelos – film director (Independent)
  • António Victorino de Almeida – composer (Independent){{Cite web |date=2014-09-06 |title=Figuras da cultura mobilizam-se por António Costa — Mobilizar Portugal |work=Mobilizar Portugal |url=http://www.mobilizarportugal.pt/noticias/2014/9/5/figuras-da-cultura-mobilizam-se-por-antnio-costa |access-date=2025-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906111731/http://www.mobilizarportugal.pt/noticias/2014/9/5/figuras-da-cultura-mobilizam-se-por-antnio-costa |archive-date=6 September 2014 }}
  • Luís Testa – Chair of the Portalegre Federation of the Socialist Party
  • Ruben Alves – actor and film director (Independent)

}}

Opinion polling

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:87%;line-height:14px;"
bgcolor=lightgray

! rowspan=3 width=125px | Date(s)
administered

! rowspan=3 width=125px | Poll source

! rowspan=3 width=50px | Sample size

! width=60px | {{CSS image crop|Image =António José Seguro-26 2.jpg|bSize = 105|cWidth = 60|cHeight = 90|oTop = 10|oLeft = 17}}

! width=60px | 60x90px

! rowspan=3 width=60px | Others/
Undecided

! style="width:35px;" rowspan="3"| Lead

bgcolor=#ffaec9 |

| bgcolor=#ed1c24 |

Seguro

! Costa

style="background:#EFEFEF; font-weight:bold;"

| align="center" | 29 Sep 2014

| align="center" | Election result

| align="center" | 177,350

| align="center" | 31.5

| style="background:#f7959a" | 67.8

| align="center" | 0.7

| style="background:#ed1c24; color:white" | 36.3

style="text-align:center;"| 24–25 Sep 2014

| style="text-align:center;"| [https://expresso.sapo.pt/costa-a-frente-de-seguro-no-final-da-campanha=f891208 Eurosondagem]

| align="center" | 1,001

| style="text-align:center;"| 33.0

| style="background:#f7959a"| 50.4

| style="text-align:center;"| 16.6

| style="background:#ed1c24; color:white;"| 17.4

style="text-align:center;"| 4–9 Sep 2014

| style="text-align:center;"| [http://www.erc.pt/download/YToyOntzOjg6ImZpY2hlaXJvIjtzOjQxOiJtZWRpYS9zb25kYWdlbnMvb2JqZWN0b19vZmZsaW5lLzUwNy4yLnBkZiI7czo2OiJ0aXR1bG8iO3M6MjE6ImJhcm9tZXRyby1kZS1zZXRlbWJybyI7fQ==/barometro-de-setembro Eurosondagem]

| align="center" | 1,011

| style="text-align:center;"| 32.9

| style="background:#f7959a"| 55.1

| style="text-align:center;"| 12.0

| style="background:#ed1c24; color:white;"| 22.2

style="text-align:center;"| 31 Aug–3 Sep 2014

| style="text-align:center;"| [http://www.cmjornal.xl.pt/exclusivos/detalhe/costa_a_frente_de_seguro_e_passos.html Aximage]

| align="center" | 602

| style="text-align:center;"| 26.4

| style="background:#f7959a"| 60.9

| style="text-align:center;"| 12.7

| style="background:#ed1c24; color:white;"| 34.5

style="text-align:center;"| 31 Jul–6 Aug 2014

| style="text-align:center;"| [http://www.erc.pt/download/YToyOntzOjg6ImZpY2hlaXJvIjtzOjQxOiJtZWRpYS9zb25kYWdlbnMvb2JqZWN0b19vZmZsaW5lLzUwMy4yLnBkZiI7czo2OiJ0aXR1bG8iO3M6Mjg6ImJhcm9tZXRyby1wb2xpdGljby1kZS1hZ29zdG8iO30=/barometro-politico-de-agosto Eurosondagem]

| align="center" | 1,033

| style="text-align:center;"| 30.0

| style="background:#f7959a"| 59.2

| style="text-align:center;"| 10.8

| style="background:#ed1c24; color:white;"| 29.2

style="text-align:center;"| 3–9 Jul 2014

| style="text-align:center;"| [http://www.erc.pt/download/YToyOntzOjg6ImZpY2hlaXJvIjtzOjQxOiJtZWRpYS9zb25kYWdlbnMvb2JqZWN0b19vZmZsaW5lLzQ5OS4yLnBkZiI7czo2OiJ0aXR1bG8iO3M6Mjc6ImJhcm9tZXRyby1wb2xpdGljby1kZS1qdWxobyI7fQ==/barometro-politico-de-julho Eurosondagem]

