15th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic

January 2022 25em 15th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic Flag of the Portuguese Assembly of the Republic.svg Assembly of the Republic Palace of Saint Benedict 30 January 2022 XXIII Constitutional Government 2022 03 29 yes 2024 03 25 yes 14th Legislature 16th Legislature parlamento.pt Deputies Composition of the Portuguese Republic Assembly 2022.png 230 President Augusto Santos Silva (PS) First Vice-President Edite Estrela (PS) Second Vice-President Adão Silva (PPD/PSD) Third Vice-President Vacant Fourth Vice-President Vacant First Secretary Maria da Luz Rosinha (PS) Second Secretary Duarte Pacheco (PPD/PSD) Third Secretary Palmira Maciel (PS) Fourth Secretary Lina Lopes (PPD/PSD) Portugal The 15th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic (pt XV Legislatura da Terceira República Portuguesa) was a meeting of the Assembly of the Republic, the legislative body of Portugal. It convened on 29 March 2022, with its membership determined by the results of the 2022 Portuguese legislative election held the previous 30 January.2022-01-31 Portugal election: Socialists win unexpected majority https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-60194375 2022-01-31 BBC News en-GB 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.Renascença 2023-11-09 Marcelo marca eleições para 10 de março - Renascença https://rr.sapo.pt/especial/politica/2023/11/09/marcelo-marca-eleicoes-para-10-de-marco/354511/ 2023-11-09 Rádio Renascença pt-pt 9 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231109200826/https://rr.sapo.pt/especial/politica/2023/11/09/marcelo-marca-eleicoes-para-10-de-marco/354511/ dead The Assembly of the Republic was officially dissolved on 15 January 2024.2024-01-15 É oficial: Presidente da República decreta a dissolução do Parlamento https://sicnoticias.pt/pais/2024-01-15-E-oficial-Presidente-da-Republica-decreta-a-dissolucao-do-Parlamento-18bb901c 2024-01-15 SIC Notícias pt-pt The Legislature ended on 25 March 2024. Election The 16th Portuguese legislative election was held on 30 January 2022. The Socialist Party (PS) remained as the largest party and achieved a surprise absolute majority.2022-01-31 Portugal election: Socialists win unexpected majority BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-60194375 2022-01-31 For the first time since they had been founded, both CDS – People's Party and Ecologist Party "The Greens" did not earn a single seat. Party Assembly of the Republic Votes % Seats +/−PS 2,302,601 41.38 120 +12PPD/PSDAzores and Madeira 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 Other/blank/invalid 238,123 4.28 0 ±0 Total 5,564,539 100.00 230 ±0 Composition (2022–2024) List of members List of deputies of Portugal (XV legislature) Composition Party Parliamentary leaderElectedDissolution Seats % Seats % Socialist Party (Portugal) PS Eurico Brilhante Dias (Leiria)12052.212052.2 Social Democratic Party (Portugal) PPD/PSDPaulo Mota Pinto (Leiria) (2022)Joaquim Miranda Sarmento (Lisbon) (2022–2024)7733.57532.6 ChegaPedro Pinto (Faro)125.2125.2 ILRodrigo Saraiva (Lisbon)83.583.5 Portuguese Communist Party PCPPaula Santos (Setúbal)62.662.6 Left Bloc (Portugal) BEPedro Filipe Soares (Lisbon)52.252.2 People-Animals-Nature PANInês Sousa Real (Lisbon)10.410.4 LIVRE LivreRui Tavares (Lisbon)10.410.4 Non-attachedAntónio Maló de Abreu António Maló de Abreu pt António Maló de Abreu (Outside Europe)Lusa 2024-01-10 Deputado Maló de Abreu deixa PSD e passa a deputado não inscrito https://expresso.pt/politica/parlamento/2024-01-10-Deputado-Malo-de-Abreu-deixa-PSD-e-passa-a-deputado-nao-inscrito-73a5c9a0 2024-01-15 Rádio Renascença pt-ptRui Cristina (Faro)Deputado Rui Cristina deixa PSD: liderança de Montenegro só está preocupada com "ajustes de contas internos" https://expresso.pt/politica/2024-01-22-Deputado-Rui-Cristina-deixa-PSD-lideranca-de-Montenegro-so-esta-preocupada-com-ajustes-de-contas-internos-765afdb9 2024-01-22 www.expresso.pt 22 January 2024 pt-PT00.020.9  Total230100.0230100.0 Changes