7th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic

The 7th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic () ran from 27 October 1995 to 24 October 1999. The composition of the Assembly of the Republic, the legislative body of Portugal, was determined by the results of the 1995 legislative election, held on 1 October 1995.

Election The 8th Portuguese legislative election was held on 1 October 1995. In the election, the Socialist Party (PS) won the election, despite not winning a majority.Official Results — National Election Commission

Party Assembly of the Republic Votes % Seats +/−PS 2,583,755 43.76 112 +40PPD/PSD 2,014,589 34.12 88 –47CDS–PP 534,470 9.05 15 +10 CDU 506,157 8.57 15 –2 Other/blank/invalid 265,883 4.50 0 –1 Total 5,904,854 100.00 230 ±0

Composition (1995–1999) Party Parliamentary group leaderElected Seats % Jorge Lacão (Santarém) (1995–1997)Francisco Assis (Porto) (1997–1999)11248.7 Fernando Nogueira (Porto) (1995–1996)Luís Marques Mendes (Braga) (1996–1999)8838.3 Maria José Nogueira Pinto (Lisbon) (1995–1996)Jorge Ferreira (Lisbon) (1996–1998)Luís Queiró (Lisbon) (1998–1999)156.5 Octávio Teixeira (Setúbal) (1999–2001)135.6PEVIsabel Castro (Lisbon)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. António de Almeida Santos, from the Socialist Party, was easily elected:

Election of the President of the Assembly of the Republic Ballot → 31 October 1995 Required majority → 116 out of 230 António de Almeida Santos (PS) Blank ballots Invalid ballots Absentees Sources:

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