Word: pintasilgo
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Dates: during 1986-1986
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...million votes, about 46% of the total. Soares, by comparison, collected only 25%, 1.44 million votes. But the first round was not an even fight. While Freitas do Amaral was the only right-wing candidate, the leftist vote was split three ways. In addition to Soares, Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo, who served as Prime Minister for five months in 1979, and Francisco Salgado Zenha, a former Socialist Party member, were also running...
...Lopes. Soares also emphasized his political experience and his achievements, including the country's entry into the E.C. Ultimately, Soares won back support from Socialists who had defected from Salgado Zenha after he won Communist backing. Salgado Zenha ended up with 20.9% of the vote and Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo got just...
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