12th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic

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12th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic
11th Legislature 13th Legislature
Overview
Legislative bodyAssembly of the Republic
Meeting placePalace of Saint Benedict
Term20 June 2011 (2011-06-20) – 22 October 2015 (2015-10-22)
Election5 June 2011
GovernmentXIX Constitutional Government
Websiteparlamento.pt
Deputies
Members230
PresidentAssunção Esteves (PPD/PSD)
First Vice-PresidentGuilherme Silva (PPD/PSD)
Second Vice-PresidentEduardo Ferro Rodrigues (PS)
Third Vice-PresidentTeresa Caeiro (CDS–PP)
Fourth Vice-PresidentAntónio Filipe (PCP)

The 12th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: 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

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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, rellying on the CDS – People's Party (CDS–PP) to form a majority coalition government.[1]

Party Assembly of the Republic
Votes % Seats +/−
PPD/PSD 2,159,181 38.66 108 +27
PS 1,566,347 28.05 74 –23
CDS–PP 653,888 11.71 24 +3
CDU 441,147 7.90 16 +1
BE 288,923 5.17 8 –8
Others/blanks/invalids 475,143 8.49 0 ±0
Total 5,585,054 100.00 230 ±0

Composition (2011–2015)

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Party Parliamentary group leader Elected
Seats %
PPD/PSD Luís Montenegro (Aveiro) 108 47.0
PS Maria de Belém Roseira (Lisbon) (2011)
Carlos Zorrinho (Évora) (2011–2013)
Alberto Martins (Porto) (2013–2014)
Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues (Lisbon) (2014–2015)
74 32.2
CDS–PP Nuno Magalhães (Setúbal) 24 10.4
PCP Bernardino Soares [pt] (Lisbon) (2011–2013)
João Oliveira (Évora) (2013–2015)
14 6.1
BE Luís Fazenda (Lisbon) (2011–2012)
Pedro Filipe Soares (Aveiro) (2012–2015)
8 3.5
PEV Heloísa Apolónia (Setúbal) 2 0.9
 Total 230 100.0

Election for President of the Assembly of the Republic

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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:[2]

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
☒N
Blank ballots
101 / 230
Invalid ballots
21 / 230
Absentees
2 / 230
Sources: [3]

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
☒N
Blank ballots
101 / 230
Invalid ballots
22 / 230
Absentees
2 / 230
Sources: [3]

A third ballot was scheduled for the next day, 21 June. Fernando Nobre decided to withraw his candidacy, and the PSD proposed Assunção Esteves as their candidate for president, this time with the support of the CDS–PP.[4] Assunção Esteves was easily elected, becoming the first woman President of the Assembly of the Republic:[5]

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
checkY
Blank ballots
41 / 230
Invalid ballots
2 / 230
Absentees
1 / 230
Sources: [3]

References

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  1. ^ Official Results — National Election Commission
  2. ^ "Fernando Nobre rejeitado para segunda figura do Estado". Fernando Nobre rejeitado para segunda figura do Estado (in Portuguese). 4 July 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Elections of the Presidents of the Assembly of the Republic (1976-2024)". Assembly of the Republic. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  4. ^ "PSD vai propor Assunção Esteves para presidência da AR". PSD vai propor Assunção Esteves para presidência da AR (in Portuguese). 21 June 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  5. ^ Rodrigues, Sofia (21 June 2011). "Assunção Esteves eleita Presidente da Assembleia por maioria confortável". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 August 2024.

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