2001 Esteiran presidential election
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.
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| Turnout | 56.15%  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Results by department. Blue denotes departments won by Souza and yellow denotes those won by Resendes. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| Luis Souza | Esteiran People's Party | 5,860,158 | 61.55 | |
| Eduardo Resendes | National Liberal Party | 3,275,235 | 34.40 | |
| Eduardo Almeida | Esteiran Socialist Union | 223,954 | 2.35 | |
| Adelina Peres | Popular Solidarity | 95,783 | 1.01 | |
| Other candidates | 65,841 | 0.69 | ||
| Total | 9,520,971 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 9,520,971 | 97.29 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 265,312 | 2.71 | ||
| Total votes | 9,786,283 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 17,429,084 | 56.15 | ||
| Source: Council for Presidential Elections | ||||