13th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic

13th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic
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Overview
Legislative bodyAssembly of the Republic
Meeting placePalace of Saint Benedict
Term23 October 2015 (2015-10-23) – 24 October 2019 (2019-10-24)
Election4 October 2015
GovernmentXX Constitutional Government (2015)
XXI Constitutional Government (2015–2019)
Websiteparlamento.pt
Deputies
Members230
PresidentEduardo Ferro Rodrigues (PS)
First Vice-PresidentJosé Matos Correia (PPD/PSD)
Second Vice-PresidentJorge Lacão (PS)
Third Vice-PresidentJosé Manuel Pureza (BE)
Fourth Vice-PresidentTeresa Caeiro (CDS–PP)
First SecretaryDuarte Pacheco (PPD/PSD)
Second SecretaryIdália Serrão (PS) (2015–2019)
Sandra Pontedeira (PS) (2019)
Third SecretaryMoisés Ferreira (BE)
Fourth SecretaryAbel Baptista (CDS–PP) (2015–2016)
António Carlos Monteiro (CDS–PP) (2016–2019)

The 13th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: XIII Legislatura da Terceira República Portuguesa) was a meeting of the Assembly of the Republic, the legislative body of Portugal. It convened on 23 October 2015, with its membership determined by the results of the 2015 Portuguese legislative election held the previous 4 October. The Legislature ran its full term of 4 years, and ended on 24 October 2019.

Election

The 14th Portuguese legislative election was held on 4 October 2015. In the election, the Portugal Ahead coalition (PàF), composed by the Social Democratic Party (PPD/PSD) and the CDS – People's Party (CDS–PP), remained as the largest party, but fell short of a majority.[1] The Socialist Party (PS), the Left Bloc (BE), the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) and the Ecologist Party "The Greens" (PEV) managed to form a minority government led by PS with the support of BE, PCP and PEV.

Party Assembly of the Republic
Votes % Seats +/−
PàF 2,085,465 38.56 107 –25
PS 1,747,730 32.32 86 +12
BE 550,945 10.19 19 +11
CDU 445,901 8.25 17 +1
PAN 75,170 1.39 1 +1
Other/blank/invalid 502,881 9.29 0 ±0
Total 5,408,092 100.00 230 ±0

Composition (2015–2019)

Party Parliamentary leader Elected Dissolution
Seats % Seats %
PPD/PSD Luís Montenegro (Aveiro) (2015–2017)
Hugo Soares (Braga) (2017–2018)
Fernando Negrão (Setúbal) (2018–2019) 		89 38.7 89 38.7
PS Carlos César (Azores) 86 37.4 85 37.0
BE Pedro Filipe Soares (Lisbon) 19 8.2 19 8.2
CDS–PP Nuno Magalhães (Setúbal) 18 7.8 18 7.8
PCP João Oliveira (Évora) 15 6.5 15 6.5
PEV Heloísa Apolónia (Setúbal) 2 0.9 2 0.9
PAN André Silva (Lisbon) 1 0.4 1 0.4
Non-attached Paulo Trigo Pereira (Setúbal) 0 0.0 1 0.4
 Total 230 100.0 230 100.0

Changes

  • Paulo Trigo Pereira, Socialist Party (PS) → Non-attached: Left the Socialists' parliamentary group citing policy differences between him and the caucus leadership.[2]

Election for President of the Assembly of the Republic

To be elected, a candidate needs to reach a minimum of 116 votes. The Socialist Party (PS), backed by the Left Bloc (BE) and the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP), proposed Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues as their candidate, while the Social Democratic Party (PSD) proposed Fernando Negrão, who was backed by the CDS – People's Party (CDS–PP). Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues was elected:[3]

Election of the President of the Assembly of the Republic
Ballot → 23 October 2015
Required majority → 116 out of 230
Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues (PS)
120 / 230
 Y
Fernando Negrão (PPD/PSD)
108 / 230
 N
Blank ballots
2 / 230
Invalid ballots
0 / 230
Absentees
0 / 230
Sources: Público[3]

Other elections for the bureau of the Assembly of the Republic

Vice Presidents of the Assembly of the Republic

Election of the Vice Presidents of the Assembly of the Republic
1st Ballot → 28 October 2015
Required majority → 116 out of 230
José Matos Correia (PPD/PSD)
173 / 230
 Y
Jorge Lacão (PS)
122 / 230
 Y
José Manuel Pureza (BE)
137 / 230
 Y
Teresa Caeiro (CDS–PP)
172 / 230
 Y
Absentees
4 / 230
Sources: Diário da Assembleia da República[4]

