57 seats to the Legislative Assembly of the Azores[1] 29 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout
50.3% 4.9 pp
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
José Manuel Bolieiro
Vasco Cordeiro
José Pacheco
Party
PSD
PS
CHEGA
Alliance
PSD/CDS/PPM
Leader since
2019[a]
2012
2022
Leader's seat
São Miguel
São Miguel
São Miguel
Last election
26 seats, 41.7%[b]
25 seats, 39.1%
2 seats, 5.1%
Seats won
26
23
5
Seat change
0
2
3
Popular vote
48,672
41,538
10,627
Percentage
42.1%
35.9%
9.2%
Swing
0.4 pp
3.2 pp
4.1 pp
Fourth party
Fifth party
Sixth party
IL
Leader
António Lima
Nuno Barata
Pedro Neves
Party
BE
IL
PAN
Leader since
2018
2019
2019
Leader's seat
São Miguel (lost)[c]
Compensatory list
Compensatory list
Last election
2 seats, 3.8%
1 seat, 1.9%
1 seat, 1.9%
Seats won
1
1
1
Seat change
1
0
0
Popular vote
2,936
2,482
1,907
Percentage
2.5%
2.1%
1.6%
Swing
1.3 pp
0.2 pp
0.3 pp
Map showing island constituencies won by political parties.
President before election
José Manuel Bolieiro
PSD
President-designate
José Manuel Bolieiro
PSD
The 2024 Azorean regional election was held on 4 February 2024,[2] to determine the composition of the Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region of the Azores. The election replaced all 57 members of the Azores Assembly, and the new members would then elect the President of the Autonomous Region.
President José Manuel Bolieiro, from the Social Democratic Party (PSD), led a coalition government between the Social Democrats, the CDS – People's Party (CDS-PP) and People's Monarchist Party (PPM), with the parliamentary support of CHEGA since late 2020. The Liberal Initiative (IL) initially supported the PSD coalition government but withdrew their support from the government on 8 March 2023.[3] The Social Democrats, the CDS – People's Party and the People's Monarchist Party contested this election in a joint coalition as stipulated in their 2020 coalition agreement.[4]
The PSD/CDS/PPM coalition won the election with 42% of the votes and elected 26 seats, the same number as of 2020. The Socialist Party (PS) failed to be the most voted party for the first time since 1996, gathering less than 36% of the votes and electing 23 seats, minus two compared with 2020.[5]
CHEGA was the party that most increased its share, achieving 9% of the votes and electing 5 seats to the regional parliament.[6] The party's result was seen as a prelude to next month's general election in which Chega saw a surge in support as well. The Left Bloc (BE) lost ground, compared with 2020, losing one seat, while the Liberal Initiative (IL) and the People-Animals-Nature (PAN) were able to hold on to their sole seats. The Unitary Democratic Coalition (CDU) failed to return to the regional parliament.
Turnout stood at 50.3%, the highest rate since 2004.
^Alteração à Lei Eleitoral da ALRA dos Açores - CNE (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: Comissão Nacional dos Eleições, archived from the original on 2009-02-19
^Presidente dissolve Assembleia dos Açores e marca eleições para 4 de Fevereiro Público, 11 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
^IL rompe com PSD nos Açores e ex-Chega imita-o. PS já fala em “certidão de óbito” Público, 8 March 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
^Acordo político entre PSD, CDS e PPM nos Açores é para duas legislaturas TVI24, 14 November 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
^Açores: “Governarei em maioria relativa. Não cedo a chantagens”, afirma Bolieiro Público, 4 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
^Chega/Açores: "Mais do que duplicámos desde as últimas eleições e isto só pode ser considerado uma grande vitória" Sapo, 4 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
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