Rui Rio

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Rui Rio

| honorific-suffix = GCIH

| image = EPP Summit, 22 March 2018 (27083908678) (cropped, Rui Rio).jpg

| caption = Rio in March 2018

| office = President of the Social Democratic Party

| term_start = 16 February 2018

| term_end = 1 July 2022{{cite web|url=https://www.psd.pt/pt/rui-rio|title=Rui Rio, PSD}}

| 1blankname = {{nowrap|Secretary-General}}

| 1namedata = Feliciano Barreiras Duarte
José Silvano

| predecessor = Pedro Passos Coelho

| successor = Luís Montenegro

| office2 = Leader of the Opposition

| term_start2 = 16 February 2018

| term_end2 = 1 July 2022

| 1blankname2 =

| 1namedata2 =

| predecessor2 = Pedro Passos Coelho

| successor2 = Luís Montenegro

| office3 = Mayor of Porto

| term_start3 = 8 January 2002

| term_end3 = 22 October 2013

| deputy3 =

| predecessor3 = Nuno Cardoso

| successor3 = Rui Moreira

| office4 = Secretary-General of the Social Democratic Party

| term_start4 = 31 March 1996

| term_end4 = 20 June 1997

| president4 = Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa

| predecessor4 = Eduardo Azevedo Soares

| successor4 = Carlos Horta e Costa

| office5 = {{MP PT}}

| term_start5 = 25 October 2019

| term_end5 = 12 September 2022

| constituency5 = Porto

| term_start6 = 4 November 1991

| term_end6 = 4 April 2002

| constituency6 = Porto

| birth_name = Rui Fernando da Silva Rio

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1957|8|6|df=y}}

| birth_place = Porto, Portugal

| party = Social Democratic Party

| spouse = Lídia Azevedo

| children = 1

| education = Colégio Alemão do Porto

| alma_mater = University of Porto

| profession =

| signature =

| website =

}}

Rui Fernando da Silva Rio {{post-nominals|post-noms=GCIH}} (born 6 August 1957) is a Portuguese economist and retired politician of the Social Democratic Party (PSD).{{cite book|last1=Giannetti|first1=Daniela|last2=Benoit|first2=Kenneth|title=Intra-party politics and coalition governments|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cnnq0Q7anQEC&pg=PA70|accessdate=5 July 2011|date=2008-12-03|publisher=Taylor & Francis US|isbn=978-0-415-46225-9|pages=70–}} He was the Mayor of Porto from 2002 to 2013. Between 2018 and 2022, he was President of the PSD and Leader of the Opposition.

Education

Rio studied at the Colégio Alemão do Porto (the German School of Porto), and earned his degree in economics at the University of Porto, where he was president of the Student Association, at the time the only Student Association that was not led by members of the Communist Party, and a member of the Pedagogical Council.{{Cite web|url=https://www.infopedia.pt/$rui-rio|title=Artigo de apoio Infopédia - Rui Rio|website=Infopédia - Dicionários Porto Editora|language=pt|access-date=2019-12-01}}

Professional career

As an economist, he began his professional life in the textile industry,{{Cite web |last=Infopédia |title=Rui Rio - Infopédia |url=https://www.infopedia.pt/apoio/artigos/$rui-rio |access-date=2022-05-20 |website=Infopédia - Porto Editora |language=pt}} having, after completing his military service, also worked in the metalmechanics industry.

In the mid-1980s, he began his path in the banking sector. Within the management{{Cite web |last=Sarmento |first=António |date=2018-04-21 |title=Rui Rio: perfil do político que poupa todos os meses uma parte do salário |url=https://jornaleconomico.pt/noticias/rui-rio-perfil-do-politico-que-poupa-todos-os-meses-uma-parte-do-salario-296600 |access-date=2022-05-20 |website=O Jornal Económico |language=pt-PT}} of Banco Comercial Português, he was responsible for setting up financial operations in the primary market, for the listing process of the Stock Exchange, for the study and design of new financial products and also for part of the human resources’ training in the Capital Markets area.

