More than 10.8 million voters living in Portugal and abroad are called upon to vote in legislative elections on March 10 to elect 230 deputies.
Number of voters: 10,819,122
Deputies elected: 230
Number of electoral districts: 22
18 laps in mainland Portugal, the Azores and Madeira, in Europe and outside Europe.
Largest counties:
(in the country)
Lisbon – 1,915,377 voters – 48 deputies
Porto – 1,591,947 voters – 40 deputies
Braga – 780,228 voters – 19 deputies
Setubal – 751,385 voters – 19 deputies
Aveiro – 642,185 voters – 16 deputies
Smaller constituencies:
(in the country)
Portalegre – 93,120 voters – 2 deputies
Beja – 119,112 voters – 3 deputies
Évora – 133,414 voters – 3 deputies
Bragança – 134,237 voters – 3 deputies
Guard – 141,450 voters – 3 deputies
Number of competing political forces: 18
– PS, Democratic Alliance (PSD/CDS/PPM), Chega, IL, BE, CDU (PCP/PEV), PAN, Livre, Us, Citizens!, Alternative 21 (MPT/Aliança), ADN, PTP, RIR, JPP , Erge Te, Nova Direita, Volt Portugal and PCTP/MRPP
New competitors: New right
Campaign budgets:
(main parties)
Total: 7.7 million euros
PS – 2.55 million euros
AD – 2.5 million euros
CDU – 785 thousand euros.
BE – 508 thousand euros
Enough – 700 thousand euros
IL – 385 thousand euros
PAN – 204 thousand euros
Free – 95 thousand euros.
Election cost:
24 million euros
Poll members: 65,910 expected.
Polling stations: 13,182 planned.
Early voting on mobility is March 3.
Voting for prisoners and sick people – February 26 and 29.
Voting for immigrants abroad – from February 27 to 29.
Voting by mail for residents of foreign countries – from February 9 to March 10.
Such data was provided by the National Electoral Commission (CNE), the General Secretariat of the Ministry of the Interior (SGMAI), the Ministry of the Interior.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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