12th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic

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Overview
Legislative body| Assembly of the Republic
Meeting place| Palace of Saint Benedict
Term| 20 June 2011 (2011-06-20) – 22 October 2015 (2015-10-22)
Election| 5 June 2011
Government| XIX Constitutional Government
Website| parlamento.pt
Deputies

Members| 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)

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

Party  | Assembly of the Republic

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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
| Other/blank/invalid  | 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

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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

| Y
| 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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