8th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic
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| 8th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic | |||||
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| Legislative body | Assembly of the Republic | ||||
| Meeting place | Palace of Saint Benedict | ||||
| Term | 25 October 1999 – 4 April 2002 | ||||
| Election | 10 October 1999 | ||||
| Government | XIV Constitutional Government | ||||
| Website | parlamento | ||||
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| Members | 230 | ||||
| President | António de Almeida Santos (PS) | ||||
| First Vice-President | Manuel Alegre (PS) | ||||
| Second Vice-President | João Bosco Mota Amaral (PPD/PSD) | ||||
| Third Vice-President | João Amaral (PCP) | ||||
| Fourth Vice-President | Narana Coissoró (CDS–PP) | ||||
The 8th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: VIII Legislatura da Terceira República Portuguesa) ran from 25 October 1999 to 4 April 2002. The composition of the Assembly of the Republic, the legislative body of Portugal, was determined by the results of the 1999 legislative election, held on 10 October 1999.
In the aftermath of a worse than expected result for the Socialist Party in the 2001 local elections, Prime Minister António Guterres resigned in order to, in his words, "avoid a political swamp".[1] President Jorge Sampaio dissolved Parliament and called an election for 17 March 2002.[2]
The 9th Portuguese legislative election was held on 10 October 1999. In the election, the Socialist Party (PS) won, being one seat short of a majority.[3]
| Party | Assembly of the Republic | ||||
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| Votes | % | Seats | +/− | ||
| PS | 2,385,922 | 44.06 | 115 | +3 | |
| PPD/PSD | 1,750,158 | 32.32 | 81 | –7 | |
| CDU | 487,058 | 8.99 | 17 | +2 | |
| CDS–PP | 451,643 | 8.34 | 15 | ±0 | |
| BE | 132,333 | 2.44 | 2 | +2 | |
| Other/blank/invalid | 208,036 | 3.86 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Total | 5,415,102 | 100.00 | 230 | ±0 | |
