2001 Lisbon local election
16 December 2001
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All 17 Councillors in the Lisbon City Council 9 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2001 Lisbon local election was held on 16 December 2001 to elect the members of the Lisbon City Council.
In an election that was considered an upset, incumbent mayor João Soares, running in a coalition between the Socialists, the Communists and the Greens, lost reelection against Pedro Santana Lopes, the Social Democratic candidate, who beat João Soares with a very narrow margin of less than 1000 votes. The terrible results in this election ultimately led to Prime Minister António Guterres' resignation.
Paulo Portas, the CDS – People's Party candidate, won one seat in the city council, while Miguel Portas, the Left Bloc candidate, failed to be elected.