Portugal

Lists of candidates for the 2024 European elections

PartiesLead candidateFull list
Partido Socialista
Aliança Democrática
Bloco de Esquerda (BE)Catarina Martins
Coligação Democrática Unitária (CDU)Joāo Oliveira
Pessoas–Animais–Natureza (PAN)
LIVRE
CHEGATânger Corrêa
Iniciativa Liberal (IL)João Cotrim de Figueiredo
Volt PortugalDuarte CostaList

 

Results of the 26 May 2019 European elections

Political partiesEuropean affiliation Number of votesPercentage of votesNumber of seatsTrend compared with 2014
Socialist Party S&D1 105 894 33.38 %9
Social Democratic Party EPP726 72821.94%6=
Left Bloc GUE/NGL325 3689.82 %2
Unitary Democratic Coalition GUE/NGL228 0546.88 %2
People's PartyEPP204 9576.19 %1
People-Animals-Nature (PAN) Greens/EFA168 3595.08 %1

 

Electoral Procedures

> Election Dates : June 2024
> Number of MEPs: 21
> At what age can one vote? 18 years
> At what age can one be elected? 18 years
> Who can vote? European citizens living in Portugal

 

Electoral rules

> Voting method : Closed list
> Means for attributing seats : D’Hondt Method
> Can candidates be chosen from a list? No

 

Institutions and political situation

Republic, parliamentary democracy

– Head of State: Rebelo de Sousa

– Prime minister: António Costa

 

Economy

> Currency : Euro
> GDP : € 239.253 million (esst. 2022)
> GDP per capita (PPS) : € 19 290 (2022)
> GDP Growth : 2.4% (2023)
> Unemployment: 6.1% (September 2023)
> Inflation : 3.6% (September 2023)
> Public Debt : 106% of GDP (2023)

 

Geography and population

Surface Area: 92,391 km²

Population: 10.5 million inhabitants (2023)

 

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