António Maló de Abreu, Social Democratic Party (PPD/PSD) → Non-attached: Left the PSD citing deep disagreements with the leadership and that the party elections prospects were bad.Maló de Abreu abandona PSD e não prevê um bom resultado para o partido nas eleições https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/politica/malo-de-abreu-abandona-psd-e-nao-preve-um-bom-resultado-para-o-partido-nas-eleicoes_v1542854 12 January 2024 25 January 2025 www.rtp.pt pt-PT Rui Cristina, Social Democratic Party (PPD/PSD) → Non-attached: Also left the party, after the party's leadership put him in an unelectable spot on the lists.Deputado Rui Cristina deixa PSD: liderança de Montenegro só está preocupada com “ajustes de contas internos” https://expresso.pt/politica/2024-01-22-Deputado-Rui-Cristina-deixa-PSD-lideranca-de-Montenegro-so-esta-preocupada-com-ajustes-de-contas-internos-765afdb9 22 January 2024 25 January 2025 www.rtp.pt pt-PT 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,18 November 2021 Ferro anuncia que não se recandidata a deputado e abandona parlamento https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/politica/ferro-anuncia-que-nao-se-recandidata-a-deputado-e-abandona-parlamento_n1364173 28 March 2024 RTP pt 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:29 March 2022 Santos Silva eleito presidente da Assembleia da República com 156 votos https://cnnportugal.iol.pt/augusto-santos-silva/santos-silva-eleito-como-presidente-da-assembleia-da-republica-com-156-votos/20220329/624329800cf21a10a427fd71 28 March 2024 CNN Portugal pt 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 Socialist Party (Portugal) 125px 15 Blank ballots 63 230 lightgray 125px Invalid ballots 11 230 gray 125px Absentees 0 230 black 125px Sources: CNN Portugal Other elections for the bureau of the Assembly of the Republic Vice Presidents of the Assembly of the Republic The election of four new Vice Presidents of the Assembly of the Republic were held in the second session of the new Legislature. The candidates for third and fourth Vice Presidents, designated by Chega and the Liberal Initiative, were both rejected in the first ballot. Election of the Vice Presidents of the Assembly of the Republic1st Ballot →31 March 2022Required majority →116 out of 230Edite Estrela (PS)159 230 Socialist Party (Portugal) 125px15Adão Silva (PPD/PSD)190 230 Social Democratic Party (Portugal) 125px15Diogo Pacheco de Amorim (CH)35 230 Chega 125px15João Cotrim de Figueiredo (IL)108 230 Liberal Initiative 125px15Absentees6 230 black 125pxSources: ObservadorFigueiredo Inês André Tavares Rita Cotrim Figueiredo e dois candidatos do Chega chumbados para vice-presidentes da Assembleia da República https://observador.pt/2022/03/31/parlamento-escolhe-novos-vice-presidentes-maior-incognita-e-eleicao-do-candidato-do-chega/ 2026-03-19 Observador pt-PT The Liberal Initiative announced they weren't presenting any other candidate until the end of the legislature, while Chega presented another candidate in the same day, Gabriel Mithá Ribeiro, which was also overwhelmingly rejected. Election of the 2nd Vice President of the Assembly of the Republic2nd Ballot →31 March 2022Required majority →116 out of 230Gabriel Mithá Ribeiro (CH)37 230 Chega 125px15Blank ballots177 230 lightgray 125pxInvalid ballots11 230 gray 125pxAbsentees5 230 black 125pxSources: Observador On 22 September 2022, Chega once again presented another candidate for Vice President of Parliament, Rui Paulo Sousa, with the Social Democratic Party's parliamentary leader, Joaquim Miranda Sarmento, recommending the vote of the caucus on Chega's candidate. Despite that, Chega's candidate was once again rejected, failing even to guarantee the votes of both parties. Election of the 2nd Vice President of the Assembly of the Republic3rd Ballot →22 September 2022Required majority →116 out of 230Rui Paulo Sousa (CH)64 230 Chega 125px15Blank ballots137 230 lightgray 125pxInvalid ballots12 230 gray 125pxAbsentees17 230 black 125pxSources: CNN PortugalChega falha eleição de ‘vice’ do parlamento