The 13th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic () 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 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.Official Results — National Election Commission 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 Votes % Seats +/−PàF 2,085,465 38.56 107 –25PS 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) Party Parliamentary leaderElectedDissolution Seats % Seats % Luís Montenegro (Aveiro) (2015–2017)Hugo Soares (Braga) (2017–2018)Fernando Negrão (Setúbal) (2018–2019)8938.78938.7 Carlos César (Azores)8637.48537.0 Pedro Filipe Soares (Lisbon)198.2198.2 Nuno Magalhães (Setúbal)187.8187.8 João Oliveira (Évora)156.5156.5PEVHeloísa Apolónia (Setúbal)20.920.9 André Silva (Lisbon)10.410.4 Non-attached (Setúbal)00.010.4 Total230100.0230100.0
Changes Paulo Trigo Pereira, Socialist Party (PS) → Non-attached: Left the Socialists' parliamentary group citing policy differences between him and the caucus leadership.
Election for President of the Assembly of the Republic 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:
Election of the President of the Assembly of the Republic Ballot → 23 October 2015 Required majority → 116 out of 230 Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues (PS) Fernando Negrão (PPD/PSD) Blank ballots Invalid ballots Absentees Sources: Público
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 →28 October 2015Required majority →116 out of 230José Matos Correia (PPD/PSD)Jorge Lacão (PS)José Manuel Pureza (BE)Teresa Caeiro (CDS–PP)AbsenteesSources: Diário da Assembleia da República
Secretaries of the Assembly of the Republic
Election of the Secretaries of the Assembly of the Republic1st Ballot →28 October 2015Required majority →116 out of 230Duarte Pacheco (PPD/PSD)Idália Serrão (PS)Moisés Ferreira (BE)Abel Baptista (CDS–PP)AbsenteesSources: Diário da Assembleia da República Abel Baptista left parliament in July 2016 after not being chosen as the party's candidate for Mayor of Ponte de Lima in the 2017 local elections. A new fourth Secretary of the Assembly of the Republic was chosen, with António Carlos Monteiro being elected. Election of the 4th Secretary of the Assembly of the Republic1st Ballot →14 October 2016Required majority →116 out of 230António Carlos Monteiro (CDS–PP)Blank ballotsInvalid ballotsAbsenteesSources: Diário da Assembleia da República On 4 January 2019, Idália Serrão left parliament to join the administration of Bank Montepio. Sandra Pontedeira succeeded her as Secretary of the Assembly of the Republic. Election of the 2nd Secretary of the Assembly of the Republic1st Ballot →11 January 2019Required majority →116 out of 230Sandra Pontedeira (PS)Blank ballotsInvalid ballotsAbsenteesSources: Diário da Assembleia da República
Deputy Secretaries of the Assembly of the Republic
Election of the Deputy Secretaries of the Assembly of the Republic1st Ballot →28 October 2015Required majority →116 out of 230Pedro Alves (PPD/PSD)Luísa Salgueiro (PS)Emília Santos (PPD/PSD)Diogo Leão (PS)AbsenteesSources: Diário da Assembleia da República Luísa Salgueiro left the post of 2nd Deputy Secretary shortly after being elected, being replaced by Sandra Pontedeira. Election of the 2nd Deputy Secretary of the Assembly of the Republic1st Ballot →18 December 2015Required majority →116 out of 230Sandra Pontedeira (PS)Blank ballotsInvalid ballotsAbsenteesSources: Diário da Assembleia da República After Idália Serrão left parliament and Sandra Pontedeira rose to the post of Secretary, Sofia Araújo became Deputy Secretary. Election of the 2nd Deputy Secretary of the Assembly of the Republic1st Ballot →11 January 2019Required majority →116 out of 230Sofia Araújo (PS)Blank ballotsInvalid ballotsAbsenteesSources: Diário da Assembleia da República References