Presidential elections were held in Portugal on 6 August 1923. The
Congress of the Republic elected the president in
Lisbon instead of the Portuguese people. However the new president
Manuel Teixeira Gomes was elected
In absentia, meaning that he wasn't present during the election.[1]
There were a total of five candidates.
Manuel Teixeira Gomes won the election against his opponents and became the next President of the Republic.