17th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic

17th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic
17th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic
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Overview
Legislative body	Assembly of the Republic
Jurisdiction	Portugal
Meeting place	Palace of Saint Benedict
Term	3 June 2025 –
Election	18 May 2025
Government	XXV Constitutional Government
Website	parlamento.pt
Deputies
Members	230
President	José Pedro Aguiar-Branco, PPD/PSD
First Vice-President	Teresa Morais, PPD/PSD
Second Vice-President	Diogo Pacheco de Amorim, CH
Third Vice-President	Marcos Perestrello, PS
Fourth Vice-President	Rodrigo Saraiva, IL
First Secretary	Francisco Figueira, PPD/PSD
Second Secretary	Gabriel Mithá Ribeiro, CH (2025); José de Carvalho, CH (since 2026)
Third Secretary	Joana Ferreira Lima, PS
Fourth Secretary	Germana Rocha, PPD/PSD

The 17th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: XVII Legislatura da Terceira República Portuguesa) is the current meeting of the Assembly of the Republic. It first convened on 3 June 2025,^[1] with its membership being determined by the results of the 2025 Portuguese legislative election held the previous 18 May.

Election

The 18th Portuguese legislative election was held on 18 May 2025. The Democratic Alliance (AD) was re-elected with a stronger mandate, albeit without a majority.^[2] For the first time in democracy, PS fell to third place, while Chega became the second-largest party in the Assembly.^[3]^[4]

Party		Assembly of the Republic
Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/−
	AD^[a]	2,008,488	31.78	91	+11
	Chega	1,438,554	22.76	60	+10
	PS	1,442,546	22.83	58	–20
	IL	338,974	5.36	9	+1
	Livre	257,291	4.07	6	+2
	CDU	183,686	2.91	3	–1
	BE	125,808	1.99	1	–4
	PAN	86,930	1.38	1	±0
	JPP	20,900	0.33	1	+1
	Other/blank/invalid	416,792	6.59	0	±0
Total		6,319,969	100.00	230	±0

Composition (2025–present)

List of members

Current composition

Party		Parliamentary leader	Elected
Party		Parliamentary leader	Seats	%
	PPD/PSD	Hugo Soares (Braga)	89	38.7
	Chega	Pedro Pinto (Faro)	60	26.1
	PS	Pedro Delgado Alves (Coimbra) (2025) Eurico Brilhante Dias (Leiria) (since 2025)	58	25.2
	IL	Mariana Leitão (Lisbon) (2025) Mário Amorim Lopes (Aveiro) (since 2025)	9	3.9
	Livre	Isabel Mendes Lopes (Lisbon)	6	2.6
	PCP	Paula Santos (Setúbal)	3	1.3
	CDS–PP	Paulo Núncio (Lisbon)	2	0.9
	BE	Mariana Mortágua (Lisbon) (2025–2026) Fabian Figueiredo (Lisbon (since 2026)	1	0.4
	PAN	Inês Sousa Real (Lisbon)	1	0.4
	JPP	Filipe Sousa (Madeira)	1	0.4
Total			230	100.0

Election for President of the Assembly of the Republic

The election of a new President of the Assembly of the Republic was held in the first session of the new Legislature, on 3 June 2025. Incumbent President José Pedro Aguiar-Branco, from the Social Democratic Party (PSD) was the sole candidate and was re-elected by a landslide.^[5]

1st Ballot →		3 June 2025
Election of the President of the Assembly of the Republic
Required majority →		116 out of 230
	José Pedro Aguiar-Branco (PPD/PSD)	202 / 230	Y
	Blank ballots	25 / 230
	Invalid ballots	3 / 230
	Absentees	0 / 230
Sources: Correio da Manhã^[5]

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 first session of the new Legislature. The name designated by Chega for second Vice President, incumbent Vice President Diogo Pacheco de Amorim, failed to be elected, which led to a vacancy in the seat.

1st Ballot →		3 June 2025
Election of the Vice Presidents of the Assembly of the Republic
Required majority →		116 out of 230
	Teresa Morais (PPD/PSD)	196 / 230	Y
	Diogo Pacheco de Amorim (CH)	115 / 230	N
	Marcos Perestrello (PS)	128 / 230	Y
	Rodrigo Saraiva (IL)	179 / 230	Y
	Absentees	0 / 230
Sources: ECO^[6]

A second ballot was held on 17 June 2025, with Diogo Pacheco de Amorim once again being a candidate. This time, he was elected with 145 votes in favour.

2nd Ballot →		17 June 2025
Election of the 2nd Vice President of the Assembly of the Republic
Required majority →		116 out of 230
	Diogo Pacheco de Amorim (CH)	145 / 230	Y
	Blank ballots	72 / 230
	Invalid ballots	12 / 230
	Absentees	1 / 230
Sources: SIC Notícias^[7]

Secretaries of the Assembly of the Republic

1st Ballot →		3 June 2025
Election of the Secretaries of the Assembly of the Republic
Required majority →		116 out of 230
	Francisco Figueira (PPD/PSD)	193 / 230	Y
	Gabriel Mithá Ribeiro (CH)	131 / 230	Y
	Joana Ferreira Lima (PS)	183 / 230	Y
	Germana Rocha (PPD/PSD)	192 / 230	Y
	Absentees	0 / 230
Sources: Assembleia da República^[8]

Gabriel Mithá Ribeiro resigned from Parliament on 22 September 2025, citing disagreements with the leadership of the party.^[9] On 26 September 2025, Chega proposed Francisco Gomes for Secretary, but he was rejected.

