page_title: August 1915 Portuguese presidential election
hierarchical_section_title: August 1915 Portuguese presidential election
caption_attribution_description: Português: Augusto Alves da Veiga em 1882 na capa da revista Galeria Republicana N.º 14. English: Augusto Alves da Veiga in 1882 on the cover of Galeria Republicana magazine number 14.
context_page_description: Presidential elections were held in Portugal on 6 August 1915. Following Portugal's 1911 constitution, the Congress of the Republic must elect the president in Lisbon instead of the Portuguese people.
  There were a total of 7 candidates, all but one were from the Republican Party. The only Democratic Party candidate Bernardino Machado won against his opponents and he was elected as the new President of Portugal.
context_section_description: Presidential elections were held in Portugal on 6 August 1915. Following Portugal's 1911 constitution, the Congress of the Republic must elect the president in Lisbon instead of the Portuguese people.
  There were a total of 7 candidates, all but one were from the Republican Party (Portugal). The only Democratic Party candidate Bernardino Machado won against his opponents and he was elected as the new President of Portugal.
caption: Augusto Manuel Alves da Veiga
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