2005 in Portugal
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Events in the year 2005 in Portugal.
Incumbents
Events
- 20 February – Legislative election: The Socialist Party led by José Sócrates wins a majority of seats in the Assembly with 45.0% of the vote, the party's best ever result in a national election. The Social Democratic Party of outgoing Prime Minister Pedro Santana Lopes receives 28.8% of the vote, a drop of 11.5% from the previous election in 2002. Turnout increases to 63.6%, reversing a declining trend in voter participation observed since the election in 1980.[1]
Arts and entertainment
Music
- In music: Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005.
Film
- 27 January – The Fifth Empire released.[2]
Sports
Football (soccer) competitions: Primeira Liga, Liga de Honra
Deaths
- 13 February – Lúcia dos Santos, nun (born 1907).
- 11 June – Vasco Gonçalves, military officer and politician (born 1922)
See also
References
- ^ Freire, André; Costa Lobo, Marina (2006). "The Portuguese 2005 Legislative Election: Return to the Left". West European Politics. 29 (3): 581–588. doi:10.1080/01402380600620742.
- ^ "O Quinto Império - Ontem Como Hoje". IMDb. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