1st Ballot →		26 September 2025
Election of the 2nd Secretary of the Assembly of the Republic
Required majority →		116 out of 230
	Francisco Gomes (CH)	98 / 230	N
	Blank ballots	61 / 230
	Invalid ballots	18 / 230
	Absentees	53 / 230
Sources: SIC Notícias^[10]

On 6 March 2026, Chega once again proposed a new name for the post, this time José de Carvalho. He ended up being elected.

2nd Ballot →		6 March 2026
Election of the 2nd Secretary of the Assembly of the Republic
Required majority →		116 out of 230
	José de Carvalho (CH)	123 / 230	Y
	Blank ballots	48 / 230
	Invalid ballots	30 / 230
	Absentees	29 / 230
Sources: Observador^[11]

Deputy Secretaries of the Assembly of the Republic

1st Ballot →		3 June 2025
Election of the Secretaries of the Assembly of the Republic
Required majority →		116 out of 230
	Sandra Pereira (PPD/PSD)	194 / 230	Y
	Filipe Melo (CH)	113 / 230	N
	Susana Correia (PS)	129 / 230	Y
	Gonçalo Valente (PPD/PSD)	133 / 230	Y
	Absentees	0 / 230
Sources: Assembleia da República^[12]

Filipe Melo, the proposed name from Chega for Deputy Secretary, was rejected. As such, a second ballot was held on 17 June 2025, where he was elected.

2nd Ballot →		17 June 2025
Election of the 2nd Deputy Secretary of the Assembly of the Republic
Required majority →		116 out of 230
	Filipe Melo (CH)	126 / 230	Y
	Blank ballots	91 / 230
	Invalid ballots	12 / 230
	Absentees	1 / 230
Sources: SIC Notícias^[7]

Notes

^ Sum of votes between the PSD/CDS–PP lists in mainland Portugal and Madeira with the PSD/CDS–PP/PPM list in the Azores. The 3 MPs elected in the Azores coalition are all from PPD/PSD.

References

^ Pinto, Salomé (20 May 2025). "Próximos passos até à tomada de posse do Governo. Veja as datas". Eco (in Portuguese). Lisbon. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
^ "Legislativas. AD vence eleições e pede que oposição deixe governar". RTP (in Portuguese). 19 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
^ "Deputados da emigração divididos entre Chega e AD, PS não elegeu: Ventura confirmado como líder do maior partido da oposição". Expresso. 28 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
^ "Mapa Oficial n.º 2-A/2025, de 31 de maio" (in Portuguese). Lisbon: Diário da República. 31 May 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Aguiar-Branco reeleito presidente da Assembleia da República". www.cmjornal.pt (in European Portuguese). 3 June 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
^ ECO (3 June 2025). "Candidatos do Chega a vice-presidente e vice-secretário do parlamento falham eleição". ECO (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 18 March 2026.
^ ^a ^b "À segunda, foi de vez: Chega elege vice-presidente e vice-secretário da Mesa da AR". SIC Notícias (in Portuguese). 17 June 2025. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
^ "Arquivo Audiovisual". Assembleia da República. 3 June 2025. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
^ Mesquita, Joana (22 September 2025). "Deputado do Chega Mithá Ribeiro renuncia ao mandato". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 March 2026.
^ "Substituto de Mithá Ribeiro? Chega falha eleição de novo secretário da Mesa do Parlamento". SIC Notícias (in Portuguese). 26 September 2025. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
^ Lusa, Agência. "José Carvalho, do Chega, foi eleito secretário da Mesa da Assembleia da República". Observador (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 18 March 2026.
^ "Arquivo Audiovisual". Assembleia da República. 3 June 2025. Retrieved 18 March 2026.

[Azores-5] Sum of votes between the PSD/CDS–PP lists in mainland Portugal and Madeira with the PSD/CDS–PP/PPM list in the Azores. The 3 MPs elected in the Azores coalition are all from PPD/PSD.

[Data-1] Pinto, Salomé (20 May 2025). "Próximos passos até à tomada de posse do Governo. Veja as datas". Eco (in Portuguese). Lisbon. Retrieved 31 May 2025.

[2] "Legislativas. AD vence eleições e pede que oposição deixe governar". RTP (in Portuguese). 19 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.

[3] "Deputados da emigração divididos entre Chega e AD, PS não elegeu: Ventura confirmado como líder do maior partido da oposição". Expresso. 28 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.

[Oficiais-4] "Mapa Oficial n.º 2-A/2025, de 31 de maio" (in Portuguese). Lisbon: Diário da República. 31 May 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.

[:0-6] "Aguiar-Branco reeleito presidente da Assembleia da República". www.cmjornal.pt (in European Portuguese). 3 June 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2025.

[7] ECO (3 June 2025). "Candidatos do Chega a vice-presidente e vice-secretário do parlamento falham eleição". ECO (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 18 March 2026.

[:1-8] "À segunda, foi de vez: Chega elege vice-presidente e vice-secretário da Mesa da AR". SIC Notícias (in Portuguese). 17 June 2025. Retrieved 18 March 2026.

[9] "Arquivo Audiovisual". Assembleia da República. 3 June 2025. Retrieved 18 March 2026.

[10] Mesquita, Joana (22 September 2025). "Deputado do Chega Mithá Ribeiro renuncia ao mandato". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 March 2026.

[11] "Substituto de Mithá Ribeiro? Chega falha eleição de novo secretário da Mesa do Parlamento". SIC Notícias (in Portuguese). 26 September 2025. Retrieved 18 March 2026.

[12] Lusa, Agência. "José Carvalho, do Chega, foi eleito secretário da Mesa da Assembleia da República". Observador (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 18 March 2026.

[13] "Arquivo Audiovisual". Assembleia da República. 3 June 2025. Retrieved 18 March 2026.

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