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The PS no longer has an absolute majority in the regional legislative assembly of the Azores, it loses five deputies and almost 7.5 percentage points in relation to the 2016 regional elections, and it comes to depend on understandings with other political forces to govern, which has not happened since. 2000. Even a “gadget” solution to keep Vasco Cordeiro at the head of the regional government will be complicated, since the 25 Socialist deputies have few partners in this quadrant of the Azorean parliament: the Left Bloc only managed to keep the two elected The CDU ceased to have representation, and an understanding with the CDS-PP, which lost a mandate, still remaining as the third political force, with three deputies, is also insufficient.
In the most pluralistic regional legislative assembly of the Azores, with eight political forces represented, three of which for the first time, the PSD led by José Manuel Bolieiro gained weight, rising to 33.7% and 21 deputies (respectively 2.8 points more) percentages and two more parliamentarians), while the right wins new protagonists. The CDS-PP won 5.5% of the votes, losing only one of the two deputies to the compensation circle it had obtained four years ago, Chega won the vote of 5% of Azorean voters, electing two deputies, and the PPM raised the vote. to 2.3%, having two deputies, while the PAN and the Liberal Initiative, both with 1.9% of the votes, obtained a mandate each thanks to the compensation circle that groups votes that did not allow the election of deputies in the different islands of the Autonomous region.
The result of the loss of the absolute majority of the PS was decisive on the island of São Miguel, the most populated of the Azores, which has 20 deputies. Despite being the most voted, with 39% of the votes, the Socialists lost three terms, obtaining only nine, as many as those of the PSD, which convinced 36.6% of São Paulo voters, winning two places with in relation to 2016. Chega became the third force, with 5.5%, which elects at the top of the list, but the Left Bloc also maintained one elected, with 4.3% of the votes.
In Terceira, the PS was again the most voted, with 41.3%, but lost the advantage in relation to the PSD, which obtained 28.4%, while the CDS-PP maintained the condition of third force, with 9.4%. Among the ten deputies from the second most populated island in the autonomous region, there were five elected Socialists (minus one), four Social Democrats (plus one) and a centrist: the president of the party in the Azores, Artur Lima.
On the other hand, in Flores the three mandates were divided by three parties: the PS was the most voted, with 30%, with 28.2% for the PSD and 18.2% for the PPM, which elected a deputy, being able to form a parliamentary group, because it held the mandate in Corvo. The CDU was left out, which had been the most voted party on this island in the 2016 regionals.
In Santa María everything was the same, with the PS at the fore, with 43.9% and two deputies, leaving the PSD with 23.2% and one deputy. Also here PPM was the third, with 12.6%, in this case insufficient to obtain representation.
Pico also did not bring news to the regional legislative assembly, with two terms for the PS (which won, with 44.8%) and another two for the PSD, which obtained 36.5%.
In Faial, the PSD won, with 41%, followed by the PS, with 30.3%, which allowed both parties to elect two deputies for this island, exactly as it happened four years ago.
In São Jorge, there was also a deputy for PS, CDS-PP and PSD, with the Socialists supplanting the centrist by only 19 votes (32% against 31.6%), while the Social Democrats obtained 18.4%.
In Graciosa, the PS won with 47.4% and elected two deputies, followed by the PSD, with 41.6% of the votes and one deputy.
On the other hand, in Corvo there will continue to be one elected by the PS and another by the PPM, the only novelty being the voting order, since this time the monarchists (in coalition with the CDS) were the most voted, with 40% . , against 35.1% of the Socialists.
Although the regional elections were held in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, for the first time in Portugal abstention fell to 54.58%, lower than the 59.16% registered in 2016.
The projection of the Catholic University published by RTP-Açores attributed between 37 and 41% to the PS, which represented between 26 and 30 deputies, being necessary 29 to have an absolute majority in the regional legislative assembly. The PSD arrived with 32 to 36%, and between 19 and 22 deputies, while CDS and Chega fought for the status of third Azorean political force, and should have between 3 and 6% of the votes. The hypothesis of having parliamentary representation for the PPM, Left Bloc, PAN, CDU and Liberal Initiative was also advanced, which was not confirmed in the case of the communists.
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