The 15th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic () was a meeting of the Assembly of the Republic, the legislative body of Portugal. It convened on 29 March 2022, with its membership determined by the results of the 2022 Portuguese legislative election held the previous 30 January.

On 9 November 2023, the President of the Republic Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa announced the dissolution of 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. The Assembly of the Republic was officially dissolved on 15 January 2024. The Legislature ended on 25 March 2024.

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.

For the first time since they had been founded, both CDS – People's Party and Ecologist Party "The Greens" did not earn a single seat.

Party Assembly of the Republic Votes % Seats +/−PS 2,302,601 41.38 120 +12PPD/PSD 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 Other/blank/invalid 238,123 4.28 0 ±0 Total 5,564,539 100.00 230 ±0

Composition (2022–2024) List of members

Composition Party Parliamentary leaderElectedDissolution Seats % Seats % Eurico Brilhante Dias (Leiria)12052.212052.2 Paulo Mota Pinto (Leiria) (2022)Joaquim Miranda Sarmento (Lisbon) (2022–2024)7733.57532.6 ChegaPedro Pinto (Faro)125.2125.2 ILRodrigo Saraiva (Lisbon)83.583.5 Paula Santos (Setúbal)62.662.6 Pedro Filipe Soares (Lisbon)52.252.2 Inês Sousa Real (Lisbon)10.410.4 Rui Tavares (Lisbon)10.410.4 Non-attached (Outside Europe)Rui Cristina (Faro)00.020.9  Total230100.0230100.0

Changes António Maló de Abreu, Social Democratic Party (PPD/PSD) → Non-attached: Left the PSD citing deep disagreements with the leadership and that the party elections prospects were bad.

Rui Cristina, Social Democratic Party (PPD/PSD) → Non-attached: Also left the party, after the party's leadership put him in an unelectable spot on the lists.

Election for President of the Assembly of the Republic Following President of the Assembly Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues' decision of not contesting the 2022 legislative election, the Socialist Party (PS) nominated Augusto Santos Silva as their candidate for President of the Assembly of the Republic. To be elected, a candidate needs to reach a minimum of 116 votes. Santos Silva was easily elected:

Election of the President of the Assembly of the Republic Ballot → 29 March 2022 Required majority → 116 out of 230 Augusto Santos Silva (PS) Blank ballots Invalid ballots Absentees Sources: CNN Portugal

Other elections for the bureau of the Assembly of the Republic

Vice Presidents of the Assembly of the Republic The election of four new Vice Presidents of the Assembly of the Republic were held in the second session of the new Legislature. The candidates for third and fourth Vice Presidents, designated by Chega and the Liberal Initiative, were both rejected in the first ballot.

Election of the Vice Presidents of the Assembly of the Republic1st Ballot →31 March 2022Required majority →116 out of 230Edite Estrela (PS)Adão Silva (PPD/PSD)Diogo Pacheco de Amorim (CH)João Cotrim de Figueiredo (IL)AbsenteesSources: Observador The Liberal Initiative announced they weren't presenting any other candidate until the end of the legislature, while Chega presented another candidate in the same day, Gabriel Mithá Ribeiro, which was also overwhelmingly rejected. Election of the 2nd Vice President of the Assembly of the Republic2nd Ballot →31 March 2022Required majority →116 out of 230Gabriel Mithá Ribeiro (CH)Blank ballotsInvalid ballotsAbsenteesSources: Observador On 22 September 2022, Chega once again presented another candidate for Vice President of Parliament, Rui Paulo Sousa, with the Social Democratic Party's parliamentary leader, Joaquim Miranda Sarmento, recommending the vote of the caucus on Chega's candidate. Despite that, Chega's candidate was once again rejected, failing even to guarantee the votes of both parties. Election of the 2nd Vice President of the Assembly of the Republic3rd Ballot →22 September 2022Required majority →116 out of 230Rui Paulo Sousa (CH)Blank ballotsInvalid ballotsAbsenteesSources: CNN Portugal On 16 March 2023, Chega proposed once again a new name for Vice President of Parliament, Jorge Valsassina Galveias, who was also rejected. Election of the 2nd Vice President of the Assembly of the Republic4th Ballot →16 March 2023Required majority →116 out of 230Jorge Valsassina Galveias (CH)Blank ballotsInvalid ballotsAbsenteesSources: Diário de Notícias

Secretaries of the Assembly of the Republic

Election of the Secretaries of the Assembly of the Republic1st Ballot →31 March 2022Required majority →116 out of 230Maria da Luz Rosinha (PS)Duarte Pacheco (PPD/PSD)Palmira Maciel (PS)Lina Lopes (PPD/PSD)AbsenteesSources: Assembleia da República

Deputy Secretaries of the Assembly of the Republic

Election of the Deputy Secretaries of the Assembly of the Republic1st Ballot →31 March 2022Required majority →116 out of 230Diogo Leão (PS)Helga Correia (PPD/PSD)Joana Sá Pereira (PS)Tiago Estêvão Martins (PPD/PSD)AbsenteesSources: Assembleia da República

Parliamentary committees

Permanent committees CommitteeChairVice-chairsConstitutional Affairs, Rights, Freedoms and GuaranteesFernando NegrãoPSDCláudia Cruz SantosPSPedro PintoCHForeign Affairs and Portuguese CommunitiesSérgio Sousa PintoPSOlga SilvestrePSDDiogo Pacheco de AmorimCHNational DefenceMarcos PerestrelloPSAntónio PrôaPSDPatrícia GilvazILEuropean AffairsLuís Capoulas SantosPSClara Marques MendesPSDBernardo BlancoILBudget and FinanceFilipe Neto BrandãoPSHugo CarneiroPSDRui AfonsoCHEconomy, Public Works, Planning and HousingAfonso OliveiraPSDPedro CoimbraPSCarlos Guimarães PintoILAgriculture and FishingPedro do CarmoPSArtur Soveral AndradePSDPedro FrazãoCHEducation and ScienceAlexandre QuintanilhaPSGermana RochaPSDCarla CastroILHealthAntónio Maló de AbreuPSDJorge Seguro SanchesPSJoão DiasPCPLabour, Social Security and InclusionIsabel MeirellesPSDAna BernardoPSDiana FerreiraPCPEnvironment and EnergyTiago Brandão RodriguesPSHugo Patrício OliveiraPSDPedro Filipe SoaresBECulture, Communication, Youth and SportsLuís GraçaPSCláudia BentoPSDJoana MortáguaBEPublic Administration, Territorial Organization and Local governmentIsaura MoraisPSDJoão AzevedoPSBruno NunesCHTransparency and Deputy's statutesAlexandra LeitãoPSRui CruzPSDRui Paulo SousaCH

Parliamentary inquiry committees CommitteeEstablishmentDisestablishmentChairVice-chairsOn the political guardianship of the management of TAP22 February 202319 July 2023António Lacerda SalesPSPaulo Rios de OliveiraPSDFilipe MeloCH

Other parliamentary committees CommitteeEstablishmentDisestablishmentChairVice-chairsOf Verification of the Powers of the Elected Deputies29 March 202212 April 2022Filipe Neto BrandãoPSMónica QuintelaPSDBruno NunesCHFor the Constitutional Revision4 January 202325 March 2024José SilvanoPSDMarta TemidoPSAlma RiveraPCP

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