11th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic

July 2019 25em 11th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic Flag of the Portuguese Assembly of the Republic.svg Assembly of the Republic Palace of Saint Benedict 27 September 2009 XVIII Constitutional Government 2009 10 15 yes 2011 6 19 yes 10th Legislature 12th Legislature parlamento.pt Deputies Composition of the Portuguese Republic Assembly 2009.png 230 President Jaime Gama (PS) First Vice-President José Vera Jardim (PS) Second Vice-President Guilherme Silva (PPD/PSD) Third Vice-President Teresa Caeiro (CDS–PP) Fourth Vice-President Luís Fazenda (BE) First Secretary Second Secretary Third Secretary Fourth Secretary The 11th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic (pt XI Legislatura da Terceira República Portuguesa) was a meeting of the Assembly of the Republic, the legislative body of Portugal. It convened on 15 October 2009, with its membership determined by the results of the 2009 Portuguese legislative election held the previous 27 September. After the Fourth Stability and Growth Program, presented by the Socialist Party Government, failed to achieve a majority in Parliament, Prime Minister José Sócrates resigned and President Aníbal Cavaco Silva dissolved the Assembly of the Republic, calling a snap election in June 2011.Guerra Rita Brandão 2011-04-01 Chumbo do PEC e demissão de Sócrates penalizaram mais Passos Coelho https://www.publico.pt/2011/04/02/jornal/chumbo-do-pec-e-demissao-de-socrates-penalizaram--mais-passos-coelho-21743032 2024-08-28 PÚBLICO pt The Legislature ended on 19 June 2011. Election The 12th Portuguese legislative election was held on 27 September 2009. In the election, the Socialist Party (PS) remained the largest party but lost its majority.Official Results — National Election Commission Party Assembly of the Republic Votes % Seats +/−PS 2,077,238 36.56 97 –24PPD/PSD 1,653,665 29.11 81 +6CDS–PP 592,778 10.43 21 +9 BE 557,306 9.81 16 +8 CDU 446,279 7.86 15 +1 Other/blank/invalid 353,992 6.23 0 ±0 Total 5,681,258 100.00 230 ±0 Composition (2009–2011) Party Parliamentary group leaderElected Seats % Socialist Party (Portugal) PSFrancisco Assis (Guarda)9742.2 Social Democratic Party (Portugal) PPD/PSDJosé Pedro Aguiar-Branco (Porto) (2009–2010)Miguel Macedo (Braga) (2010–2011)8135.2 CDS – People's Party CDS–PPPedro Mota Soares (Lisbon)219.1 Left Bloc (Portugal) BEJosé Manuel Pureza (Coimbra)167.0 Portuguese Communist Party PCPBernardino Soares (Lisbon)135.7PEVHeloísa Apolónia (Setúbal)20.9  Total230100.0 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 Jaime Gama, since 2005, ran for a second term and was easily re-elected:Jaime Gama reeleito presidente da Assembleia da República https://www.dn.pt/portugal/jaime-gama-reeleito-presidente-da-assembleia-da-republica-1391759.html/ 2024-08-28 Diário de Notícias pt Election of the President of the Assembly of the Republic Ballot → 15 October 2009 Required majority → 116 out of 230 Jaime Gama (PS) 204 230 Socialist Party (Portugal) 125px 15 Blank ballots 24 230 lightgray 125px Invalid ballots 0 230 gray 125px Absentees 2 230 black 125px Sources: References Category:2009 establishments in Portugal Category:Assembly of the Republic (Portugal) Category:2011 disestablishments in Portugal