Since January 2014, he had resumed his activity{{Cite web |title=Rui Rio no BCP a partir de 1 de Janeiro |url=https://www.dn.pt/economia/dinheiro-vivo/rui-rio-no-bcp-a-partir-de-1-de-janeiro-3598493.html |access-date=2022-05-20 |website=www.dn.pt |date=20 December 2013 |language=pt-PT}} at Millennium BCP, joining the Investment Committee of the Millennium Capitalization Fund, even though he is an independent and non-executive member.{{Cite web|url=https://sol.sapo.pt/artigo/95282/rui-rio-no-millennium-bcp|title=Rui Rio no Millennium BCP|website=Semanario SOL|date=20 December 2013 |language=pt|access-date=2019-12-01}}

He is Vice-President of the General Assembly of the Order of Chartered Accountants.{{Cite web |last=Certificados |first=Ordem dos Contabilistas |title="Rui Rio - De corpo inteiro" apresentado a 11 de dezembro, em Lisboa |url=http://www.occ.pt/pt/noticias/rui-rio-de-corpo-inteiro-apresentado-a-11-de-dezembro-em-lisboa/ |access-date=2022-05-20 |website=www.occ.pt |language=en}} He was also the financial director of the CIN{{Cite web |last=Dinis |first=Rita |title=Rui Rio. Um político anti-sistema que precisa de conquistar o aparelho |url=https://observador.pt/2016/11/12/rui-rio-um-politico-anti-sistema-que-precisa-de-conquistar-o-aparelho/ |access-date=2022-05-20 |website=Observador |language=pt-PT}} paint factory, with special responsibility for the company's relationship with the Capital Markets.

He held the positions of member of the Supervisory Board of Caixa Geral de Depósitos (CGD), of non-executive director of the company Metro do Porto and Chairman of 32 Senses SGPS.

After having interrupted his activity as an economist during the period in which he was professionally active in politics, in March 2014 he took on positions at{{Cite web |title=Boyden abre no Porto 15 meses depois da saída de Rui Rio |url=https://www.jornaldenegocios.pt/empresas/detalhe/boyden-abre-no-porto-15-meses-depois-da-saida-de-rui-rio |access-date=2022-05-20 |website=www.jornaldenegocios.pt |language=pt-PT}} Boyden - Executive Search and at Neves de Almeida | HR Consulting, companies in the area of human resources management.

He was President of the general meeting{{Cite web |title=Ordem dos Economistas: Notícia - Tomada de Posse dos Órgãos Regionais da DRN-OE |url=https://www.ordemeconomistas.pt/xportalv3/noticias/noticia.xvw?p=29447159&tomada-de-posse-dos-%C3%B3rg%C3%A3os-regionais-da-drn-oe |access-date=2022-05-20 |website=www.ordemeconomistas.pt}} of the Northern Regional Section Bureau of the Order of Economists.

He published Política In Situ {{Cite web |title=A Política in Situ |url=https://www.psd.pt/pt/politica-situ |access-date=2022-05-20 |website=PSD |language=pt-pt}}(2002) and Analysis of the Regional Distribution of Public Investment (Análise à Distribuição Regional do Investimento Público{{Cite web |title=Rui Rio |url=https://www.psd.pt/pt/rui-rio |access-date=2022-05-20 |website=PSD |language=pt-pt}}) (1999), with articles published in the newspapers O Comércio do Porto, Público and Diário Económico. He was distinguished with the Marketing Cities and Regions Personality Award in 2004 and, in 2005, with the Alfredo César Torres Award. In 2012, he won the Career Award from the Faculty of Economics of Porto.

In 2014, his biography entitled Rui Rio - de Corpo Inteiro{{Cite book |url=http://www.portoeditora.pt/produtos/ficha/rui-rio-de-corpo-inteiro/15949403 |title=Rui Rio - De Corpo Inteiro, Mário Jorge Carvalho - Porto Editora}} by Mário Jorge de Carvalho was published. A year later, in 2015, the book Rui Rio - Raizes de Aço{{Cite web |title=Rui Rio - Raizes de Aço - Livro - WOOK |url=https://www.wook.pt/livro/rui-rio-raizes-de-aco-carlos-mota-cardoso/16350648 |access-date=2022-05-20 |website=www.wook.pt |language=pt-PT}}, authored by Carlos Mota Cardoso was published.

