Regional elections in Portugal the Azores and Madeira: Persistence of non-alternation and absence of non-statewide parties
2018; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 29; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/13597566.2018.1526786
ISSN1743-9434
Autores Tópico(s)European Union Policy and Governance
ResumoThe ruling parties were elected into office again after the recent regional elections held in Madeira (29 March 2015) and in Azores (16 October 2016): the social-democrats (PSD – Partido Social Democrata) in Madeira and the socialists (PS – Partido Socialista) in Azores. Despite forty years of regional elections in Portugal a pattern of non-alternation in executive government (Madeira) and the same party being in office for a long time (Azores) still has not been broken. The most notable difference is that turnout registered the lowest scores since the first regional elections were held in the 1970s. Just a bit more than 50% of voters showed up at the ballot box.
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