The 2024 Portuguese Social Democratic Party leadership election is expected to be held on 6 September 2024, with a party national congress expected to be held in Braga on 21 and 22 September 2024.[1] This leadership election will be held with Luís Montenegro holding the office of Prime Minister, following his win in the 2024 March early legislative election.[2]
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Candidates
editDeclared
edit| Name | Born | Experience | Announcement date | Ref. |
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 Luís Montenegro |
16 February 1973 (age 51) Porto |
Prime Minister (since 2024) President of the Social Democratic Party (since 2022) Member of Parliament for Lisbon (since 2024) Leader of the Social Democratic Parliamentary Caucus (2011–2017) Member of Parliament for Aveiro (2002–2017) |
9 October 2023 | [3] |
Declined
edit- Carlos Moedas – Mayor of Lisbon (since 2021); former European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation (2014–2019)[4]
- Pedro Passos Coelho – former Prime Minister (2011–2015); former PSD leader (2010–2018)[5]
Opinion polls
editHypothetical polling
All voters
edit| Polling firm | Fieldwork date | Sample size |
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Others/ Undecided |
Lead |
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| Montenegro | Moedas | Passos Coelho | |||||
| CESOP–UCP | 15–24 Nov 2023 | 1,102 | 18.0 | 24.0 | 37.0 | 21.0 | 13.0 |
| Aximage | 8–9 Nov 2023 | 516 | 25.0 | 18.0 | 24.8 | 32.2 | 0.2 |
| Intercampus | 7–11 Aug 2023 | 607 | 23.9 | 35.7 | — | 40.4 | 11.8 |
| 13.8 | 26.2 | 32.8 | 27.2 | 6.6 |
PSD voters
edit| Polling firm | Fieldwork date | Sample size |
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Others/ Undecided |
Lead |
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| Montenegro | Moedas | Passos Coelho | |||||
| CESOP–UCP | 15–24 Nov 2023 | 1,102 | 15.0 | 19.0 | 57.0 | 9.0 | 38.0 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "PSD marca eleições diretas para 6 de setembro". Renascença (in European Portuguese). 2024-07-08. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
- ^ "Legislativas. AD vence à tangente e Montenegro apela ao diálogo". RTP (in European Portuguese). 2024-03-11. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ "Montenegro anuncia recandidatura à liderança do PSD após eleições europeias". www.dn.pt (in European Portuguese). 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
- ^ "PSD. Cara ou coroa após as Europeias?". Jornal Sol (in European Portuguese). 2023-01-24. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
- ^ ""Estou na reserva". Passos Coelho já avalia regresso". Expresso (in European Portuguese). 2023-10-07. Retrieved 2023-10-07.