1st Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic

July 2019 25em 1st Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic Coat of arms of the Assembly of the Portuguese Republic.svg Assembly of the Republic Palace of Saint Benedict 25 April 19762 December 1979 I Constitutional GovernmentII Constitutional GovernmentIII Constitutional GovernmentIV Constitutional GovernmentV Constitutional GovernmentVI Constitutional Government 1976 06 03 yes 1980 11 12 yes Constituent 2nd Legislature parlamento.pt Deputies (1976–1979) I Parliament of Portugal (1976apr).svg 263 President Vasco da Gama Fernandes (PS) (1976–1978)Teófilo Carvalho dos Santos (PS) (1978–1979) First Vice-President António Arnault (PS) Second Vice-President Nuno Rodrigues dos Santos (PPD) Third Vice-President António Martins Canaverde (CDS) Fourth Vice-President José Vitoriano (PCP) Deputies (1979–1980) PTbancadasParl.IªLegª(1979dez).svg 250 President Leonardo Ribeiro de Almeida (PPD/PSD) First Vice-President Nuno Rodrigues dos Santos (PPD/PSD) Second Vice-President António Arnault (PS) Third Vice-President José Vitoriano (PCP) Fourth Vice-President António Martins Canaverde (CDS) The 1st Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic (pt I Legislatura da Terceira República Portuguesa) ran from 3 June 1976 to 12 November 1980.As legislaturas da Assembleia da República https://www.parlamento.pt/Parlamento/Paginas/dias-democracia-art4.aspx 2025-02-11 parlamento.pt pt The composition of the Assembly of the Republic, the legislative body of Portugal, was determined by the results of the 1976 legislative election, held on 25 April 1976. This was the only legislature where the composition changed mid-term due to another election, when the 1979 legislative election, held on 2 December 1979, was called after a period of governmental instability, with the resignation of Mário Soares government in 1978, plus the fall of two Presidential appointed Prime Ministers also in 1978 and 1979. President António Ramalho Eanes dissolved the Assembly in September 1979 and called an election for 2 December 1979.Almeida São José 2023-11-09 Quatro anteriores dissoluções resultaram em maiorias absolutas e três em governos de coligação https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/politica/quatro-anteriores-dissolucoes-resultaram-em-maiorias-absolutas-e-tres-em-governos-de-coligacao_n1528438 2025-03-16 RTP pt Due to the decree that approved the Constitution, which stipulated that the first legislature had a fixed date of completion on 14 October 1980,"Decreto de Aprovação da Constituição, de 10 de abril", Diário da República, 10 April 1976. Retrieved 14 February 2026. another election had to be held at end of the legislature in 1980. Election The 1st Portuguese legislative election was held on 25 April 1976. In the election, the Socialist Party (PS) won the most seats and formed a minority government. Between January and August 1978, the PS formed a majority coalition government with the Democratic and Social Center (CDS).Official Results — National Election Commission Party Assembly of the Republic Votes % Seats +/−PS 1,912,921 34.89 107 –9PPD 1,335,381 24.35 73 –8CDS 876,007 15.98 42 +26 PCP 788,830 14.39 40 +10UDP 91,690 1.67 1 ±0 Other/blank/invalid 478,632 8.73 0 –6 Total 5,483,461 100.00 263 +13 The 2nd Portuguese legislative election was held on 2 December 1979. In the election, the Democratic Alliance (AD), a coalition composed by the Social Democratic Party (PPD/PSD), the Democratic and Social Center (CDS) and the People's Monarchist Party (PPM) won a majority of the seats and the three parties formed a majority coalition government. Party Assembly of the Republic Votes % Seats +/−AD 2,719,208 45.26 128 +13PS 1,642,136 27.33 74 –33 APU 1,129,322 18.80 47 +7UDP 130,842 2.18 1 ±0 Other/blank/invalid 385,945 6.43 0 ±0 Total 6,007,453 100.00 250 –13 Composition 1976–1979 Party Parliamentary group leaderElected 1976Before 1979Seats %Seats % Socialist Party (Portugal) PSFrancisco Salgado Zenha (Porto)10740.710238.8 Social Democratic Party (Portugal) PPDFrancisco Sá Carneiro (Porto) (1976)Afonso Moura Guedes (Lisbon) (1976–1977)António Barbosa de Melo (Coimbra) (1977–1978)Joaquim Magalhães Mota (Lisbon) (1978)José Menéres Pimentel (Lisbon) (1978–1979)Francisco Sá Carneiro (Porto) (1979–1980)7327.73613.7 CDS – People's Party CDSAdelino Amaro da Costa (Porto) (1976–1978)Narana Coissoró (Lisbon) (1978–1980)4216.04115.6 Portuguese Communist Party PCPCarlos Brito (Faro)4015.24015.2UDPAcácio Barreiros (Lisbon)10.410.4ASDIAntónio Sousa Franco (Lisbon)00.03714.0 IndependentCarmelinda Pereira (Lisbon)António Aires Rodrigues (Leiria)José Justiniano Pinto (Setúbal)António Lopes Cardoso (Beja)Reinaldo Rodrigues (Aveiro)Carlos Galvão de Melo (Viseu)00.062.3  Total263100.0263100.0 