1975 Portuguese Constituent Assembly election

none 1975 Portuguese Constituent Assembly election Portugal parliamentary no 1973 Portuguese legislative election 1973 1976 Portuguese legislative election 1976 All 250 seats in the Constituent Assembly of Portugal elected members 126 6,231,372 5,711,829 (91.7%) 25 April 1975 Mário Soares 1975b (cropped).jpg 110 110 150 0 0 Mário Soares Socialist Party (Portugal) 19 April 1973 Lisbon 116 2,162,972 37.9% Francisco Sá Carneiro.jpg 170 110 150 0 27 Francisco Sá Carneiro PPD FFA500 6 May 1974 Porto 81 1,507,282 26.4% Alvaro Cunhal 1980 (cropped).jpg 110 110 150 0 0 DA251E Álvaro Cunhal PCP 31 March 1961 Lisbon 30 711,935 12.5% Professor Doutor Diogo Freitas do Amaral.png 120 110 150 0 0 0093DD Diogo Freitas do Amaral CDS 19 July 1974 Lisbon 16 434,879 7.6% Francisco Pereira de Moura - A Capital (22Out1969).png 160 110 150 10 14 8b0000 Francisco Pereira de Moura MDP/CDE September 1969 Lisbon 5 236,318 4.1% 85px João Pulido Valente Popular Democratic Union (Portugal) 9 March 1975 Lisbon 1 44,877 0.8% 230px Vote winner strength by district 234px Results by constituency A Constituent Assembly election was carried out in Portugal on 25 April 1975, exactly one year after the Carnation Revolution. The election elected all 250 members of the Portuguese Constituent Assembly. It was the first free election held in Portugal since 1925, but also the first under universal suffrage in Portuguese history.https://ffms.pt/pt-pt/atualmentes/tambem-25-de-abril Também 25 de abril Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos 25 April 2025 11 August 2026 Turnout was a record 91.66 percent, which remains (as of 2025) the highest ever in any Portuguese democratic elections (general, regional, local or European). The main aim of the vote was the election of a Constituent Assembly, in order to write a new constitution to replace the Estado Novo regime's authoritarian Constitution of 1933, and so, this freely-elected parliament had a single-year mandate, with no government being based on parliamentary support; the country continued to be governed by a military-civilian provisional administration during the deliberations of the Constituent Assembly. With very few opinion polls during the campaign, the real trend of the electorate was unknown, but incumbent Prime Minister Vasco Gonçalves was confident in a victory of the most leftwing forces in Portugal, forecasting that the Portuguese Democratic Movement (MDP/CDE) would win the election, followed by the Communists (PCP) and then the Socialist Party (PS).https://www.cmjornal.pt/domingo/detalhe/todos-queriam-votar-nas-eleicoes-de-1975 Todos queriam votar nas eleições de 1975 Correio da Manhã 29 September 2019 20 December 2022 In the end, this forecast was totally wrong. The election was won by the Socialist Party with almost 38 percent of the votes and 116 seats. The Social Democratic Party (then known as the Democratic People's Party, PPD) was the second-most voted party, 26.4 percent and 81 seats, defending a project that it would soon abandon, social democratic centrism, the Portuguese "Social-Democracy", and becoming the major right-wing party in the country a few years after. The size of the results of the PPD were a big surprise, taking into account that they won double the votes of the Communists. The new parliament had a large majority of parties defending socialist or "democratic socialist" ideas and the Constitution, approved one year after, reflected such influence. The Portuguese Communist Party achieved a surprisingly low total, just 12 percent, considering the overwhelming support in the south of the country and the radical turn to the left of the revolutionary process after the failed fascist coup, one month before. With the PPD's shift away from the left and towards the right