Portuguese presidential election, 2011
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The Portuguese presidential election of 2011 was the national vote in which incumbent president Aníbal Cavaco Silva won re-election for a second term as Portugal’s head of state.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Portuguese presidential election, 2011 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4912734 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Portuguese presidential election, 2011 Context triple: [Aníbal Cavaco Silva, participatedIn, Portuguese presidential election, 2011]
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A.
Portuguese presidential election, 2006
The Portuguese presidential election of 2006 was the national vote in which former prime minister Aníbal Cavaco Silva was elected President of Portugal.
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B.
Portuguese presidential election, 1976
The Portuguese presidential election of 1976 was the first presidential contest held after the Carnation Revolution, helping to consolidate Portugal’s new democratic regime.
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C.
Portuguese presidential election, 1980
The Portuguese presidential election of 1980 was a national vote held to choose Portugal’s head of state during the country’s early post-revolution democratic period.
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Portuguese elections
Portuguese elections are the democratic processes through which citizens of Portugal choose their representatives at various levels of government, including the national parliament and the presidency.
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E.
Portuguese legislative election, 1985
The Portuguese legislative election of 1985 was a national parliamentary vote that led to the rise of Aníbal Cavaco Silva’s Social Democratic Party and marked the beginning of a long period of center-right governance in Portugal.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Portuguese presidential election, 2011 Target entity description: The Portuguese presidential election of 2011 was the national vote in which incumbent president Aníbal Cavaco Silva won re-election for a second term as Portugal’s head of state.
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A.
Portuguese presidential election, 2006
The Portuguese presidential election of 2006 was the national vote in which former prime minister Aníbal Cavaco Silva was elected President of Portugal.
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B.
Portuguese presidential election, 1976
The Portuguese presidential election of 1976 was the first presidential contest held after the Carnation Revolution, helping to consolidate Portugal’s new democratic regime.
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C.
Portuguese presidential election, 1980
The Portuguese presidential election of 1980 was a national vote held to choose Portugal’s head of state during the country’s early post-revolution democratic period.
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D.
Portuguese elections
Portuguese elections are the democratic processes through which citizens of Portugal choose their representatives at various levels of government, including the national parliament and the presidency.
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E.
Portuguese legislative election, 1985
The Portuguese legislative election of 1985 was a national parliamentary vote that led to the rise of Aníbal Cavaco Silva’s Social Democratic Party and marked the beginning of a long period of center-right governance in Portugal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
election in Portugal
ⓘ
presidential election ⓘ |
| ballotType | secret ballot ⓘ |
| capitalCityOfElectionCountry | Lisbon ⓘ |
| constitutionalContext | semi-presidential system of Portugal ⓘ |
| constitutionalRoleOfWinner |
arbiter of the regular functioning of democratic institutions
ⓘ
guarantor of national independence ⓘ supreme commander of the Armed Forces of Portugal ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| democraticProcess | direct popular vote ⓘ |
| electionOutcome | continuity of incumbent presidency ⓘ |
| electionType | national vote ⓘ |
| electoralAuthority |
Portuguese Constitutional Court
ⓘ
linked to:
Portugal’s Constitutional Court
|
| electorate | Portuguese citizens ⓘ |
| headOfStateRole |
President of the Portuguese Republic
ⓘ
linked to:
President of Portugal
|
| heldUnderConstitution |
Constitution of the Portuguese Republic
ⓘ
linked to:
1976 Portuguese Constitution
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| incumbentBeforeAndAfter | Aníbal Cavaco Silva ⓘ |
| incumbentBeforeElection | Aníbal Cavaco Silva ⓘ |
| incumbentIdeologyDescriptor | centre-right liberal-conservative ⓘ |
| incumbentPartyOrSupportBase | centre-right ⓘ |
| incumbentReelected | yes ⓘ |
| languageOfCampaign | Portuguese ⓘ |
| nextElection | Portuguese presidential election, 2016 ⓘ |
| officeContested | President of Portugal ⓘ |
| officeResidenceOfWinner | Belém Palace ⓘ |
| officeTermLength | five-year presidential term ⓘ |
| politicalSystemContext | multi-party democracy ⓘ |
| positionOfWinner | head of state of Portugal ⓘ |
| previousElection | Portuguese presidential election, 2006 ⓘ |
| region | Europe ⓘ |
| result | Aníbal Cavaco Silva re-elected President of Portugal ⓘ |
| roundsHeld | one ⓘ |
| scope | nationwide ⓘ |
| secondRoundRequired | no ⓘ |
| supranationalContext | European Union member state election ⓘ |
| termNumberWon | second term ⓘ |
| votingEligibility | Portuguese citizens over 18 years old ⓘ |
| votingSystem | two-round system ⓘ |
| winner | Aníbal Cavaco Silva ⓘ |
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Subject: Portuguese presidential election, 2011 Description of subject: The Portuguese presidential election of 2011 was the national vote in which incumbent president Aníbal Cavaco Silva won re-election for a second term as Portugal’s head of state.
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