Changes In January 1977, Carmelinda Pereira and Aires Rodrigues were expelled from the Socialist Party. In March 1977, Carlos Galvão de Melo left the Democratic and Social Center caucus. In November 1977, António Lopes Cardoso, José Justiniano Pinto and Reinaldo Rodrigues left the Socialist Party due to disagreements with Mário Soares' government. In April 1979, 32 deputies from the Social Democratic Party left the party and formed the Independent Social Democratic Action, following disagreements with Francisco Sá Carneiro's leadership, including his opposition to negotiate with PS and his lack of support to President Ramalho Eanes.Almeida São José 2018-09-09 De condicionais a ASDI https://www.publico.pt/2018/09/09/politica/noticia/de-condicionais-a-asdi-1843214 2025-02-15 PÚBLICO pt 1979–1980 Party Parliamentary group leaderElected 1979DissolutionSeats %Seats % Social Democratic Party (Portugal) PPD/PSDPedro Roseta (Castelo Branco)8032.07530.0 Socialist Party (Portugal) PSFrancisco Salgado Zenha (Porto)7429.67429.6 Portuguese Communist Party PCPCarlos Brito (Faro)4417.64417.6 CDS – People's Party CDSNarana Coissoró (Lisbon)4317.24317.2 People's Monarchist Party (Portugal) PPMAugusto Ferreira do Amaral (Lisbon)52.052.0MDP/CDEJosé Tengarrinha (Lisbon)31.231.2UDPMário Tomé (Lisbon)10.410.4DRFrancisco Sousa Tavares (Évora)José Medeiros Ferreira (Lisbon)Armando Adão Silva (Lisbon)Nuno Maria Matos (Lisbon)Pelágio Madureira (Porto)00.052.0  Total250100.0250100.0 Changes In January 1980, Francisco Sousa Tavares, José Medeiros Ferreira, Armando Adão Silva, Nuno Maria Matos and Pelágio Madureira, elected in the lists of the Democratic Alliance, left the Social Democratic Caucus and formed their own parliamentary group, the Reformers. Election for President of the Assembly of the Republic To be elected, a candidate needs to reach a minimum of 132 votes. Vasco da Gama Fernandes, from the Socialist Party, was easily elected: Election of the President of the Assembly of the Republic 1st Ballot → 29 July 1976 Required majority → 132 out of 263 Vasco da Gama Fernandes (PS) 215 263 Socialist Party (Portugal) 125px 15 Against 4 263 red 125px Blank ballots 0 263 lightgray 125px Invalid ballots 0 263 gray 125px Absentees 44 263 black 125px Sources:ELEIÇÕES DOS PRESIDENTES DA ASSEMBLEIA DA REPÚBLICA (1976-2024) https://participacao.parlamento.pt/app-eleicao-par/data/I.php 2025-02-11 participacao.parlamento.pt pt At the end of each parliamentary session, the regiment called for a new election to elect the President. As such, a new ballot was held in the beginning of the second session, where Vasco da Gama Fernandes was re-elected. Election of the President of the Assembly of the Republic 1st Ballot → 25 October 1977 Required majority → 132 out of 263 Vasco da Gama Fernandes (PS) 143 263 Socialist Party (Portugal) 125px 15 Against 0 263 red 125px Blank ballots 41 263 lightgray 125px Invalid ballots 4 263 gray 125px Absentees 35 263 black 125px Sources:ELEIÇÕES DOS PRESIDENTES DA ASSEMBLEIA DA REPÚBLICA (1976-2024) https://participacao.parlamento.pt/app-eleicao-par/data/I.php 2025-02-11 participacao.parlamento.pt pt At the beginning of the third session, Vasco da Gama Fernandes decided not to run again for president. As such, the Socialist Party appointed Teófilo Carvalho dos Santos as the new candidate. He was elected. Election of the President of the Assembly of the Republic 1st Ballot → 30 October 1978 Required majority → 132 out of 263 Teófilo Carvalho dos Santos (PS) 134 263 Socialist Party (Portugal) 125px 15 Against 84 263 red 125px Blank ballots 1 263 lightgray 125px Invalid ballots 3 263 gray 125px Abstentions 8 250 yellow 125px Absentees 33 263 black 125px Sources:ELEIÇÕES DOS PRESIDENTES DA ASSEMBLEIA DA REPÚBLICA (1976-2024) https://participacao.parlamento.pt/app-eleicao-par/data/I.php 2025-02-11 participacao.parlamento.pt pt After the 1979 elections, the Social Democratic Party proposed Leonardo Ribeiro de Almeida as a candidate, who ran against the incumbent president, Teófilo Carvalho dos Santos. Leonardo Ribeiro de Almeida was elected. Election of the President of the Assembly of the Republic Ballot → 8 January 1980 Required majority → 126 out of 250 Leonardo Ribeiro de Almeida (PPD/PSD) 129 250 Social Democratic Party (Portugal) 125px 15 Teófilo Carvalho dos Santos (PS) 119 250 Socialist Party (Portugal) 125px 15 Blank ballots 1 250 lightgray 125px Invalid ballots 0 250 gray 125px Absentees 1 250 black 125px Sources:ELEIÇÕES DOS PRESIDENTES DA ASSEMBLEIA DA REPÚBLICA (1976-2024) https://participacao.parlamento.pt/app-eleicao-par/data/I.php 2025-02-11 participacao.parlamento.pt pt References Category:1976 establishments in Portugal Category:Assembly of the Republic (Portugal) Category:1980 disestablishments in Portugal