NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE DAILY CABLE

Created: 6/28/1976

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Portuguese army chief Antonio Raraalho Eanes won a

landslide victory over hie three opponents in the presidential election yesterday. There will be no needun-off election.

mm%% Eanes won more thanercent of the vote. Far left candidate Otelo de Carvalho placed second with aboutercent and Prime Minister Aievedo received someercent. Communist Party candidate Octavio Pato was fourthercent.

I Banes had the backing and organizational assistance of the three major politicalSocialists, thePopular Democrats, and the conservative Social Democratic Center. Together, these parties accounted forercent of the vote in tho legislative election in April. Eanes received less than that amount in part because of the low voter turnoutaboutercent of the voters went to the polls as compared withercent in April.

BBfSfBj Sonus voters were unsure of Eanes' politics: viows. The army chief has generally been considered to be conservative, and much of his campaign rhetoriceturn to law and order and solving Portugal's serious economic problems through hard work by all citizens.

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At the same time, however, Eanesortuguese ocialism and agrarian reform policies that raised suspicions among more conservative party and military backers. Despite some defections from the Popular Democrats and theDemocratic Center, the parties decided there was no better

_ The parties believe Eanes has the best chance to maintain discipline in the military during his five-year term and to ensure the support of the armed forceo for Portugal's still fragilo democratic institutions.

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