The 2014 Portuguese Social Democratic Party leadership election was held on 25 January 2014. Then PSD leader and Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho ran for a 3rd term as party leader and was the sole candidate in the race, thus winning with almost 90% of the votes."Pedro Passos Coelho reeleito presidente do PSD com 88% dos votos ", Público, 26 January 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
Candidates
NameBornExperienceAnnouncement dateRef. Pedro Passos Coelho (age 49)Coimbra Social Democratic Youth leader (1990–1995)President of the Social Democratic Party (2010–2018)Prime Minister (2011–2015)Member of Parliament for Lisbon (1991–1999)Member of Parliament for Vila Real (2011–2015)17 January 2014
Opinion polling
Polling firmFieldwork dateSample sizePedro Passos CoelhoRui RioManuela Ferreira LeitePaulo RangelJosé Pedro Aguiar-BrancoJorge Moreira da SilvaOthers/ UndecidedLeadPitagórica20–24 Jan 201450612.645.813.85.218.732.0Pitagórica10–15 Dec 201350318.547.514.64.010.829.0Pitagórica14–19 Oct 20135068.745.515.25.619.830.3Pitagórica24–28 Jul 201350311.339.417.99.116.012.4Pitagórica28 Jun–2 Jul 201350314.330.718.711.417.312.0Pitagórica23–28 May 201350315.535.213.76.025.019.7Pitagórica17–20 Apr 201350313.037.915.96.122.022.0Pitagórica19–24 Mar 20135037.638.417.69.04.11.921.320.8Pitagórica20–24 Feb 201350312.529.815.87.55.628.714.0Pitagórica22–25 Jan 201350410.630.213.313.63.10.828.516.6Pitagórica9–12 Nov 201250512.436.217.66.723.318.6Pitagórica8–13 Oct 201250311.030.015.46.45.91.330.114.6
Results + Summary of the January 2014 PSD leadership election results Candidate 25 January 2014 Votes % Pedro Passos Coelho 17,521 88.89 Total 17,521 Valid votes 17,521 88.89 Invalid and blank ballots 2,190 11.11 Votes cast / turnout 19,711 42.45 Registered voters 46,430 Sources: Official results
See also Social Democratic Party (Portugal) List of political parties in Portugal Elections in Portugal
References
External links PSD Official Website