European elections - Results in Portugal

Left Bloc elects 3 MEPs: Miguel Portas, Marisa Matias and Rui Tavares


Rui Tavares


Marisa Matias


Miguel Portas

(Photos: Paulete Matos)

Final results 2009 EP elections:

PSD -- 31,68% - 8 MEPs
PS -- 26.58% – 7 MEPs
Left Bloc -- 10,73% - 3 MEPs
CDU (PCP+Greens) -- 10,66% - 2 MEPs
CDS-PP -- 8,37% - 2 MEPs
Others -- 11,98%

Total of GUE/NGL parties in Portugal:
5 MEPs
21,39%
(In 2004 EP elections: 3 MEPs - 14,02%)

Total of anti-neoliberal parties:
23,32%


Distribution of Portuguese MEPs by political groups in the EP 2009-2014:

EPP-ED 10
PES 7
GUE/NGL 5

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Basic background information

Portuguese political parties that have elected MEPs in 2004:
(from the right to the left)

CDS/PP Democratic and Social Centre
EP group - EPP-ED
European Party - EPP
MEPs 2004 - 2 (in coalition with PSD got 33,26%)

PSD Social Democratic Party
EP group - EPP-ED
European Party - EPP
MEPs 2004 - 7 (in coalition with CDS/PP got 33,26%)

PS Socialist Party
EP group - PES
European Party - PES
MEPs 2004 - 12 (44,52%)

CDU Democratic Unitarian Coalition (Portuguese Communist Party + The Greens)
EP group - GUE/NGL
European Party - European Greens (only the Green party)
MEPs 2004 - 2 (9,1%)

Left Bloc
EP group - GUE/NGL
European Party - European Left
MEPs 2004 - 1 (4,92%)