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All 57 deputies of the regional assembly, distributed among the nine islands of the archipelago, were up for renewal.<ref name=LeiEletoral/> On 23 August 2012, Berta Cabral indicated her parties inclination not to run against the [[People's Monarchist Party (Portugal)|People's Monarchist Party (PPM)]] on the island of Corvo, where two seats were up for grab.<ref name="RTPAcores1">{{citation |url=http://www.rtp.pt/acores/index.php?article=28409&visual=3&layout=10&tm=3 |title=PSD apoia Paulo Estevão no Corvo (som) |language=Portuguese |publisher=RTP Açores |accessdate=27 August 2012 |date=23 August 2012 |location=Ponta Delgada (Azores), Portugal}}</ref> Citing her party's intention to defeat the Socialists using a "winning strategy", the PSD leader advised that the PSD would not run candidates against PPM leader Paulo Estevão.<ref name=RTPAcores1/> For his part, Estevão noted that this decision did not imply his party's unconditional support of any PSD government.<ref name="RTPAcores2">{{citation |url=http://www.rtp.pt/acores/index.php?article=28416&visual=3&layout=10&tm=3 |title=Paulo Estevão diz que não é refém do PSD (som) |language=Portuguese |publisher=RTP Açores |accessdate=27 August 2012 |date=23 August 2012 |location=Ponta Delgada (Azores), Portugal}}</ref> |
All 57 deputies of the regional assembly, distributed among the nine islands of the archipelago, were up for renewal.<ref name=LeiEletoral/> On 23 August 2012, Berta Cabral indicated her parties inclination not to run against the [[People's Monarchist Party (Portugal)|People's Monarchist Party (PPM)]] on the island of Corvo, where two seats were up for grab.<ref name="RTPAcores1">{{citation |url=http://www.rtp.pt/acores/index.php?article=28409&visual=3&layout=10&tm=3 |title=PSD apoia Paulo Estevão no Corvo (som) |language=Portuguese |publisher=RTP Açores |accessdate=27 August 2012 |date=23 August 2012 |location=Ponta Delgada (Azores), Portugal}}</ref> Citing her party's intention to defeat the Socialists using a "winning strategy", the PSD leader advised that the PSD would not run candidates against PPM leader Paulo Estevão.<ref name=RTPAcores1/> For his part, Estevão noted that this decision did not imply his party's unconditional support of any PSD government.<ref name="RTPAcores2">{{citation |url=http://www.rtp.pt/acores/index.php?article=28416&visual=3&layout=10&tm=3 |title=Paulo Estevão diz que não é refém do PSD (som) |language=Portuguese |publisher=RTP Açores |accessdate=27 August 2012 |date=23 August 2012 |location=Ponta Delgada (Azores), Portugal}}</ref> |
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==Political parties== |
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==Parties== |
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The parties that are involved in these elections, and their leaders, are: |
The parties that are involved in these elections, and their leaders, are: |
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* [[Left Bloc]] (BE), [[Zuraida Soares]] |
* [[Left Bloc]] (BE), [[Zuraida Soares]] |
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* [[People's Party (Portugal)|People's Party]] (CDS–PP), [[Artur Manuel Leal de Lima|Artur Lima]]<ref>[http://www.cdsppacores.com/index.php?op=topicos&codslave=1&nav=1&id=265&nextpag=1&pag=1 CDS Açores]</ref> |
* [[People's Party (Portugal)|People's Party]] (CDS–PP), [[Artur Manuel Leal de Lima|Artur Lima]]<ref>[http://www.cdsppacores.com/index.php?op=topicos&codslave=1&nav=1&id=265&nextpag=1&pag=1 CDS Açores]</ref> |
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* [[Socialist Party (Portugal)|Socialist Party]] (PS), [[Vasco Cordeiro]]. The PS, under its new leader, began its campaign highlighting the 16 years of experience, running on a campaign of "inherited good governance", built on managing the public finances that included Agriculture, the Fisheries, Tourism, Education and Health.<ref name="Tribuna20120630">{{citation |first=Susana |last=Garcia |url=http://www.tribunadasilhas.pt/index.php/regional/item/4462-vasco-cordeiro-%E2%80%9Ca-raz%C3%A3o-da-minha-candidatura-%C3%A9-a-ambi%C3%A7%C3%A3o-de-querer-fazer-mais-pela-nossa-terra%E2%80%9D |title=Vasco Cordeiro: “A razão da minha candidatura é a ambição de querer fazer mais pela nossa terra” |publisher=Tribuna da Ilhas |date=30 June 2012 |language=Portuguese |accessdate=7 July 2012 |location=Horta (Azores), Portugal}}</ref> He also promoted the "need to do more", since there were "things that did not run well, [and] there were solutions that we applied that did not result in ways that we expected". The defense of Azorean autonomy was also promoted by the PS candidates, citing the centralization of the national government and examples, such as the "financial afixiation" at the [[University of the Azores]] and other institutions, as examples.<ref name=Tribuna20120630/> |