coming after this election, the only right-of-centre party elected was the Democratic and Social Center (CDS), which received 7.6 percent of the vote and 16 seats. The other big surprise were the very weak results of MDP/CDE, which polled just at 4 percent and elected 5 members to the Assembly. The results map showed a strong North-South division, with the more right-wing forces, PPD and CDS, dominating the North and Center regions, mainly in rural areas, and the PCP dominating the South, especially the Alentejo region. The PS dominated the big urban areas around Lisbon, Porto, Coimbra and Setúbal.https://ensina.rtp.pt/artigo/primeira-campanha-eleitoral/ A primeira campanha eleitoral em democracia RTP 2015 20 December 2022 Background Portuguese transition to democracy The previous parliamentary election was held on October 28, 1973, still under the authoritarian rule of the Estado Novo (New State), founded by António de Oliveira Salazar, who died in 1970. O fim de Salazar https://ensina.rtp.pt/artigo/o-fim-de-salazar/ RTP 14 August 2026 2013. The People's National Action (ANP), the single party of the then President of the Council of Ministers, Marcelo Caetano, had won the all 150 deputies of the National Assembly in the 1973 election, with a participation rate of 66.5% of registered. The election was boycotted by Opposition forces due to complaints about democratic legitimacy and oppression. Eleições https://50anos25abril.pt/historia/encontro-dos-liberais-50-anos-depois/eleicoes/ Comissão 50 anos 25 de Abril 14 August 2026 . 1974 revolution Carnation Revolution right|thumb|200px|Crowd celebrating the revolution in an armoured car. On April 25, 1974, the Carnation Revolution, led by the captains of the Armed Forces Movement (MFA), ended the authoritarian regime established in 1932 by António de Oliveira Salazar. After the revolutionary forces proclaimed victory, the National Salvation Junta, presided by General António de Spínola, took over the position of Head of State and Government. 25 de Abril de 1974 https://arquivos.rtp.pt/colecoes/25-de-abril-de-1974/#sthash.806kNYc5.dpbs RTP 25 February 2018. With political parties once again legal, the Socialist Party (PS) leader, Mário Soares, and the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) Secretary General, Álvaro Cunhal, returned to Portugal less than a week later. In addition, the members of the "liberal wing" of the ANP, favorable to a democratization of the "Estado Novo" before its fall, founded the Democratic People's Party (PPD) which claimed to be social democratic. As primeiras eleições livres https://www.cmjornal.pt/mais-cm/domingo/detalhe/as-primeiras-eleicoes-livres Correio da Manhã 25 February 2018. At the end of three weeks, Spínola took the oath as President of the Republic, and nominated Adelino da Palma Carlos as Prime Minister to the head of the 1st provisional government in which civil and military members plus independent, socialists, social democrats and communists also took part. However, this government was severely limited by the powers of the MFA, as Palma Carlos attempted to expand his powers as prime minister, but clashed with the MFA and his government fell. A «crise Palma Carlos https://50anos25abril.pt/historia/28-de-setembro/a-crise-palma-carlos/ 50 Anos 25 de Abril 22 May 2026. On July 18, Vasco Gonçalves, a military man seen as very close to the Communist Party, replaced Palma Carlos as head of the government. Vasco Gonçalves, o companheiro Vasco https://ensina.rtp.pt/artigo/vasco-goncalves-o-companheiro-vasco/ RTP 14 August 2026 2012. After this, the first party that didn't claim to be from the left or the center-left appeared, the Democratic and Social Center (CDS), which claimed to be an advocate of Christian democracy. O nascimento do Partido do Centro