16th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic
| 16th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic | |||
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| Overview | |||
| Legislative body | Assembly of the Republic | ||
| Jurisdiction | Portugal | ||
| Meeting place | Palace of Saint Benedict | ||
| Term | 26 March 2024 –present | ||
| Election | 10 March 2024 | ||
| Government | XXIV Constitutional Government | ||
| Website | parlamento | ||
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| Members | 230 | ||
| President | José Pedro Aguiar-Branco,PPD/PSD | ||
| First Vice-President | Teresa Morais,PPD/PSD | ||
| Second Vice-President | Marcos Perestrello,PS | ||
| Third Vice-President | Diogo Pacheco de Amorim,CH | ||
| Fourth Vice-President | Rodrigo Saraiva,IL | ||
| First Secretary | Jorge Paulo Oliveira,PPD/PSD | ||
| Second Secretary | Joana Ferreira Lima,PS | ||
| Third Secretary | Gabriel Mithá Ribeiro,CH | ||
| Fourth Secretary | Germana Rocha,PPD/PSD | ||
The16th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic(Portuguese:XVI Legislatura da Terceira República Portuguesa) is the current meeting of theAssembly of the Republic.Its membership was determined by the results of the2024 Portuguese legislative electionheld on 10 March.
Election[edit]
The17th Portuguese legislative electionwas held on 10 March 2024. TheDemocratic Alliance(AD) won, narrowly, the most votes and seats.[1][2]
| Party | Assembly of the Republic | ||||
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| Votes | % | Seats | +/− | ||
| AD[a] | 1,867,442 | 28.84 | 80 | +3 | |
| PS | 1,812,443 | 27.98 | 78 | –42 | |
| Chega | 1,169,781 | 18.06 | 50 | +38 | |
| IL | 319,877 | 4.94 | 8 | ±0 | |
| BE | 282,314 | 4.36 | 5 | ±0 | |
| CDU | 205,551 | 3.17 | 4 | –2 | |
| Livre | 204,875 | 3.16 | 4 | +3 | |
| PAN | 126,125 | 1.95 | 1 | ±0 | |
| Others/blanks/invalids | 488,544 | 7.54 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Total | 6,476,952 | 100.00 | 230 | ±0 | |
Composition (2024–present)[edit]
List of members[edit]
Current composition[edit]
| Party | Parliamentary group leader | Elected | ||
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| Seats | % | |||
| PPD/PSD | Hugo Soares(Braga) | 78 | 33.9 | |
| PS | Alexandra Leitão(Santarém) | 78 | 33.9 | |
| Chega | Pedro Pinto(Faro) | 50 | 21.7 | |
| IL | Mariana Leitão(Lisbon) | 8 | 3.5 | |
| BE | Fabian Figueiredo(Lisbon) | 5 | 2.2 | |
| PCP | Paula Santos(Setúbal) | 4 | 1.7 | |
| Livre | Isabel Mendes Lopes(Lisbon) | 4 | 1.7 | |
| CDS–PP | Paulo Núncio(Lisbon) | 2 | 0.9 | |
| PAN | Inês Sousa Real(Lisbon) | 1 | 0.4 | |
| Total | 230 | 100.0 | ||
Election for President of the Assembly of the Republic[edit]
The election to pick a newPresident of the Assembly of the Republicwas complicated. TheSocial Democratic Party(PSD) proposedJosé Pedro Aguiar-Brancoas their candidate for President. To be elected, a candidate needs to reach a minimum of 116 votes. The first ballot occurred on 26 March 2024 and before the vote, there was the announcement that theSocial Democratic Partyreached an understanding withChegaregarding names.[3]Chega leaderAndré Venturaannounced the "deal" to the media, but severalDemocratic Alliancemembers downplayed the announcement and said no deal was made, just an understanding.[4]Despite this, the overwhelming point of view was that Aguiar-Branco would easily be elected, but on the first ballot, Chega members voted in blank and Aguiar-Branco failed to be elected:[5]
| Election of thePresident of the Assembly of the Republic | |||
| 1st Ballot → | 26 March 2024 | ||
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| Required majority → | 116 out of 230 | ||
| José Pedro Aguiar-Branco(PPD/PSD) | 89 / 230
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| Blank ballots | 134 / 230
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| Invalid ballots | 7 / 230
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| Absentees | 0 / 230
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| Sources:[5] | |||
Following the first ballot, the PSD accused theSocialist Party(PS) and Chega of a "negative coalition" and announced the withdraw of Aguiar-Branco.[6]The PS then announced they would presentFrancisco Assisas candidate, while Chega would presentManuela Tender.Shortly after, Aguiar-Branco retracted his earlier withdraw and was back on the ballot.[7]On the two following ballots, the gridlock remained:
| Election of thePresident of the Assembly of the Republic | |||
| 2nd Ballot → | 26 March 2024 | ||
