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Portuguese legislative election, 2011

Index Portuguese legislative election, 2011

A legislative election was held in Portugal on 5 June 2011 to elect all 230 members of the Assembly of the Republic. [1]

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Al Jazeera

Al Jazeera (translit,, literally "The Island", though referring to the Arabian Peninsula in context), also known as JSC (Jazeera Satellite Channel), is a state-funded broadcaster in Doha, Qatar, owned by the Al Jazeera Media Network.

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Aníbal Cavaco Silva

Aníbal António Cavaco Silva, GCC, GColL (born 15 July 1939), is an economist who was the 19th President of Portugal, in office from 9 March 2006 to 9 March 2016.

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Angela Merkel

Angela Dorothea Merkel (Kasner, born 17 July 1954) is a German politician serving as Chancellor of Germany since 2005 and leader of the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since 2000.

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Anti-austerity movement in Portugal

The anti-austerity movement in Portugal, also referred to as the 12th March Movement (Movimento 12 de Março), also referred to as the Geração à Rasca ("struggling generation"), took place in more than 10 cities of Portugal against austerity, the economic crisis and labour rights (Manifest).

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Anti-incumbency

An anti-incumbent vote is one exercised against elected officials currently in power.

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Assembly of the Republic (Portugal)

The Assembly of the Republic (Portuguese: Assembleia da República) is the parliament of the Portuguese Republic.

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Aveiro District

Aveiro District (Distrito de Aveiro) is located in the central coastal region of Portugal.

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Azores

The Azores (or; Açores), officially the Autonomous Region of the Azores (Região Autónoma dos Açores), is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal.

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Bailout

A bailout is a colloquial term for the provision of financial help to a corporation or country which otherwise would be on the brink of failure or bankruptcy.

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Bloomberg L.P.

Bloomberg L.P. is a privately held financial, software, data, and media company headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.

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Carlos Zorrinho

Carlos Zorrinho (born 28 May 1959) is a Portuguese politician and university professor.

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Castelo Branco District

Castelo Branco District (Distrito de Castelo Branco) is located in Central Portugal, the district capital is Castelo Branco, which is now also the most populous city, although the city of Covilhã was once the largest city.

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CDS – People's Party

The CDS – People's Party (CDS – Partido Popular, derived from Centro Democrático e Social – Partido Popular, CDS-PP) is a conservative, Christian democratic, and national-conservative political party in Portugal.

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D'Hondt method

The D'Hondt method or the Jefferson method is a highest averages method for allocating seats, and is thus a type of party-list proportional representation.

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Districts of Portugal

The Districts of Portugal (Distritos de Portugal), are the most important first-level administrative subdivisions of mainland Portugal.

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Ecologist Party "The Greens"

The Ecologist Party "The Greens" (Partido Ecologista "Os Verdes",, PEV) is a Portuguese green and eco-socialist party.

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Elections in Portugal

Elections in Portugal gives information on election and election results in Portugal.

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Electoral district

An electoral district, (election) precinct, election district, or legislative district, called a voting district by the US Census (also known as a constituency, riding, ward, division, electoral area, or electorate) is a territorial subdivision for electing members to a legislative body.

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Euro

The euro (sign: €; code: EUR) is the official currency of the European Union.

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European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Euro

The Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Euro is the member of the European Commission responsible for economic and financial affairs.

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European debt crisis

The European debt crisis (often also referred to as the Eurozone crisis or the European sovereign debt crisis) is a multi-year debt crisis that has been taking place in the European Union since the end of 2009.

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European Union

The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of EUnum member states that are located primarily in Europe.

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Faro District

Faro District (Distrito de Faro) is the southernmost district of Portugal, coincident with the Algarve.

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Fernando Teixeira dos Santos

Fernando Teixeira dos Santos (born in Maia, September 13, 1951), GOIH is a Portuguese economist and professor.

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Finnish parliamentary election, 2011

Parliamentary elections were held in Finland on 17 April 2011 after the termination of the previous parliamentary term.

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Finns Party

The Finns Party, previously known as the True Finns (Perussuomalaiset, PS, Sannfinländarna, Sannf.), is a populist and nationalist-oriented Finnish political party, founded in 1995 following the dissolution of the Finnish Rural Party.

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Francisco Louçã

Francisco Anacleto Louçã (born 12 November 1956 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese economist, politician and pundit.

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High-yield debt

In finance, a high-yield bond (non-investment-grade bond, speculative-grade bond, or junk bond) is a bond that is rated below investment grade.

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Hung parliament

A hung parliament is a term used in legislatures under the Westminster system to describe a situation in which no particular political party or pre-existing coalition (also known as an alliance or bloc) has an absolute majority of legislators (commonly known as members or seats) in a parliament or other legislature.

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International Monetary Fund

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an international organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., consisting of "189 countries working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world." Formed in 1945 at the Bretton Woods Conference primarily by the ideas of Harry Dexter White and John Maynard Keynes, it came into formal existence in 1945 with 29 member countries and the goal of reconstructing the international payment system.

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Jerónimo de Sousa

Jerónimo Carvalho de Sousa (born 13 April 1947) is a Portuguese politician who has been General Secretary of the Portuguese Communist Party since the 17th Congress of the Party in November 2004.

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José Manuel Barroso

José Manuel Durão Barroso (born 23 March 1956) is a Portuguese politician who is the current non-executive chairman at Goldman Sachs International.

