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Eanes Wins Portugal Presidency in First Free Vote
General Antonio de Spínola era remains, but Gen. Antonio Ramalho Eanes captured 61.41 percent to become Portugal’s president in the first free presidential election in half a century. Otelo Carvalho and Octávio Pato trailed, while Soares anticipated a Soares-led minority government. The new constitution grants the president wide powers over premier selection, vetoes, and parliament dissolution.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Antonio Ramalho Eanes
Eanes
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho
Communist Party
Octavio Pato
Socialist Party
Mario Soares
Jose Pinheiro de
Soares
Popular Democrats
Social Democratic Center
Pato
Carvalho