2008 Portuguese Social Democratic Party leadership election

none 2008 Social Democratic Party leadership election 80px|link=Social Democratic Party (Portugal)|Social Democratic Party presidential no 2007 Portuguese Social Democratic Party leadership election 2007 2010 Portuguese Social Democratic Party leadership election 2010 31 May 2008 59.1% 3.3 pp Flickr - europeanpeoplesparty - EPP Congress Bonn (696) (cropped).jpg 140 110 150 2 15 Manuela Ferreira Leite FF9900 17,278 37.9% Pedro Passos Coelho (9298463251)cropped.jpg 180 110 150 10 30 Pedro Passos Coelho FF9900 14,160 31.1% Pedro Santana Lopes 01.jpg 110 110 150 0 0 Pedro Santana Lopes FF9900 13,495 29.6% Leader Luís Filipe Menezes Manuela Ferreira Leite The 2008 Portuguese Social Democratic Party leadership election was held on 31 May 2008. This was a snap leadership election following the surprise resignation of then party leader Luís Filipe Menezes, elected just seven months before in September 2007, from the party's leadership."Menezes abandona liderança e convoca eleições", TVI24, 17 April 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2022. Menezes was facing heavy internal criticism for his leadership and opposition strategy but, nonetheless, his resignation surprised party members and structures."Crise no PSD: distritais surpreendidas com Menezes", TVI24, 18 April 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2022. Four candidates entered in this snap race: Manuela Ferreira Leite, Pedro Passos Coelho, Pedro Santana Lopes and Mário Patinha Antão. On election day, Ferreira Leite won the leadership by capturing almost 38% of the votes, while Passos Coelho got 31% of the votes and Santana Lopes polled just below 30%."Manuela Ferreira Leite é a nova líder do PSD", Jornal de Negócios, 31 May 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2022. Patinha Antão polled well below 1%, just 0.7% of the party members votes. Manuela Ferreira Leite became the first woman to lead a major political party in Portuguese history."Manuela Ferreira Leite, a primeira mulher a dirigir o partido de Sá Carneiro - Perfil", RTP, 31 May 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2022. Ferreira Leite would lead the PSD to victory in the 2009 European Parliament election in Portugal,"Resultados oficiais: PSD ganha europeias", TVI24, 7 June 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2022. but was defeated in the 2009 general elections held in the fall of the same year."PS vence com 36,56 por cento, mais 7,47 por cento que o PSD", TSF, 28 September 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2022. Candidates NameBornExperienceAnnouncement dateRef. x160pxPedro Passos Coelho 24-8-1964 y(age 43)Coimbra Social Democratic Youth leader (1990–1995)Member of Parliament for Lisbon (1991–1999)18 April 2008https://tvi24.iol.pt/politica/menezes/passos-coelho-e-candidato-as-eleicoes-no-psd Passos Coelho é candidato às eleições no PSD Público 18 April 2008 6 March 2022 Mário Patinha Antão 26-6-1945 y(age 62)Loulé Member of Parliament for Braga (1999–2002)Member of Parliament for Faro (2002–2009) 21 April 2008https://www.publico.pt/2008/04/21/politica/noticia/psd-patinha-antao-apresenta-candidatura-irreversivel-e-para-vencer-1326549 PSD: Patinha Antão apresenta candidatura irreversível e para vencer Público 21 April 2008 6 March 2022 x160pxPedro Santana Lopes 29-6-1956 y(age 52)Lisbon Prime Minister (2004-2005)President of the Social Democratic Party (2004–2005)Mayor of Lisbon (2002-2004); (2005)Mayor of Figueira da Foz (1997-2001) Secretary of State of Culture (1990-1994)Member of Parliament for Lisbon (1980–1991); (1999–2002); (2005–2009)Member of the European Parliament (1987–1989)24 April 2008https://tvi24.iol.pt/politica/santana-lopes/santana-e-candidato-a-lideranca-do-psd Santana é candidato à liderança do PSD TVI24 24 April 2008 6 March 2022 x130pxManuela Ferreira Leite 3-12-1940 y(age 67)Lisbon Minister of Finance (2002–2004)Minister of Education (1993–1995)Member of Parliament for Lisbon (1999–2005); (2009–2011)Member of Parliament for Lisbon (1995–1999)28 April 2008https://tvi24.iol.pt/politica/psd/manuela-ferreira-leite-da-inicio-a-campanha Manuela Ferreira Leite dá início à campanha TVI24 28 April 2008 6 March 2022 Withrew António Neto da Silva – former Secretary of State of Foreign Trade (1990–1991)PÚBLICO Lusa 2008-05-23 Neto da Silva desiste da candidatura à liderança do PSD https://www.publico.pt/2008/05/23/politica/noticia/neto-da-silva-desiste-da-candidatura-a-lideranca-do-psd-1329813 2025-05-31 PÚBLICO pt Opinion polls All voters Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size60px60px60px Others/Undecided LeadFerreira LeitePassos CoelhoSantana LopesPatinha Antão Marktest 17–20 May 2008 80027.3 12.2 9.6 50.9 15.1 Intercampus 16–20 May 2008 43.3 19.2 20.2 1.0 16.3 23.1 Eurosondagem 23–29 Apr 2008 29 15.5 25 3 27.5 4 PSD voters Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size60px60px60px Others/Undecided LeadFerreira LeitePassos CoelhoSantana LopesPatinha Antão Marktest 17–20 May 2008 80043.2 9.1 17.4 30.3 25.8 Aximage 5–9 May 2008 40.8 3.0 13.2 43.0 27.6 Results + Summary of the May 2008 PSD leadership election results Candidate 31 May 2008 Votes % Manuela Ferreira Leite 17,278 37.90 Pedro Passos Coelho 14,160 31.06 Pedro Santana Lopes 13,495 29.60 Patinha Antão 308 0.68 Total 45,241 Valid votes 45,241 99.23 Invalid and blank ballots 351 0.77 Votes cast / turnout 45,592 59.14 Registered voters 77,090 Sources: Official results Vote share #ddd 510px 310px Manuela Ferreira Leite #FF9900 37.90 Pedro Passos Coelho #FF9900 31.06 Pedro Santana Lopes #FF9900 29.60 Patinha Antão #FF9900 0.68 Blank/Invalid #DDDDDD 0.77 See also Social Democratic Party (Portugal) List of political parties in Portugal Elections in Portugal References External links PSD Official Website Category:2008 in Portugal Category:Social Democratic Party (Portugal) leadership elections Category:2008 elections in Portugal Portuguese Social Democratic Party leadership election Category:May 2008 in Portugal