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The Portuguese legislative election of 2005 took place on February 20 . These elections were called after the decision of President Jorge Sampaio on November 30 , 2004 to dissolve the Parliament as an answer to the political instability caused by the government led by Pedro Santana Lopes ( PSD ) in coalition with the PP . Santana Lopes had become Prime-Minister after Durão Barroso left the country in order to become President Of The European Commission in a decision that divided the country, because many Portuguese were expecting that the Socialist President Jorge Sampaio would dissolve parliament and call a legislative election. However, after five unstable months, president Sampaio decided to dissolve Parliament and call fresh elections. The Prime Minister nevertheless announced the resignation of the government on December 11 , in an action with no practical effects whatsoever. The campaign started officially on February 6 and the major topics were the problematic state of the country's finances, Unemployment and Abortion . The right-wing parties, mainly the Social Democrats, were punished for their performance in government, and lost more than 10% of the voting. On the left, the Leftwing Bloc achieved its best result ever and made the biggest climb, gaining 5 MPs, while the CDU (Communists and the Greens) gained 2 MPs and reversed their downward trend of the last elections. The major parties involved, listed with their leaders:
José Sócrates, leader of the Socialist Party, was nominated Prime Minister. NATIONAL SUMMARY OF VOTES AND SEATS (Azores and Madeira are not shown)]] Note:
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