pela terceira vez https://cnnportugal.iol.pt/chega/assembleia-da-republica/chega-falha-eleicao-de-vice-do-parlamento-pela-terceira-vez/20220922/632c96500cf2f9a86eb6fce5 2026-03-19 CNN Portugal pt On 16 March 2023, Chega proposed once again a new name for Vice President of Parliament, Jorge Valsassina Galveias, who was also rejected. Election of the 2nd Vice President of the Assembly of the Republic4th Ballot →16 March 2023Required majority →116 out of 230Jorge Valsassina Galveias (CH)58 230 Chega 125px15Blank ballots112 230 lightgray 125pxInvalid ballots28 230 gray 125pxAbsentees32 230 black 125pxSources: Diário de NotíciasDN Redação 2023-03-16 Parlamento rejeita pela quarta vez candidato do Chega a vice-presidente https://www.dn.pt/arquivo/diario-de-noticias/parlamento-rejeita-pela-quarta-vez-candidato-do-chega-a-vice-presidente-16016536.html 2026-03-19 Diário de Notícias en Secretaries of the Assembly of the Republic Election of the Secretaries of the Assembly of the Republic1st Ballot →31 March 2022Required majority →116 out of 230Maria da Luz Rosinha (PS)178 230 Socialist Party (Portugal) 125px15Duarte Pacheco (PPD/PSD)196 230 Social Democratic Party (Portugal) 125px15Palmira Maciel (PS)172 230 Socialist Party (Portugal) 125px15Lina Lopes (PPD/PSD)180 230 Social Democratic Party (Portugal) 125px15Absentees6 230 black 125pxSources: Assembleia da República2022-03-31 Arquivo Audiovisual https://av.parlamento.pt/videos/Plenary/15/1/2 2026-03-19 Assembleia da República Deputy Secretaries of the Assembly of the Republic Election of the Deputy Secretaries of the Assembly of the Republic1st Ballot →31 March 2022Required majority →116 out of 230Diogo Leão (PS)176 230 Socialist Party (Portugal) 125px15Helga Correia (PPD/PSD)178 230 Social Democratic Party (Portugal) 125px15Joana Sá Pereira (PS)175 230 Socialist Party (Portugal) 125px15Tiago Estêvão Martins (PPD/PSD)160 230 Social Democratic Party (Portugal) 125px15Absentees6 230 black 125pxSources: Assembleia da República Parliamentary committees Permanent committees CommitteeChairVice-chairsConstitutional Affairs, Rights, Freedoms and GuaranteesFernando NegrãoPSDCláudia Cruz SantosPSPedro PintoCHForeign Affairs and Portuguese CommunitiesSérgio Sousa PintoPSOlga SilvestrePSDDiogo Pacheco de AmorimCHNational DefenceMarcos PerestrelloPSAntónio PrôaPSDPatrícia GilvazILEuropean AffairsLuís Capoulas SantosPSClara Marques MendesPSDBernardo BlancoILBudget and FinanceFilipe Neto BrandãoPSHugo CarneiroPSDRui AfonsoCHEconomy, Public Works, Planning and HousingAfonso OliveiraPSDPedro CoimbraPSCarlos Guimarães PintoILAgriculture and FishingPedro do CarmoPSArtur Soveral AndradePSDPedro FrazãoCHEducation and ScienceAlexandre QuintanilhaPSGermana RochaPSDCarla CastroILHealthAntónio Maló de AbreuPSDJorge Seguro SanchesPSJoão DiasPCPLabour, Social Security and InclusionIsabel MeirellesPSDAna BernardoPSDiana FerreiraPCPEnvironment and EnergyTiago Brandão RodriguesPSHugo Patrício OliveiraPSDPedro Filipe SoaresBECulture, Communication, Youth and SportsLuís GraçaPSCláudia BentoPSDJoana MortáguaBEPublic Administration, Territorial Organization and Local governmentIsaura MoraisPSDJoão AzevedoPSBruno NunesCHTransparency and Deputy's statutesAlexandra LeitãoPSRui CruzPSDRui Paulo SousaCH Parliamentary inquiry committees CommitteeEstablishmentDisestablishmentChairVice-chairsOn the political guardianship of the management of TAP22 February 202319 July 2023António Lacerda SalesPSPaulo Rios de OliveiraPSDFilipe MeloCH Other parliamentary committees CommitteeEstablishmentDisestablishmentChairVice-chairsOf Verification of the Powers of the Elected Deputies29 March 202212 April 2022Filipe Neto BrandãoPSMónica QuintelaPSDBruno NunesCHFor the Constitutional Revision4 January 202325 March 2024José SilvanoPSDMarta TemidoPSAlma RiveraPCP Notes Azores and Madeira Sum of the votes of the Social Democratic Party (PPD/PSD) in 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 Category:2022 establishments in Portugal Category:2024 disestablishments in Portugal Category:Assembly of the Republic (Portugal)