13th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic
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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.
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| Legislative body | Assembly of the Republic | ||||
| Meeting place | Palace of Saint Benedict | ||||
| Term | 23 October 2015 â 24 October 2019 | ||||
| Election | 4 October 2015 | ||||
| Government | XX Constitutional Government (2015) XXI Constitutional Government (2015â2019) | ||||
| Website | parlamento | ||||
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| Members | 230 | ||||
| President | Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues (PS) | ||||
| First Vice-President | José Matos Correia (PPD/PSD) | ||||
| Second Vice-President | Jorge Lacão (PS) | ||||
| Third Vice-President | José Manuel Pureza (BE) | ||||
| Fourth Vice-President | Teresa Caeiro (CDSâPP) | ||||
| First Secretary | Duarte Pacheco (PPD/PSD) | ||||
| Second Secretary | Idália Serrão (PS) (2015â2019) Sandra Pontedeira (PS) (2019) | ||||
| Third Secretary | Moisés Ferreira (BE) | ||||
| Fourth Secretary | Abel Baptista (CDSâPP) (2015â2016) António Carlos Monteiro (CDSâPP) (2016â2019) | ||||
Election
The 14th Portuguese legislative election was held on 4 October 2015. In the election, the Portugal Ahead coalition (PÃ F), composed by the Social Democratic Party (PPD/PSD) and the CDS â People's Party (CDSâPP), 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.
Composition (2015â2019)
| Party | Parliamentary leader | Elected | Dissolution | |||
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| Seats | % | Seats | % | |||
| PPD/PSD | LuÃs Montenegro (Aveiro) (2015â2017) Hugo Soares (Braga) (2017â2018) Fernando Negrão (Setúbal) (2018â2019) |
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 | |
| CDSâPP | Nuno Magalhães (Setúbal) | 18 | 7.8 | 18 | 7.8 | |
| PCP | João Oliveira (Ãvora) | 15 | 6.5 | 15 | 6.5 | |
| PEV | HeloÃsa 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) â 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 â People's Party (CDSâPP). Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues was elected:[3]
| Election of the President of the Assembly of the Republic | |||
| Ballot â | 23 October 2015 | ||
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| Required majority â | 116 out of 230 | ||
| Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues (PS) | 120 / 230 |
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| Fernando Negrão (PPD/PSD) | 108 / 230 |
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| 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 â | 28 October 2015 | ||
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| Required majority â | 116 out of 230 | ||
| José Matos Correia (PPD/PSD) | 173 / 230 |
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| Jorge Lacão (PS) | 122 / 230 |
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| José Manuel Pureza (BE) | 137 / 230 |
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| Teresa Caeiro (CDSâPP) | 172 / 230 |
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| 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 â | 28 October 2015 | ||
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| Required majority â | 116 out of 230 | ||
| Duarte Pacheco (PPD/PSD) | 188 / 230 |
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| Idália Serrão (PS) | 134 / 230 |
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| Moisés Ferreira (BE) | 124 / 230 |
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| Abel Baptista (CDSâPP) | 170 / 230 |
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| 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.
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.
Deputy Secretaries of the Assembly of the Republic
| Election of the Deputy Secretaries of the Assembly of the Republic | |||
| 1st Ballot â | 28 October 2015 | ||
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| Required majority â | 116 out of 230 | ||
| Pedro Alves (PPD/PSD) | 177 / 230 |
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| LuÃsa Salgueiro (PS) | 130 / 230 |
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| EmÃlia Santos (PPD/PSD) | 170 / 230 |
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| Diogo Leão (PS) | 124 / 230 |
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| Absentees | 4 / 230 | ||
| Sources: Diário da Assembleia da República[4] | |||
LuÃsa Salgueiro left the post of 2nd Deputy Secretary shortly after being elected, being replaced by Sandra Pontedeira.
After Idália Serrão left parliament and Sandra Pontedeira rose to the post of Secretary, Sofia Araújo became Deputy Secretary.