15th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic

15th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic
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Overview
Legislative bodyAssembly of the Republic
JurisdictionPortugal
Meeting placePalace of Saint Benedict
Term29 March 2022 (2022-03-29) – 25 March 2024 (2024-03-25)
Election30 January 2022
GovernmentXXIII Constitutional Government
Websiteparlamento.pt
Deputies
Members230
PresidentAugusto Santos Silva (PS)
First Vice-PresidentEdite Estrela (PS)
Second Vice-PresidentAdão Silva (PPD/PSD)
Third Vice-PresidentVacant
Fourth Vice-PresidentVacant
First SecretaryMaria da Luz Rosinha (PS)
Second SecretaryDuarte Pacheco (PPD/PSD)
Third SecretaryPalmira Maciel (PS)
Fourth SecretaryLina Lopes (PPD/PSD)

The 15th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: XV Legislatura da Terceira República Portuguesa) was a meeting of the Assembly of the Republic, the legislative body of Portugal. It convened on 29 March 2022, with its membership determined by the results of the 2022 Portuguese legislative election held the previous 30 January.[1]

On 9 November 2023, the President of the Republic Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa announced the dissolution of the 15th Legislature, following the resignation of Prime Minister António Costa due to the Operation Influencer corruption investigation, and called for a snap election for 10 March 2024.[2] The Assembly of the Republic was officially dissolved on 15 January 2024.[3] The Legislature ended on 25 March 2024.

Election

The 16th Portuguese legislative election was held on 30 January 2022. The Socialist Party (PS) remained as the largest party and achieved a surprise absolute majority.[4]

For the first time since they had been founded, both CDS – People's Party and Ecologist Party "The Greens" did not earn a single seat.

Party Assembly of the Republic
Votes % Seats +/−
PS 2,302,601 41.38 120 +12
PPD/PSD[a] 1,618,381 29.08 77 –2
Chega 399,659 7.18 12 +11
IL 273,687 4.92 8 +7
CDU 238,920 4.29 6 –6
BE 244,603 4.40 5 –14
PAN 88,152 1.58 1 –3
Livre 71,232 1.28 1 ±0
CDS–PP 89,181 1.60 0 –5
Other/blank/invalid 238,123 4.28 0 ±0
Total 5,564,539 100.00 230 ±0

Composition (2022–2024)

List of members

Main article: List of deputies of Portugal (XV legislature)

Composition

Party Parliamentary leader Elected Dissolution
Seats % Seats %
PS Eurico Brilhante Dias (Leiria) 120 52.2 120 52.2
PPD/PSD Paulo Mota Pinto (Leiria) (2022)
Joaquim Miranda Sarmento (Lisbon) (2022–2024) 		77 33.5 75 32.6
Chega Pedro Pinto (Faro) 12 5.2 12 5.2
IL Rodrigo Saraiva (Lisbon) 8 3.5 8 3.5
PCP Paula Santos (Setúbal) 6 2.6 6 2.6
BE Pedro Filipe Soares (Lisbon) 5 2.2 5 2.2
PAN Inês Sousa Real (Lisbon) 1 0.4 1 0.4
Livre Rui Tavares (Lisbon) 1 0.4 1 0.4
Non-attached António Maló de Abreu (Outside Europe)[5]
Rui Cristina (Faro)[6] 		0 0.0 2 0.9
 Total 230 100.0 230 100.0

Changes

Election for President of the Assembly of the Republic

Following President of the Assembly Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues' decision of not contesting the 2022 legislative election,[9] the Socialist Party (PS) nominated Augusto Santos Silva as their candidate for President of the Assembly of the Republic. To be elected, a candidate needs to reach a minimum of 116 votes. Santos Silva was easily elected:[10]

Election of the President of the Assembly of the Republic
Ballot → 29 March 2022
Required majority → 116 out of 230
Augusto Santos Silva (PS)
156 / 230
 Y
Blank ballots
63 / 230
Invalid ballots
11 / 230
Absentees
0 / 230
Sources: CNN Portugal[10]

Other elections for the bureau of the Assembly of the Republic

Vice Presidents of the Assembly of the Republic

The election of four new Vice Presidents of the Assembly of the Republic were held in the second session of the new Legislature. The candidates for third and fourth Vice Presidents, designated by Chega and the Liberal Initiative, were both rejected in the first ballot.

Election of the Vice Presidents of the Assembly of the Republic
1st Ballot → 31 March 2022
Required majority → 116 out of 230
Edite Estrela (PS)
159 / 230
 Y
Adão Silva (PPD/PSD)
190 / 230
 Y
Diogo Pacheco de Amorim (CH)
35 / 230
 N
João Cotrim de Figueiredo (IL)
108 / 230
 N
Absentees
6 / 230
Sources: Observador[11]

The Liberal Initiative announced they weren't presenting any other candidate until the end of the legislature, while Chega presented another candidate in the same day, Gabriel Mithá Ribeiro, which was also overwhelmingly rejected.

