2005 Portuguese local elections
The Portuguese local election of 2005 took place on 9 October 2005. The election consisted of three separate elections in the 308 Portuguese municipalities, the election for the Municipal Chambers, whose winner is elected mayor, another election for the Municipal Assembly and a last one for the lower-level Parish Assembly, whose winner is elected parish president. This last was held separately in the more than 4,000 parishes around the country.
Image: José Sócrates 2006b (cropped)
Image: Jerónimo de Sousa 2007b (cropped)
2001 Portuguese local elections
The Portuguese local elections of 2001 took place on 16 December. The elections consisted of three separate elections in the 308 Portuguese municipalities, the election for the Municipal Chambers, whose winner is elected mayor, another election for the Municipal Assembly and a last one for the lower-level Parish Assembly, whose winner is elected parish president. This last was held separately in the more than 4,200 parishes around the country.
Image: Jose Manuel Barroso, EU kommissionens ordforande, under ett mote i Folketinget 2006 05 19 (1)
Image: António Guterres