Political career

Rio began his political career as part of the Juventude Social-Democrata (JSD), the Social Democrats' youth organization. He was Vice President of its National Political Commission from 1982 to 1984. At the same time he was a member of the National Political Commission of the Social Democratic Party, under Pinto Balsemão and later Mota Pinto. He was also deputy to the Assembly of the Republic, elected for Porto, between 1991 and 2002. From 2002 to 2005, he was vice-president,{{Cite web |title=XXIV Congresso Nacional |url=https://www.psd.pt/pt/xxiv-congresso-nacional |access-date=2022-05-20 |website=PSD |language=pt-pt}} under leaders Durão Barroso and, subsequently, Pedro Santana Lopes.{{Cite web |title=XXVI Congresso Nacional |url=https://www.psd.pt/pt/xxvi-congresso-nacional |access-date=2022-05-20 |website=PSD |language=pt-pt}} Repeating the position, between 2008{{Cite web |title=XXXI Congresso Nacional |url=https://www.psd.pt/pt/xxxi-congresso-nacional |access-date=2022-05-20 |website=PSD |language=pt-pt}} and 2010, with Manuela Ferreira Leite. Between 1996 and 1998, he was Vice President of the Instituto Sá Carneiro. From 2003 to 2005 he was President of the Eixo Atlântico do Noroeste Peninsular.

= Mayor of Porto =

In 2001, Rio was elected president of the City Hall of Porto. After 2001, Rio was reelected Mayor of Porto, with absolute majority in 2005, against Francisco Assis,{{Cite web |title=Francisco Assis promete "oposição séria e clara" na Câmara do Porto |url=https://www.publico.pt/2005/10/09/politica/noticia/francisco-assis-promete-oposicao-seria-e-clara-na-camara-do-porto-1235091 |access-date=2022-05-20 |website=PÚBLICO |date=9 October 2005 |language=pt}} and in 2009, against Elisa Ferreira.{{Cite web |date=2009-10-11 |title=Elisa Ferreira admite derrota, mas frisa "grande movimento cívico" à volta de sua candidatura |url=https://www.tsf.pt/micro-sites/autarquicas-2009/elisa-ferreira-admite-derrota-mas-frisa-grande-movimento-civico-a-volta-de-sua-candidatura-1387775.html |access-date=2022-05-20 |website=TSF Rádio Notícias |language=pt-PT}} His term ended on 22 October 2013, when the new mayor Rui Moreira took office.{{Cite web |title=Rui Moreira dedica vitória ao pai |url=https://www.dn.pt/politica/rui-moreira-dedica-vitoria-ao-pai-3453104.html |access-date=2022-05-20 |website=www.dn.pt |date=October 2013 |language=pt-PT}}

= Leader of the PSD =

In 2018, Rio won the race to become leader of the PSD after campaigning to hold the party on a centrist line.Paul Ames (January 14, 2018), [https://www.politico.eu/article/rui-rio-centrist-elected-to-lead-portugals-opposition-party/ Centrist elected to lead Portugal's opposition party] Politico Europe. On the leadership election held on 13 January 2018, Rio defeated his more conservative rival, former Prime Minister Pedro Santana Lopes, winning 54 percent of votes from PSD party members.

Ending the animosity that followed the 2015 legislative election and nudging the PSD closer to the center, Rio and Prime Minister António Costa signed an agreement in April 2018 which covered cooperation on a reform intended to give more powers to municipalities, as well as on a 12-year strategy to keep using European Union structural funds for development.Andrei Khalip (April 18, 2018), [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-portugal-politics/portugal-government-opposition-agree-to-cooperate-after-feud-idUSKBN1HP2XJ Portugal government, opposition agree to cooperate after feud] Reuters. Under his leadership, the PSD also backed the Socialists in areas such as labor law reform and defense.Paul Ames (January 19, 2020), [https://www.politico.eu/article/rui-rio-clings-on-as-portugals-center-right-leader/ Rui Rio clings on as Portugal's centre-right leader] Politico Europe.

Amid criticism at his leadership, Rio won a confidence motion by 75 to 50 votes in the party's National Council in early 2019, only after a 10-hour debate.Paul Ames (January 18, 2019), [https://www.politico.eu/article/portugal-psd-rui-rio-opposition-leadership-woes/ Portugal's opposition woes] Politico Europe. In January 2020, Rio fended off another leadership challenge on a promise to keep the leading opposition force on a centrist course. In the party's 2020 leadership election, he scored 53 percent in a runoff vote against the party's former parliamentary spokesman Luís Montenegro, who demanded a more aggressive opposition to António Costa's Socialist Party following the Social Democrats' worst result in over 30 years in the parliamentary elections the previous October.Paul Ames (January 19, 2020), [https://www.politico.eu/article/rui-rio-clings-on-as-portugals-center-right-leader/ Rui Rio clings on as Portugal's center-right leader] Politico Europe.

