The 2001 Lisbon local election was held on 16 December 2001 to elect the members of the
Lisbon City Council
The Lisbon Municipal Chamber () is the administrative authority in the municipality of Lisbon. It has 24 freguesias in its area of jurisdiction and is based in the city of Lisbon, on the Lisbon District. These freguesias are: Ajuda; Alcântar ...
.
In an election that was considered an upset, incumbent mayor João Soares, running in a coalition between the
Socialists
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, the
Communists
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and
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, lost reelection against
Pedro Santana Lopes
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Ped ...
, the
Social Democratic
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candidate, who beat João Soares with a very narrow margin of less than 1000 votes. The terrible results in this election ultimately led to Prime Minister
António Guterres
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' resignation.
Paulo Portas
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, the
CDS – People's Party
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candidate, won one seat in the city council, while
Miguel Portas
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Socialist Party
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, the
Unitary Democratic Coalition
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Mário Soares
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, won with an absolute majority, achieving 51.9% of the votes and 10 seats in the city council. They defeated the coalition between the
Social Democratic Party
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Each party or coalition must present a list of candidates. The winner of the most voted list for the
municipal council
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is automatically elected mayor, similar to
first-past-the-post
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(FPTP). The lists are closed and the seats in each municipality are apportioned according to the
D'Hondt method
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. Unlike in national legislative elections, independent lists are allowed to run.
Parties
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Social Democratic
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Socialist
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/
Communist
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/
The Greens The Greens or Greens may refer to:
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Parties
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Socialist
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/
Communist
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/
The Greens The Greens or Greens may refer to:
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*Australian Greens, also known as ''The Greens''
* Greens of Andorra
* The Greens (Benin)
*The Greens (Bulgaria)
* Greens of Bosnia and He ...
Social Democratic
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Ajuda
Ajuda () is a ''freguesia'' (civil parish) and district of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. Ajuda is located in western Lisbon, northeast of Belém and west of Alcântara. The population in 2011 was 15,617.Alcântara
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Alvalade
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Ameixoeira
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Campolide
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Carnide
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Coração de Jesus
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Graça
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Lapa
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Lumiar
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Penha de França
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Sacramento
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Santa Maria de Belém
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Santiago
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Santos-o-Velho
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São Cristóvão e São Lourenço
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São Domingos de Benfica
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São Jorge de Arroios
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