Election of the 2nd Vice President of the Assembly of the Republic
2nd Ballot → 31 March 2022
Required majority → 116 out of 230
Gabriel Mithá Ribeiro (CH)
37 / 230
 N
Blank ballots
177 / 230
Invalid ballots
11 / 230
Absentees
5 / 230
Sources: Observador[11]

On 22 September 2022, Chega once again presented another candidate for Vice President of Parliament, Rui Paulo Sousa, with the Social Democratic Party's parliamentary leader, Joaquim Miranda Sarmento, recommending the vote of the caucus on Chega's candidate. Despite that, Chega's candidate was once again rejected, failing even to guarantee the votes of both parties.

Election of the 2nd Vice President of the Assembly of the Republic
3rd Ballot → 22 September 2022
Required majority → 116 out of 230
Rui Paulo Sousa (CH)
64 / 230
 N
Blank ballots
137 / 230
Invalid ballots
12 / 230
Absentees
17 / 230
Sources: CNN Portugal[12]

On 16 March 2023, Chega proposed once again a new name for Vice President of Parliament, Jorge Valsassina Galveias, who was also rejected.

Election of the 2nd Vice President of the Assembly of the Republic
4th Ballot → 16 March 2023
Required majority → 116 out of 230
Jorge Valsassina Galveias (CH)
58 / 230
 N
Blank ballots
112 / 230
Invalid ballots
28 / 230
Absentees
32 / 230
Sources: Diário de Notícias[13]

Secretaries of the Assembly of the Republic

Election of the Secretaries of the Assembly of the Republic
1st Ballot → 31 March 2022
Required majority → 116 out of 230
Maria da Luz Rosinha (PS)
178 / 230
 Y
Duarte Pacheco (PPD/PSD)
196 / 230
 Y
Palmira Maciel (PS)
172 / 230
 Y
Lina Lopes (PPD/PSD)
180 / 230
 Y
Absentees
6 / 230
Sources: Assembleia da República[14]

Deputy Secretaries of the Assembly of the Republic

Election of the Deputy Secretaries of the Assembly of the Republic
1st Ballot → 31 March 2022
Required majority → 116 out of 230
Diogo Leão (PS)
176 / 230
 Y
Helga Correia (PPD/PSD)
178 / 230
 Y
Joana Sá Pereira (PS)
175 / 230
 Y
Tiago Estêvão Martins (PPD/PSD)
160 / 230
 Y
Absentees
6 / 230
Sources: Assembleia da República[14]

Notes

  1. ^ Sum of the votes of the Social Democratic Party (PPD/PSD) in mainland Portugal and the PPD/PSD.CDS – People's Party (CDS–PP) coalitions in Azores and Madeira. The 5 MPs elected in these coalitions are all from the PSD.

References

  1. ^ "Portugal election: Socialists win unexpected majority". BBC News. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  2. ^ Renascença (9 November 2023). "Marcelo marca eleições para 10 de março - Renascença". Rádio Renascença (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  3. ^ "É oficial: Presidente da República decreta a dissolução do Parlamento". SIC Notícias (in European Portuguese). 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Portugal election: Socialists win unexpected majority". BBC News. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  5. ^ Lusa (10 January 2024). "Deputado Maló de Abreu deixa PSD e passa a deputado não inscrito". Rádio Renascença (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Deputado Rui Cristina deixa PSD: liderança de Montenegro só está preocupada com "ajustes de contas internos"". www.expresso.pt (in European Portuguese). 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Maló de Abreu abandona PSD e não prevê um bom resultado para o partido nas eleições". www.rtp.pt (in European Portuguese). 12 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  8. ^ "Deputado Rui Cristina deixa PSD: liderança de Montenegro só está preocupada com "ajustes de contas internos"". www.rtp.pt (in European Portuguese). 22 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  9. ^ "Ferro anuncia que não se recandidata a deputado e abandona parlamento". RTP (in Portuguese). 18 November 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Santos Silva eleito presidente da Assembleia da República com 156 votos". CNN Portugal (in Portuguese). 29 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  11. ^ a b Tavares, Inês André Figueiredo, Rita. "Cotrim Figueiredo e dois candidatos do Chega chumbados para vice-presidentes da Assembleia da República". Observador (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 19 March 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ "Chega falha eleição de 'vice' do parlamento pela terceira vez". CNN Portugal (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  13. ^ DN, Redação (16 March 2023). "Parlamento rejeita pela quarta vez candidato do Chega a vice-presidente". Diário de Notícias. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  14. ^ a b "Arquivo Audiovisual". Assembleia da República. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
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