On 27 November 2021, he was re-elected President of the PSD for the third time,{{Cite web |title=Rui Rio reeleito líder do PSD. Rangel promete "lealdade" e pede "unidade" |url=https://www.dn.pt/politica/rui-rio-reeleito-lider-do-psd-rangel-promete-lealdade-e-pede-unidade-14360380.html |access-date=2022-05-13 |website=www.dn.pt |date=27 November 2021 |language=pt-PT}} winning 18,852 votes, against Paulo Rangel, who collected 17,106 votes. He took office on 17 December 2021, at the 39th National Congress of the Party,{{Cite web |title=ELEIÇÕES DIRETAS {{!}} 39.º CONGRESSO |url=https://www.psd.pt/pt/eleicoes-diretas-39o-congresso |access-date=2022-05-13 |website=PSD |language=pt-pt}} which took place in Santa Maria da Feira, under the motto "New Horizons for Portugal".

In the 2022 Portuguese legislative election, the Social Democrats lost 2 seats, taking them to 77 seats in the Assembly.{{Cite web |title=PS consegue os dois deputados da Europa. PSD tem pior resultado do que em 2019 |url=https://www.dn.pt/politica/ps-consegue-os-dois-deputados-da-europa-psd-tem-pior-resultado-do-que-em-2019-14707348.html |access-date=2022-05-20 |website=www.dn.pt |date=23 March 2022 |language=pt-PT}} In the aftermath of the election, Rio announced he would call early internal elections on which he would not run again for party leader.{{cite news |last1=Soares Botelho |first1=Pedro |title=Auf Wiedersehen? Perante a derrota, Rui Rio pergunta como pode ser ser útil ao partido |url=https://24.sapo.pt/atualidade/artigos/auf-wiedersehen-perante-a-derrota-rui-rio-pergunta-como-pode-ser-ser-util-ao-partido |access-date=31 January 2022 |work=SAPO |date=31 January 2022 |language=Portuguese}}{{Cite web |url=https://visao.sapo.pt/atualidade/politica/2022-04-05-diretas-no-psd-podem-ser-adiadas-porque-rui-rio-nao-se-demitiu-formalmente-e-em-portugues/ |title=Diretas no PSD podem ser adiadas porque Rui Rio não se demitiu formalmente (e em português) |date=2022-04-05 |access-date=2022-05-14 |website=Visão |last=Ropio |first=Nuno Miguel |trans-title=Internal elections in the PSD may be postponed because Rui Rio did not resign formally (and in Portuguese)}}

On 28 May 2022, the day Luís Montenegro was elected leader of the Social Democratic Party, Rui Rio announced his departure from active politics.{{Cite web |title=O adeus de Rui Rio: "O meu futuro político não é nenhum. Acabou aqui. Ponto final parágrafo" |url=https://expresso.pt/politica/2022-05-28-O-adeus-de-Rui-Rio-O-meu-futuro-politico-nao-e-nenhum.-Acabou-aqui.-Ponto-final-paragrafo-9ea7e77e |access-date=2022-05-31 |website=Expresso |date=28 May 2022 |language=pt-pt}}

On 12 September 2022, Rui Rio resigned his Assembly of the Republic seat, which became effective two days later.{{Cite web |title=Rui Rio renuncia a mandato de deputado do PSD |url=https://sicnoticias.pt/pais/2022-09-12-Rui-Rio-renuncia-a-mandato-de-deputado-do-PSD-043ca2d2 |access-date=2022-09-15 |website=SIC Notícias |date=12 September 2022 |language=pt-pt}}

Political positions

Rio was a critic of austerity and has sought to distance himself from the remedies adopted by Pedro Passos Coelho and the European troika in response to the eurozone economic crisis and the Economic Adjustment Programme for Portugal. On social issues, as a centrist, he is to the left of his party as a supporter of abortion rights, euthanasia and legalizing cannabis for medicinal purposes.