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José Sócrates

José Sócrates Carvalho Pinto de Sousa, GCIH (born 6 September 1957), commonly known as José Sócrates, is a Portuguese politician who was the Prime Minister of Portugal from 12 March 2005 to 21 June 2011.

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Jyrki Katainen

Jyrki Tapani Katainen (born 14 October 1971) is a Finnish politician and the European Commission Vice-President for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness, in office since 2014.

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Largest remainder method

The largest remainder method (also known as Hare-Niemeyer method, Hamilton method or as Vinton's method) is one way of allocating seats proportionally for representative assemblies with party list voting systems.

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Left Bloc

The Left Bloc (Bloco de Esquerda) is a left-wing political party in Portugal founded in 1999.

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Lisbon District

Lisbon District (Distrito de Lisboa) is a district located in the South Central Portugal, the district capital is the city of Lisbon, also the national capital.

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List of countries by public debt

This is a list of countries by public debt to GDP ratio as listed by CIA's World Factbook and IMF.

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List of political parties in Portugal

This article lists political parties in Portugal.

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Madeira

Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago situated in the north Atlantic Ocean, southwest of Portugal.

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Member of parliament

A member of parliament (MP) is the representative of the voters to a parliament.

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Motion of no confidence

A motion of no confidence (alternatively vote of no confidence, no-confidence motion, or (unsuccessful) confidence motion) is a statement or vote which states that a person(s) in a position of responsibility (government, managerial, etc.) is no longer deemed fit to hold that position, perhaps because they are inadequate in some respect, are failing to carry out obligations, or are making decisions that other members feel are detrimental.

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Municipalities of Portugal

The municipality (município or concelho) is the second-level administrative subdivision of Portugal, as defined by the 1976 Constitution.

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National Coalition Party

The National Coalition Party (NCP; Kansallinen Kokoomus; Kok.; Samlingspartiet; Saml.) is a centre-right political party in Finland considered to be liberal, and conservative, and liberal-conservative.

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National unity government

A national unity government, government of national unity, or national union government is a broad coalition government consisting of all parties (or all major parties) in the legislature, usually formed during a time of war or other national emergency.

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Olli Rehn

Olli Ilmari Rehn (born 31 March 1962 in Mikkeli, Finland) is a Finnish politician, a member of the Centre Party of Finland.

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Opinion polling for the Portuguese legislative election, 2011

In the run up to the 2011 Portuguese legislative election, various organisations carried out opinion polling to gauge voting intention in Portugal.

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Paulo Portas

Paulo de Sacadura Cabral Portas (born 12 September 1962), is a Portuguese media and political figure, who has, since the 1990s, been Portugal's leading conservative politician.

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Pedro Passos Coelho

Pedro Manuel Mamede Passos Coelho (born 24 July 1964) is a Portuguese politician who was the 118th Prime Minister of Portugal, in office from 2011 to 2015.

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Percentage point

A percentage point or percent point (pp) is the unit for the arithmetic difference of two percentages.

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Politics of Portugal

Politics in Portugal takes place in a framework of a unitary semi-presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Portugal is the head of government.

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Porto District

The District of Porto (Distrito do Porto), is located on the north-west coast of Portugal.

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Portugal

Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa),In recognized minority languages of Portugal: Portugal is the oldest state in the Iberian Peninsula and one of the oldest in Europe, its territory having been continuously settled, invaded and fought over since prehistoric times.

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Portuguese legislative election, 2009

Legislative elections in Portugal were held on 27 September 2009 to renew all 230 members of the Assembly of the Republic.

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President of Portugal

The President of the Portuguese Republic (Presidente da República Portuguesa) is the executive head of state of Portugal.

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Prime Minister of Portugal

Prime Minister (Portuguese: Primeiro-Ministro) is the current title of the head of government of Portugal.

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Reuters

Reuters is an international news agency headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

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Social Democratic Party

The name Social Democratic Party or Social Democrats has been used by a large number of political parties in various countries around the world.

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Social Democratic Party (Portugal)

The Social Democratic Party (Partido Social Democrata) is a liberal-conservative and liberal political party in Portugal.

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Socialist Party (Portugal)

The Socialist Party (Partido Socialista,, PS) is a social-democratic political party in Portugal.

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Stability and Growth Pact

The Stability and Growth Pact (SGP) is an agreement, among the 28 member states of the European Union, to facilitate and maintain the stability of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU).

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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The Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal is a U.S. business-focused, English-language international daily newspaper based in New York City.

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Unitary Democratic Coalition

The Unitary Democratic Coalition (CDU – Coligação Democrática Unitária, PCP–PEV) is an electoral and political coalition between the Portuguese Communist Party (Partido Comunista Português or PCP) and the Ecologist Party "The Greens" (Portuguese: Partido Ecologista "Os Verdes" or PEV).

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Victor D'Hondt

Victor D'Hondt (20 November 1841 – 30 May 1901) was a Belgian lawyer, salesman, jurist of civil law at Ghent University, and mathematician.

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Vila Real District

The District of Vila Real (Distrito de Vila Real) is a district of northern Portugal.

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Voter turnout

Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election.

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Webster/Sainte-Laguë method

The Webster/Sainte-Laguë method, often simply Webster method or Sainte-Laguë method, is a highest quotient method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation used in many voting systems.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_legislative_election,_2011

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