https://observador.pt/especiais/o-nascimento-partido-centro/ Observador 14 August 2026 19 July 2014. Barely two and a half months later, Spínola resigned as President of the Republic, after his "silent majority" proposed protest was boycotted by the MFA, Apelos à «maioria silenciosa https://50anos25abril.pt/historia/28-de-setembro/maioria-silenciosa/ 50 Anos 25 de Abril 22 May 2026. and was replaced by General Francisco da Costa Gomes, his deputy in the National Salvation Junta. On March 19, 1975, President Costa Gomes officially called an election to elect members to write a new Constitution,Official call of 1975 Constituent Assembly election just 8 days after Spínola's failed counter-coup on 11 March. 11 de Março https://50anos25abril.pt/historia/11-de-marco/ 50 Anos 25 de Abril 22 May 2026. Electoral system The electoral system adopted, set by the electoral law approved on November 15, 1974,Electoral Law of 1974 establishes the election of members of parliament by proportional representation according to the D'Hondt method, known to benefit the parties that come first. The law fixes the number of one deputy per 25,000 inhabitants and one more per fraction of 12,500. Deputies were elected in twenty-three constituencies, namely the eighteen metropolitan districts, Horta, Ponta Delgada, Angra do Heroísmo, Funchal, Mozambique, Macau, and the rest of the world. In application of these provisions, 250 seats were to be filled. For these elections, the MPs distributed by districts were the following:http://www.cne.pt/sites/default/files/dl/md_ac1975.html Mapa com o número de deputados da Eleição para a Assembleia Constituinte de 25 de Abril de 1975 CNE - Comissão Nacional de Eleições - Mapa com o número de deputados da Eleição para a Assembleia Constituinte de 25 de Abril de 1975 3 December 2020 District Number of MPs Map Lisbon 55 Portuguese legislative election - Blank map.svg 220 0.64 0.21 180 140% 15 0.62 0.09 180 140% 6 0.64 0.33 180 140% 36 0.85 0.23 180 140% 6 0.98 0.22 190 140% 4 0.58 0.50 180 140% 14 0.74 0.50 180 140% 10 0.97 0.50 180 140% 6 0.62 0.69 180 140% 12 0.89 0.77 180 140% 7 0.48 0.85 180 140% 11 0.59 0.97 180 140% 13 0.25 0.652 300 140% 55 0.85 0.999 180 140% 4 0.48 0.737 300 140% 5 0.29 0.732 300 140% 16 0.48 0.887 300 140% 6 0.41 0.870 350 140% 9 0.03 0.60 350 140% 6 0.15 0.76 350 140% 3 0.12 0.70 350 140% 2 0.05 0.72 350 140% 1 0.08 0.85 350 140% 1 0.13 0.89 350 140% 1 0.18 0.86 350 140% 1 Porto 36 Setúbal 16 Braga 15 Aveiro 14 Santarém 13 Coimbra 12 Leiria 11 Viseu 10 Faro 9 Castelo Branco 7 Beja, Funchal, Guarda, Viana do Castelo and Vila Real 6 Évora 5 Bragança and Portalegre 4 Ponta Delgada 3 Angra do Heroísmo 2 Emigration, Horta, Macau and Mozambique 1 Parties The table below lists the major parties that contested the elections: Name Ideology Political position Leader PS Socialist PartyPartido Socialista Social democracy Centre-left Mário Soares PPD Democratic People's PartyPartido Popular DemocráticoLiberalism Centre Francisco Sá Carneiro PCP Portuguese Communist PartyPartido Comunista Português Communism Far-left Álvaro Cunhal CDS Democratic and Social CenterCentro Democrático e Social Christian democracy Centre-right Diogo Freitas do Amaral MDP/CDE Portuguese Democratic MovementMovimento Democrático Português Left-wing nationalismDemocratic socialism Left-wing Francisco Pereira de Moura UDP Popular Democratic UnionUnião Democrática Popular MarxismSocialism Left-wing João Pulido Valente ADIM Association for the Defense of Macau InterestsAssociação para a Defesa dos Interesses de Macau ConservatismMacau interests Right-wing Diamantino Ferreira Campaign period vertical right 230px Eleições 1975, cartazes eleitorais na fachada da Estação do Rossio.png Election posters on the facade of Rossio Station, Lisbon, on the eve of the elections. Portugal, politiek, straatbeelden