| 15th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic | |||
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| Legislative body | Assembly of the Republic | ||
| Jurisdiction | Portugal | ||
| Meeting place | Palace of Saint Benedict | ||
| Term | 28 March 2022[1] – 15 January 2024 | ||
| Election | 30 January 2022 | ||
| Government | XXIII Constitutional Government | ||
| Website | parlamento | ||
| Deputies | |||
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| Members | 230 | ||
| President | Augusto Santos Silva | ||
The 15th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: XV Legislatura da Terceira República Portuguesa) is the current meeting of the Assembly of the Republic. Its membership was determined by the results of the 2022 Portuguese legislative election held on 30 January.[2] On 9 November 2023, the President of the Republic Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa dissolved the 15th Legislature, following the resignation of Prime Minister António Costa due to the Operation Influencer corruption investigation, and called for a snap election for 10 March 2024.[3] Parliament is set to only be dissolved on 15 January 2024.[4]
Election
The 16th Portuguese legislative election was held on 30 January 2022. The Socialist Party (PS) remained as the largest party and achieved a surprise absolute majority.[5]
| Party | Assembly of the Republic | ||||
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| Votes | % | Seats | +/− | ||
| PS | 2,302,601 | 41.38 | 120 | +12 | |
| PPD/PSD[lower-alpha 1] | 1,618,381 | 29.08 | 77 | –2 | |
| Chega | 399,659 | 7.18 | 12 | +11 | |
| IL | 273,687 | 4.92 | 8 | +7 | |
| CDU | 238,920 | 4.29 | 6 | –6 | |
| BE | 244,603 | 4.40 | 5 | –14 | |
| PAN | 88,152 | 1.58 | 1 | –3 | |
| Livre | 71,232 | 1.28 | 1 | ±0 | |
| CDS–PP | 89,181 | 1.60 | 0 | –5 | |
| Others/blanks/invalids | 238,123 | 4.28 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Total | 5,564,539 | 100.00 | 230 | ±0 | |
Composition (2022–present)
List of members
Current composition
| Party | Parliamentary group leader | Elected | ||
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| Seats | % | |||
| PS | Eurico Brilhante Dias | 120 | 52.2 | |
| PPD/PSD | Joaquim Miranda Sarmento | 77 | 33.5 | |
| Chega | Pedro Pinto | 12 | 5.2 | |
| IL | Rodrigo Saraiva | 8 | 3.5 | |
| PCP | Paula Santos | 6 | 2.6 | |
| BE | Pedro Filipe Soares | 5 | 2.2 | |
| PAN | Inês Sousa Real | 1 | 0.4 | |
| Livre | Rui Tavares | 1 | 0.4 | |
| Total | 230 | 100.0 | ||
Notes
- ↑ Sum of the votes of the Social Democratic Party (PPD/PSD) in mainland Portugal and the PPD/PSD.CDS – People's Party (CDS–PP) coalitions in Azores and Madeira. The 5 MPs elected in these coalitions are all from the PSD.
References
- ↑ Lopes, Maria (2022). "CNE orders elections to be repeated across Europe on 12 and 13 March - there may be a new AR and Government from the 28th". Público (in European Portuguese). Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ↑ "Portugal election: Socialists win unexpected majority". BBC News. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ↑ Renascença (9 November 2023). "Marcelo marca eleições para 10 de março - Renascença". Rádio Renascença (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ↑ Renascença (10 November 2023). "Calendário orçamental "intacto", garante Santos Silva. Costa não volta aos debates quinzenais". Jornal Eco (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ↑ "Portugal election: Socialists win unexpected majority". BBC News. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.