| align="center" | 1,014

| style="text-align:center;"| 24.9

| style="background:#f7959a"| 68.3

| style="text-align:center;"| 6.8

| style="background:#ed1c24; color:white;"| 43.4

style="text-align:center;"| 4–7 Jul 2014

| style="text-align:center;"| [http://www.erc.pt/download/YToyOntzOjg6ImZpY2hlaXJvIjtzOjQxOiJtZWRpYS9zb25kYWdlbnMvb2JqZWN0b19vZmZsaW5lLzQ5OC4zLnBkZiI7czo2OiJ0aXR1bG8iO3M6MTU6ImNvc3RhLXZzLXNlZ3VybyI7fQ==/costa-vs-seguro Aximage]

| align="center" | 593

| style="text-align:center;"| 26.4

| style="background:#f7959a"| 64.1

| style="text-align:center;"| 9.5

| style="background:#ed1c24; color:white;"| 37.7

style="text-align:center;"| 2–5 Jun 2014

| style="text-align:center;"| [http://www.erc.pt/download/YToyOntzOjg6ImZpY2hlaXJvIjtzOjQxOiJtZWRpYS9zb25kYWdlbnMvb2JqZWN0b19vZmZsaW5lLzQ5OC4zLnBkZiI7czo2OiJ0aXR1bG8iO3M6MTU6ImNvc3RhLXZzLXNlZ3VybyI7fQ==/costa-vs-seguro Eurosondagem]

| align="center" | 1,025

| style="text-align:center;"| 36.0

| style="background:#f7959a"| 56.2

| style="text-align:center;"| 7.8

| style="background:#ed1c24; color:white;"| 20.2

style="text-align:center;"| 1–4 Jun 2014

| style="text-align:center;"| [http://www.erc.pt/download/YToyOntzOjg6ImZpY2hlaXJvIjtzOjQxOiJtZWRpYS9zb25kYWdlbnMvb2JqZWN0b19vZmZsaW5lLzQ5Ni4zLnBkZiI7czo2OiJ0aXR1bG8iO3M6MTU6ImNvc3RhLW91LXNlZ3VybyI7fQ==/costa-ou-seguro Aximage]

| align="center" | 608

| style="text-align:center;"| 19.6

| style="background:#f7959a"| 62.8

| style="text-align:center;"| 17.6

| style="background:#ed1c24; color:white;"| 43.2

style="text-align:center;"| 30 May–1 Jun 2014

| style="text-align:center;"| [http://www.erc.pt/download/YToyOntzOjg6ImZpY2hlaXJvIjtzOjQxOiJtZWRpYS9zb25kYWdlbnMvb2JqZWN0b19vZmZsaW5lLzQ5NS40LnBkZiI7czo2OiJ0aXR1bG8iO3M6MTQ6InBvbGl0aWNhLWF0dWFsIjt9/politica-atual Pitagórica]

| align="center" | 506

| style="text-align:center;"| 18.2

| style="background:#f7959a"| 60.5

| style="text-align:center;"| 21.3

| style="background:#ed1c24; color:white;"| 42.3

Results

class="wikitable" style="text-align:right; font-size:97%;"
rowspan="2" colspan="2" width="170"| Candidate

! colspan="2"| 28 September 2014

width="70"| Votes

! width="45"| %

width="1" style="color:inherit;background:#ed1c24"|

| align="left"| António Costa

| 120,188

67.77
style="color:inherit;background:#ffaec9"|

| align="left"| António José Seguro

| 55,928

31.54
colspan="4" bgcolor="#E9E9E9"|
style="font-weight:bold;"

| align="left" colspan="2"| Total

| 176,116

bgcolor="#E9E9E9" |
colspan="4" bgcolor="#E9E9E9"|
align="left" colspan="2"| Valid votes

| 176,116

99.30
align="left" colspan="2"| Invalid and blank ballots

| 1,234

0.70
style="font-weight:bold;"

| align="left" colspan="2"| Votes cast / turnout

| 177,350

70.71
style="font-weight:bold;"

| align="left" colspan="2"| Registered voters

| 250,811

bgcolor="#E9E9E9" |
colspan="4" bgcolor="#E9E9E9"|
align="left" colspan="6"| Source: [https://web.archive.org/web/20140811124518/https://www.psprimarias2014.pt/#resultados Primárias 2014 Resultados]

{{bar box

|title=Vote share

|titlebar=#ddd

|width=500px

|barwidth=310px

|bars=

{{bar percent|António Costa|#ed1c24|67.77}}

{{bar percent|António José Seguro|#ffaec9|31.54}}

{{bar percent|Blank/Invalid|#DDDDDD|0.70}}

}}

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20140811124518/https://www.psprimarias2014.pt/ Primárias 2014 Official website]
  • [http://www.ps.pt PS Official Website]

;Official campaign websites

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20140906042052/http://www.mobilizarportugal.pt/ Mobilizar Portugal - António Costa campaign website]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20140906050156/http://www.seguro2015.com/ Seguro 2015 - António José Seguro campaign website]

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