page_title: 1919 Portuguese presidential election
hierarchical_section_title: 1919 Portuguese presidential election
caption_attribution_description: English: Photograph of Afonso Costa, dated March 1921.Português: Retrato de Afonso Costa, datado de Março de 1921.
context_page_description: Presidential elections were held in Portugal on 6 December 1919. 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, 6 from the Republican Party and 1 from the Evolutionist Party. António José de Almeida of the Evolutionist Party 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 December 1919. 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, 6 from the Republican Party (Portugal) and 1 from the Evolutionist Party. António José de Almeida of the Evolutionist Party won against his opponents and he was elected as the new President of Portugal.
caption: Afonso Costa
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