12th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic

July 2019 25em 12th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic Flag of the Portuguese Assembly of the Republic.svg Assembly of the Republic Palace of Saint Benedict 5 June 2011 XIX Constitutional Government 2011 6 20 yes 2015 10 22 yes 11th Legislature 13th Legislature parlamento.pt Deputies Composition of the Portuguese Republic Assembly 2011.png 230 President Assunção Esteves (PPD/PSD) First Vice-President Guilherme Silva (PPD/PSD) Second Vice-President Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues (PS) (2011–2014)Júlio Miranda Calha (PS) (2014–2015) Third Vice-President Teresa Caeiro (CDS–PP) Fourth Vice-President António Filipe (PCP) First Secretary Second Secretary Third Secretary Fourth Secretary The 12th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic (pt XII Legislatura da Terceira República Portuguesa) ran from 20 October 2011 to 22 October 2015. The composition of the Assembly of the Republic, the legislative body of Portugal, was determined by the results of the 2011 legislative election, held on 5 June 2011. Election The 13th Portuguese legislative election was held on 5 June 2011. In the election, the Social Democratic Party (PPD/PSD) became the largest party but fell short of a majority, relying on the CDS – People's Party (CDS–PP) to form a majority coalition government.Official Results — National Election Commission Party Assembly of the Republic Votes % Seats +/−PPD/PSD 2,159,181 38.66 108 +27PS 1,566,347 28.05 74 –23CDS–PP 653,888 11.71 24 +3 CDU 441,147 7.90 16 +1 BE 288,923 5.17 8 –8 Other/blank/invalid 475,143 8.49 0 ±0 Total 5,585,054 100.00 230 ±0 Composition (2011–2015) Party Parliamentary group leaderElected Seats % Social Democratic Party (Portugal) PPD/PSDLuís Montenegro (Aveiro)10847.0 Socialist Party (Portugal) PSMaria de Belém Roseira (Lisbon) (2011)Carlos Zorrinho (Évora) (2011–2013)Alberto Martins (Porto) (2013–2014)Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues (Lisbon) (2014–2015)7432.2 CDS – People's Party CDS–PPNuno Magalhães (Setúbal)2410.4 Portuguese Communist Party PCPBernardino Soares (Lisbon) (2011–2013)João Oliveira (Évora) (2013–2015)146.1 Left Bloc (Portugal) BELuís Fazenda (Lisbon) (2011–2012)Pedro Filipe Soares (Aveiro) (2012–2015)83.5PEVHeloísa 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. The Social Democratic Party (PSD) proposed Fernando Nobre as their candidate for president. The CDS – People's Party (CDS–PP) announced that they would abstain from voting for Fernando Nobre, citing concerns that the party didn't consider Nobre to be worthy of being the second most important state figure. The first ballot occurred on 20 June 2011, where Fernando Nobre failed to be elected:2011-07-04 Fernando Nobre rejeitado para segunda figura do Estado https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/politica/fernando-nobre-rejeitado-para-segunda-figura-do-estado_n453444 2024-08-28 Fernando Nobre rejeitado para segunda figura do Estado pt Election of the President of the Assembly of the Republic Ballot → 20 June 2011 Required majority → 116 out of 230 Fernando Nobre (PPD/PSD) 106 230 Social Democratic Party (Portugal) 125px 15 Blank ballots 101 230 lightgray 125px Invalid ballots 21 230 gray 125px Absentees 2 230 black 125px Sources: Elections of the Presidents of the Assembly of the Republic (1976-2024) https://participacao.parlamento.pt/app-eleicao-par/data/XII.php 2024-08-28 Assembly of the Republic Following the first ballot, a second ballot was required to take place in the same day. Fernando Nobre was once again the only candidate on the ballot, failing once again to achieve a majority: Election of the President of the Assembly of the Republic Ballot → 20 June 2011 Required majority → 116 out of 230 Fernando Nobre (PPD/PSD) 105 230 Social Democratic Party (Portugal) 125px 15 Blank ballots 101 230 lightgray 125px Invalid ballots 22 230 gray 125px Absentees 2 230 black 125px Sources: A third ballot was scheduled for the next day, 21 June. Fernando Nobre decided to withdraw his candidacy, and the PSD proposed Assunção Esteves as their candidate for president, this time with the support of the CDS–PP.2011-06-21 PSD vai propor Assunção Esteves para presidência da AR https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/politica/psd-vai-propor-assuncao-esteves-para-presidencia-da-ar_n453761 2024-08-28 PSD vai propor Assunção Esteves para presidência da AR pt Assunção Esteves was easily elected, becoming the first woman President of the Assembly of the Republic:Rodrigues Sofia 2011-06-21 Assunção Esteves eleita Presidente da Assembleia por maioria confortável https://www.publico.pt/2011/06/21/politica/noticia/assuncao-esteves-eleita-presidente-da-assembleia-por-maioria-confortavel-1499675 2024-08-28 Público pt Election of the President of the Assembly of the Republic Ballot → 21 June 2011 Required majority → 116 out of 230 Assunção Esteves (PPD/PSD) 186 230 Social Democratic Party (Portugal) 125px 15 Blank ballots 41 230 lightgray 125px Invalid ballots 2 230 gray 125px Absentees 1 230 black 125px Sources: References Category:2011 establishments in Portugal Category:Assembly of the Republic (Portugal) Category:2015 disestablishments in Portugal