The 11th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic () was a meeting of the Assembly of the Republic, the legislative body of Portugal. It convened on 15 October 2009, with its membership determined by the results of the 2009 Portuguese legislative election held the previous 27 September.
After the Fourth Stability and Growth Program, presented by the Socialist Party Government, failed to achieve a majority in Parliament, Prime Minister José Sócrates resigned and President Aníbal Cavaco Silva dissolved the Assembly of the Republic, calling a snap election in June 2011. The Legislature ended on 19 June 2011.
Election The 12th Portuguese legislative election was held on 27 September 2009. In the election, the Socialist Party (PS) remained the largest party but lost its majority.Official Results — National Election Commission
Party Assembly of the Republic Votes % Seats +/−PS 2,077,238 36.56 97 –24PPD/PSD 1,653,665 29.11 81 +6CDS–PP 592,778 10.43 21 +9 BE 557,306 9.81 16 +8 CDU 446,279 7.86 15 +1 Other/blank/invalid 353,992 6.23 0 ±0 Total 5,681,258 100.00 230 ±0
Composition (2009–2011) Party Parliamentary group leaderElected Seats % Francisco Assis (Guarda)9742.2 José Pedro Aguiar-Branco (Porto) (2009–2010)Miguel Macedo (Braga) (2010–2011)8135.2 Pedro Mota Soares (Lisbon)219.1 José Manuel Pureza (Coimbra)167.0 Bernardino Soares (Lisbon)135.7PEVHeloísa Apolónia (Setúbal)20.9 Total230100.0
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 Jaime Gama, since 2005, ran for a second term and was easily re-elected:
Election of the President of the Assembly of the Republic Ballot → 15 October 2009 Required majority → 116 out of 230 Jaime Gama (PS) Blank ballots Invalid ballots Absentees Sources:
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