The 14th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic () was a meeting of the Assembly of the Republic, the legislative body of Portugal. It convened on 25 October 2019, with its membership determined by the results of the 2019 Portuguese legislative election held the previous 6 October.
On 5 December 2021, the President of the Republic decreed its dissolution and called for a snap election on 30 January 2022, following the budget rejection by the Assembly in October 2021. The Legislature ended on 28 March 2022.
Election The 15th Portuguese legislative election was held on 6 October 2019. In the election, the Socialist Party (PS) became the largest party in the Assembly of the Republic but fell short of a majority.Official Results — National Election Commission
Party Assembly of the Republic Votes % Seats +/−PS 1,903,687 36.35 108 +22PPD/PSD 1,454,283 27.77 79 –10 BE 498,549 9.52 19 ±0 CDU 332,018 6.34 12 –5 CDS–PP 221,094 4.22 5 –13 PAN 173,931 3.32 4 +3 Chega 67,502 1.29 1 +1 IL 67,443 1.29 1 +1 Livre 56,940 1.09 1 +1 Other/blank/invalid 462,037 8.82 0 ±0 Total 5,237,484 100.00 230 ±0
Composition (2019–2022) Party Parliamentary leaderElectedDissolution Seats % Seats % Ana Catarina Mendes (Setúbal)10847.010847.0 Rui Rio (Porto) (2019–2020) (Bragança) (2020–2022)7934.47934.4 Pedro Filipe Soares (Lisbon)198.2198.2 João Oliveira (Évora)104.4104.4 Cecília Meireles (Porto) (2019–2020)Telmo Correia (Braga) (2020–2022)52.252.2 Inês Sousa Real (Lisbon) (2019–2021) (Porto) (2021–2022)41.731.3PEV (Setúbal)20.920.9 ChegaAndré Ventura (Lisbon)10.410.4 ILJoão Cotrim de Figueiredo (Lisbon)10.410.4 Joacine Katar Moreira (Lisbon)10.400.0 Non-attachedJoacine Katar Moreira (Lisbon)Cristina Rodrigues (Setúbal)00.020.8 Total230100.0230100.0
Changes Joacine Katar Moreira, LIVRE (L) → Non-attached: Left LIVRE after the party leadership withdrew their confidence in her, due to deep disagreements between both sides.
Cristina Rodrigues, People Animals Nature (PAN) → Non-attached: Left PAN following deep disagreements with the party's leadership.
Election for President of the Assembly of the Republic To be elected, a candidate needs to reach a minimum of 116 votes. Then incumbent President of the Assembly Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues, since 2015, ran for a second term and was easily re-elected:
Election of the President of the Assembly of the Republic Ballot → 25 October 2019 Required majority → 116 out of 230 Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues (PS) Blank ballots Invalid ballots Absentees Sources:
Other elections for the bureau of the Assembly of the Republic
Vice Presidents of the Assembly of the Republic Election of the Vice Presidents of the Assembly of the Republic1st Ballot →25 October 2019Required majority →116 out of 230Edite Estrela (PS)Fernando Negrão (PPD/PSD)José Manuel Pureza (BE)António Filipe (PCP)AbsenteesSources: Assembleia da República
Secretaries of the Assembly of the Republic
Election of the Secretaries of the Assembly of the Republic1st Ballot →25 October 2019Required majority →116 out of 230Maria da Luz Rosinha (PS)Duarte Pacheco (PPD/PSD)Nelson Peralta (BE)Ana Mesquita (PCP)AbsenteesSources: Assembleia da República
Deputy Secretaries of the Assembly of the Republic
Election of the Deputy Secretaries of the Assembly of the Republic1st Ballot →25 October 2019Required majority →116 out of 230Diogo Leão (PS)Helga Correia (PPD/PSD)Sofia Araújo (PS)Lina Lopes (PPD/PSD)AbsenteesSources: Assembleia da República
Parliamentary committees
Permanent committees CommitteeChairVice-chairsConstitutional Affairs, Rights, Freedoms and GuaranteesLuís Marques GuedesPSDJosé MagalhãesPSJosé Manuel PurezaBEForeign Affairs and Portuguese CommunitiesSérgio Sousa PintoPSCarlos Alberto GonçalvesPSDPedro Filipe SoaresBENational DefenceMarcos PerestrelloPSCarlos Eduardo ReisPSDJoão VasconcelosBEEuropean AffairsLuís Capoulas SantosPSPaulo MonizPSDFabíola CardosoBEBudget and FinanceFilipe Neto BrandãoPSAlberto FonsecaPSDMariana MortáguaBEEconomy, Innovation, Public Works and HousingAntónio Topa (2019–2021)Jorge Paulo Oliveira (2021–2022)PSDPedro CoimbraPSBruno DiasPCPAgriculture and SeaPedro do CarmoPSAntónio Lima CostaPSDCecília MeirelesCDS–PPEducation, Science, Youth and SportsFirmino MarquesPSDCarla SousaPSJoana MortáguaBEHealthMaria Antónia Almeida SantosPSAlberto MachadoPSDPaula SantosPCPLabour and Social SecurityPedro RoquePSDNuno SáPSDiana FerreiraPCPEnvironment, Energy and Territorial OrganizationJosé Maria CardosoBELuís GraçaPSPaulo LeitãoPSDCulture and CommunicationAna Paula VitorinoPSFernanda VelezPSDBeatriz Gomes DiasBEPublic Administration, Administrative Modernization, Descentralization and Local governmentFernando Ruas (2019–2021)Isaura Morais (2021–2022)PSDRaul Miguel de CastroPSJosé Maria CardosoBETransparency and Deputy's statutesJorge LacãoPSHugo Patrício OliveiraPSDJoão OliveiraPCP
Parliamentary inquiry committees CommitteeEstablishmentDisestablishmentChairVice-chairsOn the State's Action in the attribution of subsidies in the aftermath of the 2017 wildfires in Pinhal Interior24 March 202027 March 2021Paulo Rios de OliveiraPSDJoaquim BarretoPSJoão AlmeidaCDS–PPOn the losses registered by Novo Banco and added to the Resolution Fund15 December 202022 October 2021Fernando NegrãoPSDIsabel OnetoPSDuarte AlvesPCP
Other parliamentary committees CommitteeEstablishmentDisestablishmentChairVice-chairsOf Verification of the Powers of the Elected Deputies25 October 201930 October 2019Filipe Neto BrandãoPSCarlos PeixotoPSDJosé Manuel PurezaBEOn accompanying the application of the measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the process of economic and social recovery24 September 202028 March 2022Luís Moreira TestaPSOfélia RamosPSDMoisés FerreiraBEFor the Constitutional Revision10 May 202128 June 2021Pedro Delgado AlvesPSCatarina Rocha FreitasPSDJosé Luís FerreiraPEV
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