etc leuzen van politieke partijen op straat , Bestanddeelnr 927-7487.jpg Election posters in Lisbon, 1975. Issues The election campaign took place during a period of great political tension, with growing division and failed coup attempts.https://www.nytimes.com/1975/04/24/archives/portugals-election.html Portugal's Election en The New York Times 26 July 2026 24 April 1975 Prior to the election, the communist backed Armed Forces Movement (MFA) forced political parties to sign a pact that would normalize military rule and limit any future civilian rule. Parties promised to follow the signed pact, but many within the MFA were "suspicious" of the election, with opinions divided between those who supported the idea of not holding the vote and others who advocated for a mass blank vote.https://www.nytimes.com/1975/04/27/archives/communists-fail-in-portugal-vote-an-overwhelming-victory-by.html COMMUNISTS FAIL IN PORTUGAL VOTE en The New York Times 26 July 2026 27 April 1975https://50anos25abril.pt/historia/havera-eleicoes-1975/a-opcao-do-voto-em-branco/ A opção do voto em branco pt Comissão Comemorativa 50 Anos 25 Abril 26 July 2026 All the main party leaders campaigned throughout the country, with the exception of the leader of the Democratic People's Party (PPD), Francisco Sá Carneiro, who was absent from the country during the campaign due to treatment for an illness that afflicted him, only returning home to cast his ballot.https://www.publico.pt/2010/12/04/jornal/o-homem--que-viveu-depressa--de-mais-20754841 O homem que viveu depressa de mais pt Público 26 July 2026 4 December 2010 Party slogans Party or alliance Original slogan English translation Refs PS « A verdadeira escolha » "The real choice" https://ephemerajpp.com/2019/06/28/ps-1975/ PS – 1975 pt EPHEMERA 12 May 2020 PPD « Tu decides votando » "You decide by voting" https://ephemerajpp.com/2018/12/24/eleicoes-legislativas-de-1983-psd/ ELEIÇÕES LEGISLATIVAS DE 1983 – PSD pt EPHEMERA 12 May 2020 PCP « Dá mais força à Liberdade » "Empower Freedom" https://www.repository.utl.pt/bitstream/10400.5/4386/3/Anexo%203.pdf Comunicação Política em eleições legislativas em Portugal: uma análise a partir dos cartazes eleitorais (1975-2009) pt Francisco Teixeira 12 May 2020 CDS « O voto certo » "The right vote" https://www.repository.utl.pt/bitstream/10400.5/4386/3/Anexo%203.pdf Comunicação Política em eleições legislativas em Portugal: uma análise a partir dos cartazes eleitorais (1975-2009) pt Francisco Teixeira 12 May 2020 MDP « O voto do povo » "The people's vote" https://ephemerajpp.com/2020/03/31/mdp-cde-1975/ MDP – CDE – 1975 pt EPHEMERA 12 May 2020 UDP « Em frente com a UDP » "Moving forward with UDP" https://ephemerajpp.com/2018/08/14/udp-comunicados-1975/ UDP – 1975 pt EPHEMERA 12 May 2020 Candidates' debates On the election night broadcast on RTP1, a debate took place, moderated by Joaquim Letria, on the electoral results revealed so far, with the participation of the leaders of the four main parties at the time: Mário Soares (Socialist Party), Joaquim Magalhães Mota replacing Francisco Sá Carneiro (Social Democratic Party), Álvaro Cunhal (Portuguese Communist Party), and Francisco Pereira de Moura (MDP/CDE). The questions to the guests were asked by a panel of commentators made up of journalists Manuel Beça Múrias, Dinis Abreu, José Júdice, Castro Mendes and José Carlos Vasconcelos. 