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| Required majority → | 116 out of 230 | ||
| Francisco Assis(PS) | 90 / 230
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| José Pedro Aguiar-Branco(PPD/PSD) | 88 / 230
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| Manuela Tender(Chega) | 49 / 230
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| Blank ballots | 2 / 230
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| Invalid ballots | 0 / 230
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| Absentees | 1 / 230
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| Sources:[8] | |||
| Election of thePresident of the Assembly of the Republic | |||
| 3rd Ballot → | 26 March 2024 | ||
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| Required majority → | 116 out of 230 | ||
| Francisco Assis(PS) | 90 / 230
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| José Pedro Aguiar-Branco(PPD/PSD) | 88 / 230
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| Blank ballots | 52 / 230
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| Invalid ballots | 0 / 230
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| Absentees | 0 / 230
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| Sources:[9] | |||
A fourth ballot was then scheduled for the following day, 27 March, to be held at noon, but late negotiations between PS and PSD delayed the vote for several hours.[10]Following these negotiations, it was announced that both parties reached a deal in which the Presidency of the Assembly would rotate between the two parties, with the PSD holding the first two years, until 2026, and the PS the rest of the legislature until 2028.[11]The PSD presented again Aguiar-Branco, while Chega presentedRui Paulo Sousa.Aguiar-Branco was easily elected:
| Election of thePresident of the Assembly of the Republic | |||
| 4th Ballot → | 27 March 2024 | ||
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| Required majority → | 116 out of 230 | ||
| José Pedro Aguiar-Branco(PPD/PSD) | 160 / 230
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| Rui Paulo Sousa(Chega) | 50 / 230
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| Blank ballots | 18 / 230
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| Invalid ballots | 0 / 230
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| Absentees | 2 / 230
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| Sources:[12] | |||
Notes[edit]
- ^Sum of the votes of theDemocratic Alliance(AD) inmainland Portugaland theAzoreswith theSocial Democratic Party/CDS – People's Party(PPD/PSD.CDS–PP) coalition inMadeiraand the PPM sole list also in Madeira. The 3 MPs elected in these coalitions are all from PPD/PSD.
References[edit]
- ^"AD ganha, mas com berbicacho, PS e esquerda ficam na" oposição "".Expresso(in Portuguese). 11 March 2024.Archivedfrom the original on 11 March 2024.Retrieved12 March2024.
- ^"Comissão Nacional de Eleições Mapa Oficial n.º 2-A/2024"(PDF).Comissão Nacional de Eleições.23 March 2024.Retrieved23 March2024.
- ^"Ventura anuncia que PSD viabilizará nomes do Chega para Mesa da AR e indica idêntico apoio a Aguiar-Branco".CNN Portugal(in Portuguese). 25 March 2024.Retrieved12 March2024.
- ^"Ventura vs. Melo: O que foi dito sobre o" acordo "que instalou impasse no Parlamento?".Sábado(in Portuguese). 27 March 2024.Retrieved12 March2024.
- ^ab"Aguiar-Branco falha eleição para presidente da Assembleia da República. PSD retira candidatura".ECO(in Portuguese). 26 March 2024.Retrieved27 March2024.
- ^""Primeira coligação negativa." AD retira candidatura de Aguiar-Branco e desafia PS e Chega a entenderem-se ".TSF(in Portuguese). 26 March 2024.Retrieved27 March2024.
- ^"Aguiar-Branco volta a candidatar-se a presidente da AR. PS responde com Francisco Assis".ECO(in Portuguese). 26 March 2024.Retrieved27 March2024.
- ^"Segunda votação na AR sem maioria. Assis e Aguiar-Branco vão a votos em nova ronda".Renascença(in Portuguese). 26 March 2024.Retrieved27 March2024.
- ^"Terceira ronda sem maioria entre Aguiar-Branco e Assis. Parlamento tem nova votação ao meio-dia".Renascença(in Portuguese). 26 March 2024.Retrieved27 March2024.
- ^"Luís Montenegro e Pedro Nuno Santos reunidos no Parlamento".RTP(in Portuguese). 27 March 2024.Retrieved27 March2024.
- ^"PSD e PS vão dividir presidência da Assembleia da República".Visão(in Portuguese). 27 March 2024.Retrieved27 March2024.
- ^"À quarta foi de vez. Aguiar-Branco foi eleito presidente da Assembleia da República".ECO(in Portuguese). 26 March 2024.Retrieved27 March2024.