2021 Portuguese Socialist Party leadership election

2021 Socialist Party leadership election
← 2018 20 June 2021 2023 →
Turnout	39.0%
Secretary-General before election; António Costa;	Elected Secretary-General ; António Costa;

The 2021 Portuguese Socialist Party leadership election was held on 20 June 2021 to elect a new Secretary-General of the Socialist Party.

The incumbent Secretaty-general and Prime Minister, António Costa, ran for a fourth term, facing once again Daniel Adrião for the leadership.^[1] Costa won with 91% of the votes, while Adrião got 6%.^[2]

Candidates

Declared

Name		Born	Experience
António Costa		17 July 1961 (age 59) Lisboa	Prime Minister (2015–2024) Secretary-general of the Socialist Party (2014–2024) Member of Parliament for Lisbon (2015–2024; 2005–2007; 1991–2002) Leader of the Opposition (2014–2015) Mayor of Lisbon (2007–2015) Minister of Internal Administration (2005–2007) Vice President of the European Parliament (2004–2005) Member of the European Parliament (2004–2005) Parliamentary leader of the Socialist Party (2002–2004) Member of Parliament for Leiria (2002–2004) Minister of Justice (1999–2002) Minister of Parliamentary Affairs (1997–1999) Secretary of State for Parliamentary Affairs (1995–1997)
Daniel Adrião		1 September 1967 (age 53)	Member of the National Commission of the Socialist Party (2016–2025) Candidate in the PS leadership elections of 2016 and 2018

Results

Summary of the June 2021 PS leadership election results
Candidate		20 June 2021
Candidate		Votes	%
	António Costa	21,888	91.38
	Daniel Adrião	1,430	5.97

Total		23,318

Valid votes		23,318	97.35
Invalid and blank ballots		634	2.65
Votes cast / turnout		23,952	~39.00
Registered voters		?

Sources: Renascença

Vote share

António Costa			91.38%
Daniel Adrião			5.97%
Blank/Invalid			2.65%

References

↑ "Visão | Daniel Adrião candidata-se pela terceira vez ao cargo de secretário-geral do PS". Visão (in European Portuguese). 2021-05-26. Retrieved 2026-06-23.
↑ "António Costa reeleito secretário-geral do PS". www.jornaldenegocios.pt (in European Portuguese). 2021-06-20. Retrieved 2026-06-23.

[1] "Visão | Daniel Adrião candidata-se pela terceira vez ao cargo de secretário-geral do PS". Visão (in European Portuguese). 2021-05-26. Retrieved 2026-06-23.

[2] "António Costa reeleito secretário-geral do PS". www.jornaldenegocios.pt (in European Portuguese). 2021-06-20. Retrieved 2026-06-23.

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