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Presidential elections were held in Portugal on 16 December 1918. Following Portugal's 1911 constitution, the Congress of the Republic must elect the president in Lisbon instead of the Portuguese people. [1]
The election was held two days after the assassination of the Portuguese president Sidónio Pais on 14 December 1918. There were a total of four candidates. At the first ballot quorum wasn't reached, so the election was repeated, this time with the necessary members present. National Republican João do Canto e Castro won against his opponents and he was elected as the new President of Portugal succeeding the late Sidónio Pais.
Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | |||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
João do Canto e Castro | National Republican Party | 121 | 96.80 | 137 | 99.28 | |
Tomás Garcia Rosado | Independent | 1 | 0.80 | |||
Basílio Teles | Democratic Party | 1 | 0.80 | |||
José Relvas | Republican Union | 1 | 0.80 | |||
Blank votes | 1 | 0.80 | 1 | 0.72 | ||
Total | 125 | 100.00 | 138 | 100.00 |
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Presidential elections were held in Portugal on 16 December 1918. Following Portugal's 1911 constitution, the Congress of the Republic must elect the president in Lisbon instead of the Portuguese people. [1]
The election was held two days after the assassination of the Portuguese president Sidónio Pais on 14 December 1918. There were a total of four candidates. At the first ballot quorum wasn't reached, so the election was repeated, this time with the necessary members present. National Republican João do Canto e Castro won against his opponents and he was elected as the new President of Portugal succeeding the late Sidónio Pais.
Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | |||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
João do Canto e Castro | National Republican Party | 121 | 96.80 | 137 | 99.28 | |
Tomás Garcia Rosado | Independent | 1 | 0.80 | |||
Basílio Teles | Democratic Party | 1 | 0.80 | |||
José Relvas | Republican Union | 1 | 0.80 | |||
Blank votes | 1 | 0.80 | 1 | 0.72 | ||
Total | 125 | 100.00 | 138 | 100.00 |