* [[Socialist Party (Portugal)|Socialist Party]] (PS), [[Vasco Cordeiro]]. The PS, under its new leader, began its campaign highlighting the 16 years of experience, running on a campaign of "inherited good governance", built on managing the public finances that included Agriculture, the Fisheries, Tourism, Education and Health.<ref name="Tribuna20120630">{{citation |first=Susana |last=Garcia |url=http://www.tribunadasilhas.pt/index.php/regional/item/4462-vasco-cordeiro-%E2%80%9Ca-raz%C3%A3o-da-minha-candidatura-%C3%A9-a-ambi%C3%A7%C3%A3o-de-querer-fazer-mais-pela-nossa-terra%E2%80%9D |title=Vasco Cordeiro: “A razão da minha candidatura é a ambição de querer fazer mais pela nossa terra” |publisher=Tribuna da Ilhas |date=30 June 2012 |language=Portuguese |accessdate=7 July 2012 |location=Horta (Azores), Portugal}}</ref> He also promoted the "need to do more", since there were "things that did not run well, [and] there were solutions that we applied that did not result in ways that we expected". The defense of Azorean autonomy was also promoted by the PS candidates, citing the centralization of the national government and examples, such as the "financial afixiation" at the [[University of the Azores]] and other institutions, as examples.<ref name=Tribuna20120630/> |
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* [[Social Democratic Party (Portugal)|Social Democratic Party]] (PSD), [[Berta Cabral]]. <ref>[http://www.psdacores.pt/presidente.php PSD Açores]</ref> The second-largest party, in terms of representatives elected, the PSD leader promoted "change" in her campaign, tying a future PSD government in the Azores to the changes in the national government, where [[Pedro Passos Coelho]] was elected Prime Minister in 2011, but ever mindful of distinguishing her party's independence from the national leadership and defending local interests over national allegiance.<ref name="DN20120605">{{citation |author=Agência Lusa |url=http://www.dn.pt/especiais/interior.aspx?content_id=1871152&especial=PSD%20-%20Campanha%20eleitoral%202011&seccao=POL%CDTICA |title=Berta Cabral acredita em vitória do PSD nas regionais de 2012 |publisher=[[Diário das Notícias]] |date=5 June 2012 |language=Portuguese |accessdate=27 August 2012 |location=Horta (Azores), Portugal}}</ref> The party campaign also tied economic crisis on the continent with the [[Jose Socrates|Socrates]] government and reinforced the link to the regional PS government under Carlos Cesar, highlighting that "in the Azores, the situation is no different"; there was a veiled reference to subterfuge by the Cesar government and financial situation in the region.<ref name=DN20120605/> |
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* [[Social Democratic Party (Portugal)|Social Democratic Party]] (PSD), [[Berta Cabral]]<ref>[http://www.psdacores.pt/presidente.php PSD Açores]</ref> |
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* [[Unitarian Democratic Coalition]] (CDU), [[Aníbal Pires]]<ref>[http://www.cduacores.net/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=446&Itemid=26 CDU Açores]</ref> |
* [[Unitarian Democratic Coalition]] (CDU), [[Aníbal Pires]]<ref>[http://www.cduacores.net/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=446&Itemid=26 CDU Açores]</ref> |
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The Azores Regional Election (2012) (Template:Lang-pt) is an election held on 14 October 2012 for the legislative assembly and government of the Portuguese autonomous region of the Azores.[1][4]
History
The election was called by the President of the Republic, Cavaco Silva after consulting with all the parties represented in the Azorean Legislative Assembly.[1][4][5] Each of the parties had preposed different dates for these elections, with the Communists and Bloc representatives prefering the 21 October 2012, while the Social Democrats favouring the 7 or 14 October.[5] The PPM preferred the 30 September, the earliest date that these elections could be undertaken, defending that "the faster the better", although also proposing the 7 October, as an alternative.[5]
The elections marked the end of a 16 years of consecutive Socialist mandates lead by outgoing regional President Carlos Cesar, who had announced his intention not to continue to lead the Socialist Party (PS).[5] In his place, the PS nominated Vasco Cordeiro to represent their party during several months of pre-campaigning against their rivals the Social Democrats (PSD), under the stewardship of then incumbent mayor of Ponta Delgada, Berta Cabral.[5] The election occurred as a culmination of a years round of campaigning that started with the nomination of Vasco Cordeiro to replace the outgoing Carlos Cesar as leader of the party.[6]