= Criticism of Freemasonry =

Following his party's internal elections, which he disputed against Luís Montenegro and Miguel Pinto Luz, Rio stated that Freemasonry "is everywhere" and trying to "condition Portuguese society" by giving this organization obscure and untransparent motivations.{{Cite web|url=https://sol.sapo.pt/artigo/678721/rui-rio-a-maconaria-tenta-condicionar-muitas-coisas|title=Rui Rio: 'A maçonaria tenta condicionar muitas coisas'|website=Semanario SOL|date=30 November 2019 |language=pt|access-date=2019-12-01}} Rio's statements were a response to Paulo Mota Pinto, who referred to Rio for further clarification on the alleged "dark interests" who want to dominate the party. Rio made statements in January 2019 regarding Montenegro's Freemansonry ties.{{Cite web|url=https://observador.pt/2019/01/12/analise-da-maconaria-a-falta-de-etica-os-golpes-de-rio-e-os-ataques-mais-duros-a-luis-montenegro/|title=Análise: Da maçonaria à falta de ética. Os golpes de Rio e os ataques mais duros a Luís Montenegro|last=Benevides|first=Pedro|website=Observador|language=pt-PT|access-date=2019-12-01}}

Rio admitted to perceiving Paulo Mota Pinto's reference and replied: "When I am talking about secret, obscure, little transparent interests, I am referring clearly to Freemasonry." He further went on saying that he "senses" that the Freemasons "are everywhere and trying to condition many things", and that he has "no doubt about that". Rio clarified that if he denied such influences he would be a "hypocrite" and that he is the only one with enough courage to criticize the Freemasons' influence.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnoticias.pt/pais/rui-rio-diz-que-a-maconaria-esta-a-tentar-condicionar-muitas-coisas-no-pais-DX5514775|title=Rui Rio diz que a Maçonaria está "a tentar condicionar muitas coisas" no país|website=www.dnoticias.pt|language=pt-PT|access-date=2019-12-01}}

Personal life

Rui Rio is married with Lídia Azevedo. The couple has a daughter, Marta.

Rui Rio is a supporter of Boavista F.C. He enjoys playing drums and is a fan of American blues guitarist B. B. King.{{cite web|title=Rui Rio, o líder de educação rígida, a quem os amigos chamam "forreta"|url=https://sicnoticias.pt/especiais/rui-rio/2022-01-13-Rui-Rio-o-lider-de-educacao-rigida-a-quem-os-amigos-chamam-forreta-d2f1c468|website=sicnoticias.pt|publisher=SIC Notícias|access-date=31 January 2024|language=pt}}{{cite web|title=Rio à bateria: "Já fui um conquistador...."|url=https://expresso.pt/europeias-2019/2019-05-19-Rio-a-bateria-Ja-fui-um-conquistador|website=sicnoticias.pt|publisher=Expresso|access-date=31 January 2024|language=pt}} Rio is also enthusiastic about old cars and promoted old car races as mayor of Porto, resurrecting the Boavista Circuit. He also salvaged a 1969 Mercedes 280S which had been long stored in a municipal garage; this vehicle was restored and regularly used by Rio as official car during his term as mayor. He personally owns a 1970 Simca 1000 and has been seen driving it publicly several times.{{cite web|title=Rio foi à garagem da Câmara reabilitar o Mercedes 280|url=https://www.cmjornal.pt/politica/detalhe/rio-foi-a-garagem-da-camara-reabilitar-o-mercedes-280|publisher=Correio da Manhã|access-date=31 January 2024|language=pt}}{{cite web|title=Rui Rio e a paixão por automóveis antigos|url=https://www.jn.pt/5494983510/rui-rio-e-a-paixao-por-automoveis-antigos|publisher=Jornal de Notícias|access-date=31 January 2024|language=pt}}

Honours

80px Grand-Cross of the Order of Prince Henry, Portugal (1 March 2006){{cite web|title=Cidadãos Nacionais Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas|url=http://www.ordens.presidencia.pt/?idc=153|website=Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas|accessdate=13 July 2016}}
80px Grand-Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary, Hungary (10 December 2003){{cite web|title=Cidadãos Nacionais Agraciados com Ordens Estrangeiras|url=http://www.ordens.presidencia.pt/?idc=155|website=Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas|accessdate=31 July 2017}}
80px First Class of the Order of the White Star, Estonia (20 February 2006)
80px Grand-Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit, Norway (25 September 2009)
80px Grand-Cross of the Order of St. Gregory the Great, Holy See (3 September 2010)
80px Commander of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, Poland (16 July 2012)

