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1921 Portuguese Legislative Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 10 July 1921.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1542 Prior to the elections, the Republican Union had merged with the Evolutionist Party to form the Republican Liberal Party (PLR). The elections resulted in the PLR becoming the largest in Parliament, winning 79 of the 163 seats in the House of Representatives and 32 of the 71 seats in the Senate.Nohlen & Stöver, pp1557-1558 The government that was subsequently formed lasted only a few months, as on 19 October (the " night of blood"), a military coup resulted in the deaths of several prominent conservative figures including prime minister António Granjo. New elections were held in January 1922. Results Notes References {{Portuguese elections Legislative elections in Portugal Portugal Legislative A legislature is an assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country or city. They are oft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chamber Of Deputies Of Portugal (1910-1926)
Portugal has had two legislative bodies styled the Chamber of Deputies: *Chamber of Deputies of Portugal (1822–1910) The Chamber of Deputies of Portugal, alternatively translatable as the House of Commons and formally styled the Chamber of the Gentlemen Deputies of the Portuguese Nation (Portuguese: ''Câmara dos Deputados'' or ''Câmara dos Senhores Deputados ..., modeled after the UK House of Commons * Chamber of Deputies of Portugal (1910–1926), modeled after the US House of Representatives {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prime Minister Of Portugal
The prime minister of Portugal ( pt, primeiro-ministro; ) is the head of government of Portugal. As head of government, the prime minister coordinates the actions of ministers, represents the Government of Portugal to the other bodies of state, is accountable to Assembly of the Republic (Portugal), parliament and keeps the President of Portugal, president informed. The prime minister can hold the role of head of government with the portfolio of one or more ministries. There is no limit to the number of terms a person can serve as prime minister. The prime minister is appointed by the president of Portugal following Portuguese Legislative Elections, legislative elections, after having heard the parties represented in the parliament. Usually, the person named is the leader of the largest party in the previous election, but there have been exceptions over the years. History Since the Middle Ages, some officers of the Portuguese Crown gained precedence over the others, serving as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1921 Elections In Europe
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Portuguese Socialist Party
The Portuguese Socialist Party ( pt, Partido Socialista Português) was a political party in Portugal. The party was founded in 1875. During its initial phase the party was heavily influenced by Proudhonism, and rejected revolutionary Marxism. The party suffered constant factional struggles. In 1919 the leftwing of the party broke away (that group would merge with anarcho-syndicalists to form the Portuguese Maximalist Federation, which became the Portuguese Communist Party). In general the Socialist Party lacked mass support, the trade union movement was led by anarchists and was not affiliated with the socialist International Federation of Trade Unions. The party claimed a membership of 2,500 as of 1925. It published the biweekly ''Heraldo''. It had an educational and workers' sport organization, with a membership of 3,000. The headquarters of the party were located aAlameda das Linhas de Torres, 34 Lisbon.Labour and Socialist International. Kongress-Protokolle der Sozialistisch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1922 Portuguese Legislative Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 29 January 1922.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1542 The Democratic Party emerged as the largest in Parliament, winning 74 of the 163 seats in the House of Representatives and 37 of the 70 seats in the Senate. Background The elections were held less than a year after the July 1921 legislative elections, in which the Republican Liberal Party (PLR) had won a majority of votes. However, on 19 October 1921 (" the night of blood"), a military coup resulted in several republican figures being killed, including PLR prime minister António Granjo. On the night of blood, President António José de Almeida invested Manuel Maria Coelho as Prime Minister, but his government resigned on 3 November. On the same day, Carlos Maia Pinto became Prime Minister, but also resigned on 16 December. Francisco Cunha Leal then served as Prime Minister until the elections. The elections took place amidst in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloody Night (Lisbon, 1921)
