13th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic

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Overview
Legislative body| Assembly of the Republic
Meeting place| Palace of Saint Benedict
Term| 23 October 2015 (2015-10-23) – 24 October 2019 (2019-10-24)
Election| 4 October 2015
Government| XX Constitutional Government (2015)
XXI Constitutional Government (2015–2019)
Website| parlamento.pt
Deputies

Members| 230
President| Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues (PS)
First Vice-President| José Matos Correia (PPD/PSD)
Second Vice-President| Jorge Lacão (PS)
Third Vice-President| José Manuel Pureza (BE)
Fourth Vice-President| Teresa Caeiro (CDS–PP)
First Secretary| Duarte Pacheco (PPD/PSD)
Second Secretary| Idália Serrão (PS)
Third Secretary| Moisés Ferreira (BE)
Fourth Secretary| Abel Baptista (CDS–PP) (2015–2016)
António Carlos Monteiro (CDS–PP) (2016–2019)

The 13th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: XIII Legislatura da Terceira República Portuguesa) was a meeting of the Assembly of the Republic, the legislative body of Portugal. It convened on 23 October 2015, with its membership determined by the results of the 2015 Portuguese legislative election held the previous 4 October. The Legislature ran its full term of 4 years, and ended on 24 October 2019.

## Election

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The 14th Portuguese legislative election was held on 4 October 2015. In the election, the Portugal Ahead coalition (PàF), composed by the Social Democratic Party (PPD/PSD) and the CDS – People's Party (CDS–PP), remained as the largest party, but fell short of a majority.[1] The Socialist Party (PS), the Left Bloc (BE), the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) and the Ecologist Party "The Greens" (PEV) managed to form a minority government led by PS with the support of BE, PCP and PEV.

Party  | Assembly of the Republic

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Votes  | %  | Seats  | +/−
| PàF | 2,085,465 | 38.56 | 107 | –25
| PS | 1,747,730 | 32.32 | 86 | +12
| BE | 550,945 | 10.19 | 19 | +11
| CDU | 445,901 | 8.25 | 17 | +1
| PAN | 75,170 | 1.39 | 1 | +1
| Other/blank/invalid  | 502,881 | 9.29 | 0 | ±0
Total  | 5,408,092 | 100.00 | 230 | ±0

## Composition (2015–2019)

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Party  | Parliamentary leader | Elected  | Dissolution

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Seats  | %  | Seats  | %
| PPD/PSD | Luís Montenegro (Aveiro) (2015–2017)
Hugo Soares (Braga) (2017–2018)
Fernando Negrão (Setúbal) (2018–2019) | 89  | 38.7  | 89  | 38.7
| PS | Carlos César (Azores)  | 86  | 37.4  | 85  | 37.0
| BE | Pedro Filipe Soares (Lisbon)  | 19  | 8.2  | 19  | 8.2
| CDS–PP | Nuno Magalhães (Setúbal)  | 18  | 7.8  | 18  | 7.8
| PCP | João Oliveira (Évora)  | 15  | 6.5  | 15  | 6.5
| PEV | Heloísa Apolónia (Setúbal)  | 2  | 0.9  | 2  | 0.9
| PAN | André Silva (Lisbon)  | 1  | 0.4  | 1  | 0.4
| Non-attached | Paulo Trigo Pereira [pt] (Setúbal)  | 0  | 0.0  | 1  | 0.4
Total | 230 | 100.0 | 230 | 100.0

### Changes

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* Paulo Trigo Pereira, Socialist Party (PS) → Non-attached: Left the Socialists' parliamentary group citing policy differences between him and the caucus leadership.[2]

## 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 Socialist Party (PS), backed by the Left Bloc (BE) and the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP), proposed Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues as their candidate, while the Social Democratic Party (PSD) proposed Fernando Negrão, who was backed by the CDS – People's Party (CDS–PP). Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues was elected:[3]

Election of the President of the Assembly of the Republic

Ballot →  | 23 October 2015
Required majority →  | 116 out of 230
| Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues (PS)  |

120 / 230

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| Fernando Negrão (PPD/PSD)  |

108 / 230

| N
| Blank ballots  |

2 / 230

| Invalid ballots  |

0 / 230

| Absentees  |

0 / 230

Sources: [3]

## References

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1. ^ Official Results — National Election Commission
2. ^ "Paulo Trigo Pereira deixa bancada do PS e passa a deputado não-inscrito". www.publico.pt (in European Portuguese). 7 December 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
3. ^ a b Rodrigues, Maria Lopes, Sofia (23 October 2015). "Ferro eleito no Parlamento abre conflito institucional com Cavaco". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 August 2024.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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