Electoral history

=Porto City Council election, 2001=

! colspan="2" | Party

! Candidate

! align="center" style="width: 50px"| Votes

! align="center" style="width: 50px"|%

! align="center" style="width: 50px"|Seats

! align="center" style="width: 50px"|+/−

| style="background:{{party color|Portugal Ahead}};"|

| align="left"|PSD/CDS–PP

| align=left |Rui Rio || 50,741 || 42.8 || 6 || style="color:green;"| +2

| style="background:{{party color|Socialist Party (Portugal)}};"|

| align="left"|PS

| align=left |Fernando Gomes || 45,663 || 38.5 || 6 || style="color:red;"| –2

| style="background:{{party color|Unitary Democratic Coalition}};"|

| align="left"| CDU

| align=left |Rui Sá || 12,438 || 10.5 || 1 || ±0

| style="background:{{party color|Left Bloc (Portugal)}};"|

| align="left"| BE

| align=left |João Teixeira Lopes || 3,038 || 2.6 || 0 || new

| style="background:white;"|

| colspan="2" align="left"| Other parties

| 1,533 || 1.3 || 0 || ±0

| colspan="3" align="left"| Blank/Invalid ballots

| 5,248 || 4.4 || – || –

|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"

| colspan="3" align="left"| Turnout

| 118,614 || 48.26 || 13 || ±0

| colspan="7" align=left|Source: Autárquicas 2001{{cite web |url=https://www.cne.pt/sites/default/files/dl/resultados_al_2001.pdf |title=Resultados AL 2001 |work=Comissão Nacional de Eleições |access-date=7 August 2024}}

=Porto City Council election, 2005=

! colspan="2" | Party

! Candidate

! align="center" style="width: 50px"| Votes

! align="center" style="width: 50px"|%

! align="center" style="width: 50px"|Seats

! align="center" style="width: 50px"|+/−

| style="background:{{party color|Portugal Ahead}};"|

| align="left"|PSD/CDS–PP

| align=left |Rui Rio || 63,443 || 46.2 || 7 || style="color:green;"| +1

| style="background:{{party color|Socialist Party (Portugal)}};"|

| align="left"|PS

| align=left |Francisco Assis || 49,653 || 36.1 || 5 || style="color:red;"| –1

| style="background:{{party color|Unitary Democratic Coalition}};"|

| align="left"| CDU

| align=left |Rui Sá || 12,311 || 9.0 || 1 || ±0

| style="background:{{party color|Left Bloc (Portugal)}};"|

| align="left"| BE

| align=left |João Teixeira Lopes || 5,797 || 4.2 || 0 || ±0

| style="background:white;"|

| colspan="2" align="left"| Other parties

| 1,756 || 1.3 || 0 || ±0

| colspan="3" align="left"| Blank/Invalid ballots

| 4,420 || 3.2 || – || –

|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"

| colspan="3" align="left"| Turnout

| 137,380 || 58.43 || 13 || ±0

| colspan="7" align=left|Source: Autárquicas 2005{{cite web |url=https://www.cne.pt/sites/default/files/dl/resultados_al_2005.pdf |title=Resultados AL 2005 |work=Comissão Nacional de Eleições |access-date=7 August 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.cne.pt/sites/default/files/dl/autosorteio_al2005.pdf |title=Auto Sorteio AL 2005 |work=Comissão Nacional de Eleições |access-date=7 August 2024}}

=Porto City Council election, 2009=

! colspan="2" | Party

! Candidate

! align="center" style="width: 50px"| Votes

! align="center" style="width: 50px"|%

! align="center" style="width: 50px"|Seats

! align="center" style="width: 50px"|+/−

| style="background:{{party color|Portugal Ahead}};"|

| align="left"|PSD/CDS–PP

| align=left |Rui Rio || 62,507 || 47.5 || 7 || ±0

| style="background:{{party color|Socialist Party (Portugal)}};"|

| align="left"|PS

| align=left |Elisa Ferreira || 45,682 || 34.7 || 5 || ±0

| style="background:{{party color|Unitary Democratic Coalition}};"|

| align="left"| CDU

| align=left |Rui Sá || 12,904 || 9.8 || 1 || ±0

| style="background:{{party color|Left Bloc (Portugal)}};"|

| align="left"| BE

| align=left |João Teixeira Lopes || 6,552 || 4.9 || 0 || ±0

| style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of the Portuguese Workers / Reorganizative Movement of the Party of the Proletariat}};"|

| align="left"| PCTP/MRPP

| align=left |João Valente Pinto || 915 || 0.7 || 0 || ±0

| colspan="3" align="left"| Blank/Invalid ballots

| 3,089 || 2.4 || – || –

|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"

| colspan="3" align="left"| Turnout

| 131,649 || 56.75 || 13 || ±0

| colspan="7" align=left|Source: Autárquicas 2009{{cite web |url=https://www.eleicoes.mai.gov.pt/autarquicas2009/index.html#%00 |title=Autárquicas 2009 |work=SGMAI |access-date=7 August 2024}}