Secretaries of the Assembly of the Republic

Election of the Secretaries of the Assembly of the Republic
1st Ballot → 28 October 2015
Required majority → 116 out of 230
Duarte Pacheco (PPD/PSD)
188 / 230
 Y
Idália Serrão (PS)
134 / 230
 Y
Moisés Ferreira (BE)
124 / 230
 Y
Abel Baptista (CDS–PP)
170 / 230
 Y
Absentees
4 / 230
Sources: Diário da Assembleia da República[4]

Abel Baptista left parliament in July 2016 after not being chosen as the party's candidate for Mayor of Ponte de Lima in the 2017 local elections.[5] A new fourth Secretary of the Assembly of the Republic was chosen, with António Carlos Monteiro being elected.

Election of the 4th Secretary of the Assembly of the Republic
1st Ballot → 14 October 2016
Required majority → 116 out of 230
António Carlos Monteiro (CDS–PP)
164 / 230
 Y
Blank ballots
51 / 230
Invalid ballots
4 / 230
Absentees
11 / 230
Sources: Diário da Assembleia da República[6]

On 4 January 2019, Idália Serrão left parliament to join the administration of Bank Montepio.[7] Sandra Pontedeira succeeded her as Secretary of the Assembly of the Republic.

Election of the 2nd Secretary of the Assembly of the Republic
1st Ballot → 11 January 2019
Required majority → 116 out of 230
Sandra Pontedeira (PS)
170 / 230
 Y
Blank ballots
33 / 230
Invalid ballots
10 / 230
Absentees
17 / 230
Sources: Diário da Assembleia da República[8]

Deputy Secretaries of the Assembly of the Republic

Election of the Deputy Secretaries of the Assembly of the Republic
1st Ballot → 28 October 2015
Required majority → 116 out of 230
Pedro Alves (PPD/PSD)
177 / 230
 Y
Luísa Salgueiro (PS)
130 / 230
 Y
Emília Santos (PPD/PSD)
170 / 230
 Y
Diogo Leão (PS)
124 / 230
 Y
Absentees
4 / 230
Sources: Diário da Assembleia da República[4]

Luísa Salgueiro left the post of 2nd Deputy Secretary shortly after being elected, being replaced by Sandra Pontedeira.

Election of the 2nd Deputy Secretary of the Assembly of the Republic
1st Ballot → 18 December 2015
Required majority → 116 out of 230
Sandra Pontedeira (PS)
134 / 230
 Y
Blank ballots
82 / 230
Invalid ballots
10 / 230
Absentees
4 / 230
Sources: Diário da Assembleia da República[9]

After Idália Serrão left parliament and Sandra Pontedeira rose to the post of Secretary, Sofia Araújo became Deputy Secretary.

Election of the 2nd Deputy Secretary of the Assembly of the Republic
1st Ballot → 11 January 2019
Required majority → 116 out of 230
Sofia Araújo (PS)
168 / 230
 Y
Blank ballots
35 / 230
Invalid ballots
10 / 230
Absentees
17 / 230
Sources: Diário da Assembleia da República[8]

References

  1. ^ Official Results — National Election Commission
  2. ^ "Paulo Trigo Pereira deixa bancada do PS e passa a deputado não-inscrito". www.publico.pt (in European Portuguese). 7 December 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  3. ^ a b Rodrigues, Maria Lopes, Sofia (23 October 2015). "Ferro eleito no Parlamento abre conflito institucional com Cavaco". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 August 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ a b c "Diário da Assembleia da República: XIII Legislatura, I Série, n.º 2". Assembleia da República. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  5. ^ Lusa (20 July 2016). "Parlamento despediu-se de Abel Baptista com uma ovação". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  6. ^ "Diário da Assembleia da República: XIII Legislatura, I Série, n.º 14". Assembleia da República. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  7. ^ Rodrigues, Sofia (4 January 2019). "Socialista Idália Serrão renunciou ao mandato de deputada". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  8. ^ a b "Diário da Assembleia da República: XIII Legislatura, I Série, n.º 39". Assembleia da República. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  9. ^ "Diário da Assembleia da República: XIII Legislatura, I Série, n.º 19". Assembleia da República. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
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