14th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic
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The 14th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: XIV Legislatura da Terceira República Portuguesa) was a meeting of the Assembly of the Republic, the legislative body of Portugal. It convened on 25 October 2019, with its membership determined by the results of the 2019 Portuguese legislative election held the previous 6 October.
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| Legislative body | Assembly of the Republic | ||||
| Meeting place | Palace of Saint Benedict | ||||
| Term | 25 October 2019 â 28 March 2022 | ||||
| Election | 6 October 2019 | ||||
| Government | XXII Constitutional Government | ||||
| Website | parlamento | ||||
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| Members | 230 | ||||
| President | Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues (PS) | ||||
| First Vice-President | Edite Estrela (PS) | ||||
| Second Vice-President | Fernando Negrão (PPD/PSD) | ||||
| Third Vice-President | José Manuel Pureza (BE) | ||||
| Fourth Vice-President | António Filipe (PCP) | ||||
| First Secretary | Maria da Luz Rosinha (PS) | ||||
| Second Secretary | Duarte Pacheco (PPD/PSD) | ||||
| Third Secretary | Nelson Peralta (BE) | ||||
| Fourth Secretary | Ana Mesquita (PCP) | ||||
On 5 December 2021, the President of the Republic decreed its dissolution and called for a snap election on 30 January 2022,[1] following the budget rejection by the Assembly in October 2021.[2] The Legislature ended on 28 March 2022.
Election
The 15th Portuguese legislative election was held on 6 October 2019. In the election, the Socialist Party (PS) became the largest party in the Assembly of the Republic but fell short of a majority.[3]
| Party | Assembly of the Republic | ||||
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| Votes | % | Seats | +/â | ||
| PS | 1,903,687 | 36.35 | 108 | +22 | |
| PPD/PSD | 1,454,283 | 27.77 | 79 | â10 | |
| BE | 498,549 | 9.52 | 19 | ±0 | |
| CDU | 332,018 | 6.34 | 12 | â5 | |
| CDSâPP | 221,094 | 4.22 | 5 | â13 | |
| PAN | 173,931 | 3.32 | 4 | +3 | |
| Chega | 67,502 | 1.29 | 1 | +1 | |
| IL | 67,443 | 1.29 | 1 | +1 | |
| Livre | 56,940 | 1.09 | 1 | +1 | |
| Other/blank/invalid | 462,037 | 8.82 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Total | 5,237,484 | 100.00 | 230 | ±0 | |
Composition (2019â2022)
| Party | Parliamentary leader | Elected | Dissolution | |||
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| Seats | % | Seats | % | |||
| PS | Ana Catarina Mendes (Setúbal) | 108 | 47.0 | 108 | 47.0 | |
| PPD/PSD | Rui Rio (Porto) (2019â2020) Adão Silva (Bragança) (2020â2022) |
79 | 34.4 | 79 | 34.4 | |
| BE | Pedro Filipe Soares (Lisbon) | 19 | 8.2 | 19 | 8.2 | |
| PCP | João Oliveira (Ãvora) | 10 | 4.4 | 10 | 4.4 | |
| CDSâPP | CecÃlia Meireles (Porto) (2019â2020) Telmo Correia (Braga) (2020â2022) |
5 | 2.2 | 5 | 2.2 | |
| PAN | Inês Sousa Real (Lisbon) (2019â2021) Bebiana Cunha (Porto) (2021â2022) |
4 | 1.7 | 3 | 1.3 | |
| PEV | José LuÃs Ferreira (Setúbal) | 2 | 0.9 | 2 | 0.9 | |
| Chega | André Ventura (Lisbon) | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.4 | |
| IL | João Cotrim de Figueiredo (Lisbon) | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.4 | |
| Livre | Joacine Katar Moreira (Lisbon) | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Non-attached | Joacine Katar Moreira (Lisbon) Cristina Rodrigues (Setúbal) |
0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.8 | |
| Total | 230 | 100.0 | 230 | 100.0 | ||
Changes
- Joacine Katar Moreira, LIVRE (L) â Non-attached: Left LIVRE after the party leadership withdrew their confidence in her, due to deep disagreements between both sides.[4]
- Cristina Rodrigues, People Animals Nature (PAN) â Non-attached: Left PAN following deep disagreements with the party's leadership.[5]
Election for President of the Assembly of the Republic
To be elected, a candidate needs to reach a minimum of 116 votes. Then incumbent President of the Assembly Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues, since 2015, ran for a second term and was easily re-elected:[6]
| Election of the President of the Assembly of the Republic | |||
| Ballot â | 25 October 2019 | ||
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| Required majority â | 116 out of 230 | ||
| Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues (PS) | 178 / 230 |
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| Blank ballots | 44 / 230 | ||
| Invalid ballots | 8 / 230 | ||
| Absentees | 0 / 230 | ||
| Sources: [6] | |||
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 | 25 October 2019 | ||
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| Required majority â | 116 out of 230 | ||
| Edite Estrela (PS) | 177 / 230 |
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| Fernando Negrão (PPD/PSD) | 165 / 230 |
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| José Manuel Pureza (BE) | 172 / 230 |
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| António Filipe (PCP) | 170 / 230 |
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| Absentees | 1 / 230 | ||
| Sources: Assembleia da República[7] | |||
Secretaries of the Assembly of the Republic
| Election of the Secretaries of the Assembly of the Republic | |||
| 1st Ballot â | 25 October 2019 | ||
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| Required majority â | 116 out of 230 | ||
| Maria da Luz Rosinha (PS) | 181 / 230 |
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| Duarte Pacheco (PPD/PSD) | 181 / 230 |
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| Nelson Peralta (BE) | 157 / 230 |
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| Ana Mesquita (PCP) | 160 / 230 |
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| Absentees | 1 / 230 | ||
| Sources: Assembleia da República[7] | |||
Deputy Secretaries of the Assembly of the Republic
| Election of the Deputy Secretaries of the Assembly of the Republic | |||
| 1st Ballot â | 25 October 2019 | ||
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| Required majority â | 116 out of 230 | ||
| Diogo Leão (PS) | 186 / 230 |
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| Helga Correia (PPD/PSD) | 165 / 230 |
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| Sofia Araújo (PS) | 176 / 230 |
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| Lina Lopes (PPD/PSD) | 151 / 230 |
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| Absentees | 1 / 230 | ||
| Sources: Assembleia da República[7] | |||