=PSD leadership election, 2018=

{{main|2018 Portuguese Social Democratic Party leadership election}}

|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"

! align="center" colspan=2 style="width: 60px"|Candidate

! align="center" style="width: 50px"|Votes

! align="center" style="width: 50px"|%

|bgcolor=orange|

| align=left | Rui Rio

| align=right | 22,728

| align=right | 54.2

|bgcolor=orange|

| align=left | Pedro Santana Lopes

| align=right | 19,244

| align=right | 45.8

| colspan=2 align=left | Blank/Invalid ballots

| align=right | 683

| align=right | –

|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"

| colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" | Turnout

| align=right | 42,655

| align=right | 60.34

| colspan="4" align=left|Source: Resultados{{cite web |url=https://www.psd.pt/pt/congressos-e-eleicoes-diretas |title=PSD Congressos e eleições directas |work=PSD |access-date=5 August 2024}}

=Legislative election, 2019=

! colspan="2" | Party

! Candidate

! Votes

! align="center" style="width: 50px"|%

! align="center" style="width: 50px"|Seats

! align="center" style="width: 50px"|+/−

| style="background:{{party color|Socialist Party (Portugal)}};"|

| align="left"|PS

| align=left |António Costa || 1,903,687 || 36.3 || 108 || style="color:green;"| +22

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}};"|

| align="left"|PSD

| align=left |Rui Rio || 1,454,283 || 27.8 || 79 || style="color:red;"| –10

| style="background:{{party color|Left Bloc (Portugal)}};"|

| align="left"| BE

| align=left |Catarina Martins || 498,549 || 9.5 || 19 || ±0

| style="background:{{party color|Unitary Democratic Coalition}};"|

| align="left"| CDU

| align=left |Jerónimo de Sousa || 332,018 || 6.3 || 12 || style="color:red;"| –5

| style="background:{{party color|CDS – People's Party}};"|

| align="left"| CDS–PP

| align=left |Assunção Cristas || 221,094 || 4.2 || 5 || style="color:red;"| –13

| style="background:teal;"|

| align="left"| PAN

| align=left |André Silva || 173,931 || 3.3 || 4 || style="color:green;"| +3

| style="background:#202056;"|

| align="left"| Chega

| align=left |André Ventura || 67,502 || 1.3 || 1 || new

| style="background:{{party color|Liberal Initiative}};"|

| align="left"| IL

| align=left |Carlos Guimarães Pinto || 67,443 || 1.3 || 1 || new

| style="background:{{party color|LIVRE}};"|

| align="left"| Livre

| align=left |Joacine Katar Moreira || 56,940 || 1.1 || 1 || style="color:green;"| +1

| style="background:white;"|

| colspan="2" align="left"| Other parties

| 207,162 || 4.0 || 0 || ±0

| colspan="3" align="left"| Blank/Invalid ballots

| 254,875 || 4.9 || – || –

|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"

| colspan="3" align="left"| Turnout

| 5,237,484 || 48.60 || 230 || ±0

| colspan="7" align=left|Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições{{cite web |url=http://www.cne.pt/sites/default/files/dl/2019ar_mapa_oficial_resultados.pdf |title=Mapa Oficial Resultados Legislativas 2019 |work=CNE |access-date=5 August 2024}}

=PSD leadership election, 2020=

{{Main|2020 Portuguese Social Democratic Party leadership election}}

|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"

! align="center" rowspan=2 colspan=2 style="width: 60px"|Candidate

! align="center" colspan=2 style="width: 50px"|1st round

! align="center" colspan=2 style="width: 50px"|2nd round

! align="center" style="width: 50px"|Votes

! align="center" style="width: 50px"|%

! align="center" style="width: 50px"|Votes

! align="center" style="width: 50px"|%

|bgcolor=orange|

| align=left | Rui Rio

| align=right | 15,546

| align=right | 49.0

| align=right | 17,157

| align=right | 53.2

|bgcolor=orange|

| align=left | Luís Montenegro

| align=right | 13,137

| align=right | 41.4

| align=right | 15,086

| align=right | 46.8

|bgcolor=orange|

| align=left | Miguel Pinto Luz

| align=right | 3,030

| align=right | 9.6

|colspan="2"|

| colspan=2 align=left | Blank/Invalid ballots

| align=right | 369

| align=right | –

| align=right | 341

| align=right | –

|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"

| colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" | Turnout

| align=right | 32,082

| align=right | 79.01

| align=right | 32,582

| align=right | 80.20

| colspan="6" align=left|Source: Resultados

=PSD leadership election, 2021=

{{Main|2021 Portuguese Social Democratic Party leadership election}}

|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"