All 57 deputies of the regional assembly, distributed among the nine islands of the archipelago, were up for renewal.[2] On 23 August 2012, Berta Cabral indicated her parties inclination not to run against the People's Monarchist Party (PPM) on the island of Corvo, where two seats were up for grab.[7] Citing her party's intention to defeat the Socialists using a "winning strategy", the PSD leader advised that the PSD would not run candidates against PPM leader Paulo Estevão.[7] For his part, Estevão noted that this decision did not imply his party's unconditional support of any PSD government.[8]
Political parties
The parties that are involved in these elections, and their leaders, are:
- Left Bloc (BE), Zuraida Soares
- People's Party (CDS–PP), Artur Lima[9]
- Socialist Party (PS), Vasco Cordeiro. The PS, under its new leader, began its campaign highlighting the 16 years of experience, running on a campaign of "inherited good governance", built on managing the public finances that included Agriculture, the Fisheries, Tourism, Education and Health.[10] He also promoted the "need to do more", since there were "things that did not run well, [and] there were solutions that we applied that did not result in ways that we expected". The defense of Azorean autonomy was also promoted by the PS candidates, citing the centralization of the national government and examples, such as the "financial afixiation" at the University of the Azores and other institutions, as examples.[10]
- Social Democratic Party (PSD), Berta Cabral. [11] The second-largest party, in terms of representatives elected, the PSD leader promoted "change" in her campaign, tying a future PSD government in the Azores to the changes in the national government, where Pedro Passos Coelho was elected Prime Minister in 2011, but ever mindful of distinguishing her party's independence from the national leadership and defending local interests over national allegiance.[12] The party campaign also tied economic crisis on the continent with the Socrates government and reinforced the link to the regional PS government under Carlos Cesar, highlighting that "in the Azores, the situation is no different"; there was a veiled reference to subterfuge by the Cesar government and financial situation in the region.[12]
- Unitarian Democratic Coalition (CDU), Aníbal Pires[13]
Opinion polling
Opinion polling for parliamentary represented parties is as such:
| Date(s) Conducted | Polling institute | Sample size | Socialist | Social Democratic | People's Party | Left Bloc | Green-Communist | Others / undecided | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 20–22, 2010 | Eurosondagem* | 710 | 54.8% | 28.6% | 5.8% | 4% | 2.4% | 4.4% | 26.2% |
| 19 October 2008 | Election Results | 90,031 | 49.9% 30 seats |
30.3% 18 seats |
8.7% 5 seats |
3.3% 2 seats |
3.1% 1 seats |
4.8% 1 seats |
19.6% |
| *Poll conducted only in São Miguel Island. | |||||||||
References
- Notes
- ^ a b c "Eleições nos Açores já têm data marcada" (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: Expresso. 25 July 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- ^ a b Alteração à Lei Eleitoral da ALRA dos Açores - CNE (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: Comissão Nacional dos Eleições
- ^ Assembleia Legislativa dos Açores - Deputados e Grupos Parlamentares
- ^ a b Barcelos, Luciano (2012-6-27). "Açores: Convenção do PS arranca sexta-feira". RTP Açores (in Portuguese). RTP. Retrieved 2012-6-30.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - ^ a b c d e "Cavaco marca eleições regionais nos Açores para 14 de Outubro" (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: ionline.pt/Agência Lusa. 25 Jul 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ^ Açores: Convenção do PS arranca sexta-feira (in Portuguese), Ponta Delgada (Azores), Portugal: RTP Açores, 27 June 2012, retrieved 28 August 2012
- ^ a b PSD apoia Paulo Estevão no Corvo (som) (in Portuguese), Ponta Delgada (Azores), Portugal: RTP Açores, 23 August 2012, retrieved 27 August 2012
- ^ Paulo Estevão diz que não é refém do PSD (som) (in Portuguese), Ponta Delgada (Azores), Portugal: RTP Açores, 23 August 2012, retrieved 27 August 2012
- ^ CDS Açores
- ^ a b Garcia, Susana (30 June 2012), Vasco Cordeiro: “A razão da minha candidatura é a ambição de querer fazer mais pela nossa terra” (in Portuguese), Horta (Azores), Portugal: Tribuna da Ilhas, retrieved 7 July 2012
- ^ PSD Açores
- ^ a b Agência Lusa (5 June 2012), Berta Cabral acredita em vitória do PSD nas regionais de 2012 (in Portuguese), Horta (Azores), Portugal: Diário das Notícias, retrieved 27 August 2012
- ^ CDU Açores
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