1972 Portuguese presidential election

none Portugal presidential 1965 Portuguese presidential election 1965 1976 Portuguese presidential election 1976 25 July 1972 Fotografia oficial do Presidente da República Américo Tomás.jpg Américo Tomás People's National Action 616 95.50% President Américo Tomás People's National Action Américo Tomás People's National Action Presidential elections under the Estado Novo regime was held for the last time on 25 July 1972, the only one not controlled by late Prime Minister António de Oliveira Salazar, with the last elections for the National Assembly held the following year, less than a year before the Carnation Revolution. Incumbent President and former Naval Minister Américo Tomás of the ruling People's National Action was the sole candidate, and was re-elected unopposed by the regime-dominated National Assembly for a third seven-year term, which would have ended on 25 July 1979. Results Américo Tomás People's National Action 616 Against 29 HuntChrist Hunt (1976) Portuguese Revolution, 1974-76, p51 References Portugal Presidential Category:Presidential elections in Portugal Portugal