! align="center" colspan=2 style="width: 60px"|Candidate

! align="center" style="width: 50px"|Votes

! align="center" style="width: 50px"|%

|bgcolor=orange|

| align=left | Rui Rio

| align=right | 18,852

| align=right | 52.4

|bgcolor=orange|

| align=left | Paulo Rangel

| align=right | 17,106

| align=right | 47.6

| colspan=2 align=left | Blank/Invalid ballots

| align=right | 518

| align=right | –

|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"

| colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" | Turnout

| align=right | 36,476

| align=right | 78.17

| colspan="4" align=left|Source: Resultados{{cite web |url=https://www.psd.pt/sites/default/files/2021-11/Diretas%202021%20-%20Homologac%CC%A7a%CC%83o%20de%20resultados_.pdf |title=Resultados Diretas 2021 |work=PSD |access-date=7 August 2024}}

=Legislative election, 2022=

! colspan="2" | Party

! Candidate

! Votes

! align="center" style="width: 50px"|%

! align="center" style="width: 50px"|Seats

! align="center" style="width: 50px"|+/−

| style="background:{{party color|Socialist Party (Portugal)}};"|

| align="left"|PS

| align=left |António Costa || 2,302,601 || 41.4 || 120 || style="color:green;"| +12

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}};"|

| align="left"|PSD{{efn|name=Azores and Madeira}}

| align=left |Rui Rio || 1,618,381 || 29.1 || 77 || style="color:red;"| –2

| style="background:#202056;"|

| align="left"| Chega

| align=left |André Ventura || 399,659 || 7.2 || 12 || style="color:green;"| +11

| style="background:{{party color|Liberal Initiative}};"|

| align="left"| IL

| align=left |João Cotrim Figueiredo || 273,687|| 4.9 || 8 || style="color:green;"| +7

| style="background:{{party color|Left Bloc (Portugal)}};"|

| align="left"| BE

| align=left |Catarina Martins ||244,603 || 4.4 || 5 || style="color:red;"| –14

| style="background:{{party color|Unitary Democratic Coalition}};"|

| align="left"| CDU

| align=left |Jerónimo de Sousa ||238,920 || 4.3 || 6 || style="color:red;"| –6

| style="background:{{party color|CDS – People's Party}};"|

| align="left"| CDS–PP

| align=left |Rodrigues dos Santos || 89,181 || 1.6 || 0 || style="color:red;"| –5

| style="background:teal;"|

| align="left"| PAN

| align=left |Inês Sousa Real || 88,152 || 1.6 || 1 || style="color:red;"| –3

| style="background:{{party color|LIVRE}};"|

| align="left"| Livre

| align=left |Rui Tavares || 71,232 || 1.3 || 1 || ±0

| style="background:white;"|

| colspan="2" align="left"| Other parties

| 91,299 || 1.6 || 0 || ±0

| colspan="3" align="left"| Blank/Invalid ballots

| 146,824 || 2.6 || – || –

|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"

| colspan="3" align="left"| Turnout

| 5,564,539 || 51.46 || 230 || ±0

| colspan="7" align=left|Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições{{cite web |url=https://www.cne.pt/sites/default/files/dl/2022ar_mapa_oficial_resultados.pdf |title=Mapa Oficial n.º 1/2022 |work=Comissão Nacional de Eleições |date=26 March 2022 |access-date=1 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401072948/https://www.cne.pt/sites/default/files/dl/2022ar_mapa_oficial_resultados.pdf |archive-date=1 April 2022 |url-status=live}}

Notes

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{{efn

| name = Azores and Madeira

| Sum of the votes of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) in mainland Portugal and the PSD.CDS – People's Party (CDS–PP) coalitions in Azores and Madeira. The 5 MPs elected in these coalitions are all from the PSD.

}}