1975 Portuguese Constituent Assembly election Date Organisers Moderator(s)    black #D0FFD0  P  Present   black #D0F0C0  S  Absent invitee black #FFD0D0  N  Non-invitee  PS PPD PCP MDP/CDE Refs 26 Apr RTP1 Joaquim LetriaSoaresMotaIndependent Joaquim Magalhães Mota replaced Francisco Sá Carneiro. Sá CarneiroCunhalMoura 26 April 1975 https://arquivos.rtp.pt/conteudos/analise-das-eleicoes-para-a-assembleia-constituinte/ Análise das eleições para a Assembleia Constituinte pt RTP Arquivos 5 February 2022 Opinion polling Polling firm/Link Date Released PS 29px|link=Social Democratic Party (Portugal)|PPD 25px|link=Portuguese Communist Party|PCP 25px|link=CDS – People's Party|CDS 23px|link=Portuguese Democratic Movement|MDP O Others Lead 1975 Constituent election 25 Apr 1975 37.975% Verdana 116 26.475% Verdana 81 12.575% Verdana 30 7.675% Verdana 12 4.175% Verdana 5 11.575% Verdana 211.5 IPOPE Mar 1975 47 21 17 2 4 9 26 Vida Mundial 27 Feb 1975 49 27 14 6 4 22 CUF Dec 1974 35.1 27.0 10.8 2.7 24.4 8.1 Results National summary File:AR Eleicoes 1975.svg Socialist Party 2162972 116 Democratic People's Party 1507282 81 Portuguese Communist Party 711935 30 Democratic and Social Centre 434879 16 Portuguese Democratic Movement 236318 5 People's Socialist Front 66307 0 Movement of Socialist Left 58248 0 Popular Democratic Union Popular Democratic Union (Portugal) 44877 1 Communist Electoral Front (Marxist–Leninist) 33185 0 red People's Monarchist Party 32526 0 Popular Unity Party 13138 0 red Internationalist Communist League 10835 0 Association for the Defense of Macau Interests 1622 1 Democratic Centre of Macau 1030 0 5711829 396675 5711829 6231372 Comissão Nacional de Eleições Vote share #ddd 550px 500px PS Socialist Party (Portugal) 37.87 PPD Social Democratic Party (Portugal) 26.39 PCP Portuguese Communist Party 12.46 CDS Democratic and Social Centre – People's Party 7.61 MDP/CDE darkred 4.14 FSP People's Socialist Front 1.16 MES red 1.02 UDP Popular Democratic Union (Portugal) 0.79 FEC(m-l) red 0.58 PPM People's Monarchist Party (Portugal) 0.57 ADIM Association for the Defense of Macau Interests 0.03 Others #777777 0.43 Blank/Invalid #DDDDDD 6.95 Parliamentary seats #ddd 550px 500px PS Socialist Party (Portugal) 46.40 PPD Social Democratic Party (Portugal) 32.40 PCP Portuguese Communist Party 12.00 CDS Democratic and Social Centre – People's Party 6.40 MDP/CDE darkred 2.00 UDP Popular Democratic Union (Portugal) 0.40 ADIM #054A6E 0.40 Distribution by constituency Results of the 1975 election of the Portuguese Constituent Assemblyby constituency yes |- class="unsortable" !rowspan=2|Constituency!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S !rowspan=2|TotalS |- class="unsortable" style="text-align:center;" !colspan=2 | PS !colspan=2 | PPD !colspan=2 | PCP !colspan=2 | CDS !colspan=2 | MDP/CDE !colspan=2 | UDP !colspan=2 | ADIM |- | style="text-align:left;" | Angra do Heroísmo | 23.0 | - | style="background:Social Democratic Party (Portugal); color:white;"|62.8 | 2 | 2.4 | - | 6.1 | - | 1.1 | - |colspan="2" rowspan="2" bgcolor="#AAAAAA"| |colspan="2" rowspan="14" bgcolor="#AAAAAA"| | 2 |- | style="text-align:left;" | Aveiro | 31.8 | 5 | style="background:Social Democratic Party (Portugal); color:white;"|42.9 | 7 | 3.2 | - | 11.1 | 2 | 3.9 | - | 14 |- | style="text-align:left;" | Beja | 35.6 | 3 | 5.3 | - | style="background:red; color:white;"|39.0 | 3 | 2.2 | - | 5.5 | - | 1.4 | - | 6 |- | style="text-align:left;" | Braga | 27.4 | 5 | style="background:Social Democratic Party (Portugal); color:white;"|37.7 | 7 | 3.7 | - | 18.0 | 3 | 2.9 | - | - | - | 15 |- | style="text-align:left;" | Bragança | 24.7 | 1 | style="background:Social Democratic Party (Portugal); color:white;"|43.0 | 3 | 2.7 | - | 13.5 | - | 3.7 | - | - | - | 4 |- | style="text-align:left;" | Castelo Branco | style="background:Socialist Party (Portugal); color:white;"|41.5 | 5 | 24.3 | 2 | 5.6 | - | 6.4 | - | 3.9 | - | 0.8 | - | 7 |- | style="text-align:left;" | Coimbra | style="background:Socialist Party (Portugal); color:white;"|43.2 | 7 | 27.2 | 4 | 5.7 | 1 | 4.6 | - | 4.4 | - | colspan="2" bgcolor="#AAAAAA"| | 12 |- | style="text-align:left;" | EvoraÉvora | style="background:Socialist Party (Portugal); color:white;"|37.9 | 3 | 6.9 | - | 37.1 | 2 | 2.8 | - | 7.8 | - | 0.9 | - | 5 |- | style="text-align:left;" | Faro | style="background:Socialist Party (Portugal); color:white;"|45.4 | 6 | 13.9 | 1 | 12.3 | 1 | 3.4 | - | 9.5 | 1 | 1.1 | - | 9 |- | style="text-align:left;" | Funchal | 19.6 | 1 | style="background:Social Democratic Party (Portugal); color:white;"|61.9 | 5 | 1.7 | - | 10.0 | - | 1.3 | - | colspan="2" rowspan="3" bgcolor="#AAAAAA"| | 6 |- | style="text-align:left;" | Guarda | 28.2 | 2 | style="background:Social Democratic Party (Portugal); color:white;"|33.3 | 3 | 2.9 | - | 19.5 | 1 | 3.6 | - | 6 |- | style="text-align:left;" | Horta | 23.0 | - | style="background:Social Democratic Party (Portugal); color:white;"|67.6 | 1 | 2.4 | - |colspan="2" bgcolor="#AAAAAA"| | 3.1 | - | 1 |- | style="text-align:left;" | Leiria | 33.2 | 5 | style="background:Social Democratic Party (Portugal); color:white;"|35.6 | 5 | 6.4 | - | 6.8 | 1 | 3.4 | - | 1.1 | - | 11 |- | style="text-align:left;" | Lisbon | style="background:Socialist Party (Portugal); color:white;"|46.0 | 29 | 15.0 | 9 | 18.9 | 11 | 4.8 | 3 | 4.1 | 2 | 1.7 | 1 | 55 |- | style="text-align:left;" | Macau | colspan="12" bgcolor="#AAAAAA"| | style="background:Association for the Defense of Macau Interests; color:white;"|56.4 | 1 | 1 |- | style="text-align:left;" | Mozambique | style="background:Socialist Party (Portugal); color:white;"|41.1 | 1 | colspan="12" bgcolor="#AAAAAA"| | 1 |- | style="text-align:left;" | Ponta Delgada | 30.4 | 1 | style="background:Social Democratic Party (Portugal); color:white;"|54.8 | 2 | 1.5 | - | 3.1 | - | 2.7 | - | colspan="4" bgcolor="#AAAAAA"| | 3 |- | style="text-align:left;" | Portalegre | style="background:Socialist Party (Portugal); color:white;"|52.4 | 3 | 9.9 | - | 17.5 | 1 | 4.0 | - | 4.5 | - | 1.2 | - | colspan="2" rowspan="8" bgcolor="#AAAAAA"| | 4 |- | style="text-align:left;" | Porto | style="background:Socialist Party (Portugal); color:white;"|42.6 | 18 | 29.4 | 12 | 6.7 | 2 | 8.9 | 3 | 2.6 | 1 | 0.6 | - | 36 |- | style="text-align:left;" | Santarém | style="background:Socialist Party (Portugal); color:white;"|42.9 | 8 | 18.8 | 3 | 15.1 | 2 | 4.3 | - | 4.1 | - | 1.0 | - | 13 |- | style="text-align:left;" | Setúbal | style="background:Socialist Party (Portugal); color:white;"|38.2 | 7 | 5.7 | 1 | 37.8 | 7 | 1.6 | - | 6.0 | 1 | 1.3 | - | 16 |- | style="text-align:left;" | Viana do Castelo | 24.5 | 2 | style="background:Social Democratic Party (Portugal); color:white;"|36.0 | 3 | 3.8 | - | 14.5 | 1 | 7.1 | - | colspan="2" rowspan="4" bgcolor="#AAAAAA"| | 6 |- | style="text-align:left;" | Vila Real | 27.1 | 2 | style="background:Social Democratic Party (Portugal); color:white;"|45.8 | 4 | 2.9 | - | 7.2 | - | 2.3 | - | 6 |- | style="text-align:left;" | Viseu | 21.5 | 2 | style="background:Social Democratic Party (Portugal); color:white;"|43.9 | 6 | 2.3 | - | 17.2 | 2 | 4.0 | - | 10 |- | style="text-align:left;" | zEmigration | 34.4 | - | style="background:Social Democratic Party (Portugal); color:white;"|45.6 | 1 | colspan="2" bgcolor="#AAAAAA"| | 4.6 | - | 11.0 | - | 1 |- |- class="unsortable" style="background:#E9E9E9" | style="text-align:left;" | Total | style="background:Socialist Party (Portugal); color:white;"|37.9 | 116 | 26.4 | 81 | 12.5 | 30 | 7.6 | 16 | 4.1 | 5 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 250 |- | colspan=16 style="text-align:left;" | Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições |} Maps See also Politics of Portugal List of political parties in Portugal Elections in Portugal Notes References External links Comissão Nacional de Eleições Centro de Estudos do Pensamento Político Category:Legislative elections in Portugal Category:1975 elections in Portugal Category:April 1975 in Europe Category:Constituent assembly elections in Europe