15th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic

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15th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic
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Overview
Legislative bodyAssembly of the Republic
JurisdictionPortugal
Meeting placePalace of Saint Benedict
Term28 March 2022[1] – 15 January 2024
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)
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) ran from 25 October 2019 to 4 December 2021. The composition of the Assembly of the Republic, the legislative body of Portugal, was determined by the results of the 2022 Portuguese legislative election held on 30 January.[2]

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.[3] The Assembly of the Republic was officially dissolved on 15 January 2024.[4]

Election

The

absolute majority.[5]

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
Others/blanks/invalids 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)

Current composition

Party Parliamentary group leader Elected Dissolution
Seats % Seats %
PS Eurico Brilhante Dias 120 52.2 120 52.2
PPD/PSD Joaquim Miranda Sarmento 77 33.5 75 32.6
Chega
Pedro Pinto
 12 5.2 12 5.2
IL
 Rodrigo Saraiva 8 3.5 8 3.5
PCP Paula Santos 6 2.6 6 2.6
BE Pedro Filipe Soares 5 2.2 5 2.2
PAN
 Inês Sousa Real 1 0.4 1 0.4
Livre Rui Tavares 1 0.4 1 0.4
Independent António Maló de Abreu[6]
Rui Cristina[7] 		0 0.0 2 0.9
 Total 230 100.0 230 100.0

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,[8] 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:[9]

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
 checkY
Blank ballots
63 / 230
Invalid ballots
11 / 230
Absentees
0 / 230
Sources: [9]

Notes

  1. 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. ^ Lopes, Maria (2022). "CNE orders elections to be repeated across Europe on 12 and 13 March - there may be a new AR and Government from the 28th". Público (in European Portuguese). Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Portugal election: Socialists win unexpected majority". BBC News. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  3. ^ Renascença (9 November 2023). "Marcelo marca eleições para 10 de março - Renascença". Rádio Renascença (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  4. ^ "É oficial: Presidente da República decreta a dissolução do Parlamento". SIC Notícias (in European Portuguese). 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Portugal election: Socialists win unexpected majority". BBC News. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Deputado Rui Cristina deixa PSD: liderança de Montenegro só está preocupada com "ajustes de contas internos"". www.expresso.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Ferro anuncia que não se recandidata a deputado e abandona parlamento". RTP (in Portuguese). 18 November 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Santos Silva eleito presidente da Assembleia da República com 156 votos". CNN Portugal (in Portuguese). 29 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
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