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'''Presidential elections''' were held in [[Esteira]] on March 31, 2001. {{wp|Incumbent}} [[Luis Souza]] of the [[Esteiran People's Party]] defeated [[Eduardo Resendes]] of the [[National Liberal Party of Esteira|National Liberal Party]] with 61.55% of the vote. Souza was inaugurated for his third term on May 1, 2001.
'''Presidential elections''' were held in [[Esteira]] on March 31, 2001. {{wp|Incumbent}} [[Luis Souza]] of the [[Esteiran People's Party]] defeated [[Eduardo Resendes]] of the [[National Liberal Party of Esteira|National Liberal Party]] with 61.55% of the vote. Souza was inaugurated for his third term on May 1, 2001.


The election was decried internationally as illegitimate, as widespread voter intimidation, fraud, and political violence was reported leading up to and on election day. This was the last election to have opposition candidates.
The election was decried internationally as illegitimate, as widespread voter intimidation, fraud, and political violence was reported leading up to and on election day.


==Results==
==Results==

Revision as of 13:40, 17 April 2022

2001 Esteiran presidential election

← 1996 March 31, 2001 (2001-03-31) 2006 →
Turnout56.15% Decrease
 
Nominee Luis Souza Eduardo Resendes
Party Esteiran People's Party National Liberal Party
Home state Alvelongo Aguande
Running mate Manuel Cerqueira Inácio Leitão
Popular vote 5,860,158 3,275,235
Percentage 61.55% 34.40%

Results by department. Blue denotes departments won by Souza and yellow denotes those won by Resendes.

President before election

Luis Souza
PPE

Elected President

Luis Souza
PPE

Presidential elections were held in Esteira on March 31, 2001. Incumbent Luis Souza of the Esteiran People's Party defeated Eduardo Resendes of the National Liberal Party with 61.55% of the vote. Souza was inaugurated for his third term on May 1, 2001.

The election was decried internationally as illegitimate, as widespread voter intimidation, fraud, and political violence was reported leading up to and on election day.

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Luis SouzaEsteiran People's Party5,860,15861.55
Eduardo ResendesNational Liberal Party3,275,23534.40
Eduardo AlmeidaEsteiran Socialist Union223,9542.35
Adelina PeresPopular Solidarity95,7831.01
Other candidates65,8410.69
Total9,520,971100.00
Valid votes9,520,97197.29
Invalid/blank votes265,3122.71
Total votes9,786,283100.00
Registered voters/turnout17,429,08456.15
Source: Council for Presidential Elections