1969_Portuguese_legislative_election
1969 Portuguese legislative election
Portuguese elections in 1969
Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 26 October 1969.[1] The elections were announced on 12 August, and were the first under Prime Minister Marcello Caetano, appointed in the previous year to replace long-term Prime Minister António de Oliveira Salazar, who had been left incapacitated after a stroke. The quasi-sovereign National Union won all seats with an official turnout of 62.5%.