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947:Jorge Coelho
823:Delfim Neves
752:Second round
733:
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671:legalisation
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468:Edite Tenjua
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246:Constitution
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1707:Referendums
1282:Google News
1244:Google News
1145:Google News
1036:Total votes
1002:Valid votes
968:Independent
950:Independent
932:Independent
912:Independent
872:Independent
852:Independent
778:Independent
749:First round
500:Visa policy
323:Legislature
258:LGBT rights
206:Independent
153:Percentage
129:Independent
1729:Categories
1210:"Homepage"
1088:References
868:Elsa Pinto
663:Portuguese
657:under the
640:Background
623:Portuguese
607:Portuguese
595:Portuguese
466:Minister:
292:Government
65:Registered
1080:Reactions
893:MLSTP/PSD
743:Candidate
652:one-party
573:President
442:Districts
371:Elections
352:Judiciary
334:President
280:President
273:Executive
196:President
188:MDFM – PL
177:President
1430:8 August
1378:8 August
1292:7 August
1254:8 August
1193:7 August
1117:7 August
1070:Source:
717:and the
675:election
490:Passport
194:Elected
104:Nominee
1403:23 July
1350:28 July
1318:25 June
1220:23 July
1183:Público
1155:20 July
831:MDFM-PL
730:Results
723:boycott
705:Conduct
569:run-off
161:47.12%
148:31,287
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73:Turnout
1062:92,639
1056:92,639
1048:100.00
1045:68,640
1042:100.00
1039:63,328
1011:66,448
1005:60,246
993:100.00
990:66,448
987:100.00
984:60,246
827:PCD-GR
813:31,308
807:13,125
787:35,140
781:21,457
157:52.88%
144:35,112
125:Party
68:92,689
1065:74.09
1059:68.36
1028:2,192
1022:3,082
1014:96.81
1008:95.13
981:Total
915:2,401
897:2,445
875:2,682
858:14.04
855:8,461
838:14.36
835:8,652
816:47.12
810:21.79
790:52.88
784:35.62
763:Votes
757:Votes
746:Party
1714:1990
1698:2022
1693:2018
1688:2014
1683:2010
1678:2006
1673:1995
1657:2022
1652:2018
1647:2014
1642:2010
1637:2006
1632:1992
1616:2022
1611:2018
1606:2014
1601:2010
1596:2006
1591:2002
1586:1998
1581:1994
1576:1991
1571:1985
1566:1980
1561:1975
1556:1973
1538:2021
1533:2016
1528:2011
1523:2006
1518:2001
1513:1996
1508:1991
1432:2011
1405:2011
1380:2011
1352:2011
1320:2011
1294:2011
1256:2011
1222:2011
1195:2011
1157:2011
1119:2011
1031:3.19
1025:4.87
974:0.35
956:0.67
938:0.69
918:3.99
900:4.06
878:4.45
407:2022
402:2018
390:2021
385:2016
54:2016
42:2006
971:208
953:401
935:414
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