The Azoreans are called to the polls this Sunday to define the distribution of the 57 seats of the Regional Legislative Assembly, which will result in the next government of the Autonomous Region. There are 13 parties in the race. We have updated here all the information about the electoral day in the archipelago.
15h23 – Data of turnout during the morning
The turnout at the regional legislative elections in the Azores was 9.16 percent until 11:00 am local time (plus one hour in Lisbon), according to data from the Regional Directorate for Organization and Public Administration.
In the universe of 227,999 voters, 20,875 had exercised, until that time, their right to vote.
In 2016, turnout at the polls was 7.47 percent until 11 am local time (12 pm Lisbon).
14h51 – State of play
PS, PSD, CDS-PP, Left Block, CDU, PPM, Liberal Initiative, Free, PAN, Enough, Alliance, MPT and PCTP / MRPP are the political forces that are candidates for the Legislative Assembly of the Azores.
228,999 voters are registered in the register.
In the last elections, four years ago, the Socialists won with 46.4 percent of the vote, which resulted in 30 seats in the regional Parliament. The second most voted party, the PSD, won 30.89 percent of the votes, guaranteeing 19 seats. The CDS-PP followed, with 7.1 percent, which translated into four terms.
Common score of 3.6 percent, the Left Bloc won two terms, while the coalition between communists and the Ecological Party “Os Verdes” secured a seat by gathering 2.6 percent of the vote. PPM, with 0.93 percent, also elected a deputy to the Regional Legislative Assembly.
The Socialist Party has been at the head of the Autonomous Region’s fate for 24 years, after the Social Democrats ruled the Azores from 1976 to 1996.
Leading the Azores executive since 2012, Vasco Cordeiro, Carlos César’s successor, is looking for a third and final term.
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Political forces in the race left in the morning an appeal to vote in the name of freedom and democracy.
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