1923 Portuguese presidential election explained

Country:Portugal
Type:presidential
Previous Election:1919 Portuguese presidential election
Previous Year:1919
Next Election:1925 Portuguese presidential election
Next Year:1925
Election Date:6 August 1923
Candidate1:Manuel Teixeira Gomes
Party1:Democratic Party (Portugal)
Electoral Vote1:121
Percentage1:62.37%
Candidate2:Bernardino Machado
Party2:Nationalist Republican Party (Portugal)
Electoral Vote2:5
Percentage2:2.58%
President
Before Election:António José de Almeida
Before Party:Evolutionist Party
After Election:Manuel Teixeira Gomes
After Party:Democratic Party (Portugal)

Presidential elections were held in Portugal on 6 August 1923. The Congress of the Republic elected the president in Lisbon instead of the Portuguese people. However the new president Manuel Teixeira Gomes was elected In absentia, meaning that he wasn't present during the election.[1]

There were a total of five candidates. Manuel Teixeira Gomes won the election against his opponents and became the next President of the Republic.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1923 Presidential Election. 13 December 2015.