Bloody Night (Portuguese: ''Noite Sangrenta'') is the name by which the radical revolt that took place in Lisbon, on the night of 19 October 1921, became known. During the day, a coup led António Granjo's government to resign, but President António José de Almeida resisted appointing the rebels' government. During the night, a riot led by a "ghost truck" led by Abel OlÃmpio resulted in five people associated with the Sidonist regime being killed and one being gravely injured. Background António Granjo became prime minister after the 1921 Portuguese legislative election on 10 July gave his party ( Republican Liberal Party) a plurality, the first time the Democratic Party did not win elections since the 5 October 1910 revolution. Immediately thereafter, Republican radicals, which included the National Republican Guard, started to plot against the new government. Coup Between 5 and 6 a.m. 19 October 1921, civilians, members of the National Republican Guard and the Navy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dieter Nohlen
Dieter Nohlen (born 6 November 1939) is a German academic and political scientist. He currently holds the position of Emeritus Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Heidelberg. An expert on electoral system An electoral system or voting system is a set of rules that determine how elections and referendums are conducted and how their results are determined. Electoral systems are used in politics to elect governments, while non-political elections ma ...s and political development, he has published several books. IDEA Bibliography Books published by Nohlen include: *''Electoral systems of the world'' (in German, 1978) *''Lexicon of politics'' (seven volumes) *''Elections and Electoral Systems'' (1996) *''Electi ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira. It features the westernmost point in continental Europe, and its Iberian portion is bordered to the west and south by the Atlantic Ocean and to the north and east by Spain, the sole country to have a land border with Portugal. Its two archipelagos form two autonomous regions with their own regional governments. Lisbon is the capital and largest city by population. Portugal is the oldest continuously existing nation state on the Iberian Peninsula and one of the oldest in Europe, its territory having been continuously settled, invaded and fought over since prehistoric times. It was inhabited by pre-Celtic and Celtic peoples who had contact with Phoenicians and Ancient Greek traders, it was ruled by the Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomé José De Barros Queirós
Tomé () is a port city and commune in the BiobÃo Region of Chile. It is bordered by Coelemu to the north, Ránquil and Florida to the east, Penco to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. The local economy is based mainly on textile manufacturing and fishing industry. History 27 February 2010 quake The 8.8 magnitude 27 February 2010 earthquake greatly affected Tome, Constitucion, Concepcion, Talcahuano. Demographics According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Tomé spans an area of and has 52,440 inhabitants (25,263 men and 27,177 women). Of these, 45,959 (87.6%) lived in urban areas and 6,481 (12.4%) in rural areas. The population grew by 6.4% (3,156 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. The commune includes the localities of Rafael, Menque, Cocholgüe, Punta de Parra and Dichato. Education Previously the area had a German school, Deutsche Schule Tomé. The City has many good primary schools and high schools. Universidad de Concepcià ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regionalist Party
The Regionalist Party ( pt, Partido Regionalista, PR) was a political party in Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of .... History The party was established in 1921 and supported regional autonomy for the Beira region.Douglas L. Wheeler (1999) ''Republican Portugal: A Political History, 1910-1926'', Univ of Wisconsin Press, p269 It won two seats in the 1921 elections, and retained both seats in the 1922 elections.Daniel Melo (2007Regional civil society and state in 20th century PortugalHispania Nova, Vol. 7 References {{Defunct political parties in Portugal Defunct political parties in Portugal Political parties established in 1921 1921 establishments in Portugal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
António Granjo
António Joaquim Granjo (27 December 1881 – 19 October 1921; ) was a Portuguese lawyer and politician who served twice as prime minister during 1920 and 1921, until his assassination. Biography Granjo was born in Chaves.Already a committed republican from his youth, well before the 1910 overthrow of the monarchy, he became a member of the National Constituent Assembly, elected on 28 May 1911. He gave up his constituency in order to join the army; during Portuguese participation in World War I, he saw combat himself, and upon returning home he wrote a book about his battle experiences. After President Sidónio Pais was shot dead, Granjo took action against the ''Monarchy of the North'', an attempt to restore a royalist regime in the north of Portugal, in 1919. He was President of the Municipal Chamber of Chaves, from February to July 1919. That same year he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies, by the Evolutionist Party, later being a founder of its successor movement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
