1949 Portuguese presidential election

none Portugal presidential 1942 Portuguese presidential election 1942 1951 Portuguese presidential election 1951 13 February 1949 77.61% ( 13.51pp) Carmona.jpg 130 110 150 0 15 Óscar Carmona National Union (Portugal) General José Maria Mendes Ribeiro Norton de Matos.png 260 110 150 17 80 Norton de Matos Independent politician Withdrew President Óscar Carmona National Union (Portugal) Óscar Carmona National Union (Portugal) Presidential elections were held in Portugal on 13 February 1949. Initially, incumbent president Óscar Carmona was due to face an opponent in General José Norton de Matos. However, the Salazar government subjected Norton de Matos and his followers to severe persecution. The intimidation progressed to the point that Norton de Matos pulled out of the contest just before election day.https://books.google.com/books?id=e-3kxBySncsC&q=Norton+de+Matos+1949&pg=PA200 Historical Dictionary of Portugal Douglas Wheeler Walter Opello, Jr. Scarecrow Press 2010 9780810870758 200–201 As a result, Carmona was reelected unopposed for a fourth consecutive term. Electoral system According to the 1933 Constitution of Portugal, a president is elected for a period of 7 years and whoever gets the more votes is elected as president. Candidates must be Portuguese citizens, older than 35, in full possession of their civil and political rights, and must have always had Portuguese nationality. Family members of the King of Portugal, up to the 6th degree, could not become presidents.Constituição de 11 de Abril de 1933 1933 Voters had to be 21 years or older and, for women they had to a) have secondary education or equivalent or b) be household heads, while, for men, they either a) had to prove they were able to read, write, and count or b) had been taxed at least 100 escudos.Vargas Ana O direito de votar https://app.parlamento.pt/comunicar/V1/202306/90/artigos/art2.html Parlamento.pt Campaign The campaign started officially on 1 January 1949.Ferreira Ana Sofia 2006 As eleições no Estado Novo: As eleições presidenciais de 1949 e 1958 Revista da Faculdade de Letras: HISTÓRIA 7 197-212 Norton de Mato's campaign was supported by grassroots donations through a "um escudo para a candidatura" (one escudo for the campaign) which allowed a vast campaign with pamphlets, posters, rallies with fireworks, etc. The UN's campaign in support of Carmona was focused on highlighting the fact that Matos was a Freemason and had the support of the Portuguese Communist Party, as well as trying to portray him as anti-Christianity. Still, de Matos' rallies were well-attended, including one with 100,000 people in Porto. Results Óscar Carmona José Norton de Matos (withdrew) 875598 1128198 ISCSP, http://www.iscsp.utl.pt/~cepp/eleicoes_portuguesas/1949_pr.htm Eleição presidencial de 1949 8 September 2014 Portuguese https://web.archive.org/web/20050111072218/http://www.iscsp.utl.pt/~cepp/eleicoes_portuguesas/1949_pr.htm 11 January 2005 dead http://www.iscsp.utl.pt/~cepp/eleicoes_em_portugal.htm Eleições Gerais Portuguesas desde 1820 8 September 2014 Portuguese https://web.archive.org/web/20050105172845/http://www.iscsp.utl.pt/~cepp/eleicoes_em_portugal.htm 2005-01-05 dead De Almeida https://www.researchgate.net/publication/264550460 Elections in Portugal 5 August 2020 English External sites Casa Comum - Photographs of Norton de Matos' campaign Ephemera - Documentation (pamphlets, posters) of Norton de Matos' campaign References Category:Presidential elections in Portugal Presidential Portugal