Madeira Elections Today

[Bono]

The Portuguese autonomous region of Madeira is having elections today. The last elections were in 2004. However, the perpetual current head of Regional Government resigned after a Regional Finances law was passed by Lisbon that didn't allow him to suck the taxpayers dry as he was used to. However, it did give more of taxpayer-leaching privileges to the Azores, which tend to favor the PS in elections.

Last election results were:
PSD: 53,71% 44 seats
PS:27,41% 19 seats
CDS-PP:7,04% 2 seats
PCP-PEV:5,51% 2 seats
B.E.,66% 1 seats


However, since then a new electoral law has been passed with new districts to increase proportionality. Results in five minutes folks.

[Bono]

One exit poll gives the PSD 67,1% to 70,9%. More details as they come.

[Bono]

Alright, the RTP exit polls gives:
PSD 62-67%
PS 14-17%
PCP/Greens 5-7%
CDS-PP 4-6%
BE 2-4%

The SIC exit poll, while not yet available online, gave the CDS-PP a greater share than the commies, and gave a wider margin of victory to the PSD. We'll see.

[Bono]

I'll continue talking to myself. SIC poll here:
PSD 67,1 to 70,9%
PS 11,2 to 14,8%
CDS-PP 4,4 to 6,6%
PCP/Greens 3 to 5,2%
BE 1,5 to 2,9%
MPT 1,4 to 2%
PND 1,1 to 2,5%

[Bono]

49 out of 54 parishes reporting.

PPD/PSD 65.67% 21 seats
PS 15.21% 4 seats
CDS-PP    5.24% 1 seat
PCP-PEV 4.97% 1 seat
B.E. 2.57% 0 seats
MPT 2.34% 0 seats
PND 1.77% 0 seats

[Bono]

Final results:

PSD 64,20% 33 seats
PS 15.42% 7 seats
PCP-PEV 5.44% 2 seat
CDS-PP 5.34% 2 seat
B.E. 2.97% 1 seats
MPT 2.25% 1 seats
PND 2.08% 1 seats