2008 Azorean regional election
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The 2008 Azorean regional election (Portuguese: Eleições Regionais dos Açores de 2008) was an election held on 19 October 2008 for the legislative assembly and government of the Portuguese autonomous region of the Azores.[2] in which the Socialist Party, under the leadership of Carlos César won a third mandate with 46.7% of the turnout, while their rivals, under the Social Democratic Party leader Carlos Costa Neves, received 30.27% of the vote: the result would result Neves' resignation in the following days.
Quick Facts 57 seats to the Legislative Assembly of Azores 29 seats needed for a majority, Turnout ...
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The official electoral race occurred from 5 October to 17 October 2008, marked by a 53.34% abstention rate of the 192,943 registered voters (102,735 did not cast a vote); only 90,030 people voted in this election.[3]