The 2nd Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic () ran from 13 November 1980 to 30 May 1983. The composition of the Assembly of the Republic, the legislative body of Portugal, was determined by the results of the 1980 legislative election, held on 5 October 1980.
Following a disappointing result of the Democratic Alliance (AD) in the 1982 local elections, Prime Minister Francisco Pinto Balsemão resigned, citing the election results and disagreements with the PPD/PSD coalition partner, the CDS."Demissão Pinto Balsemão", RTP-Antena1, 8 September 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2022. The Social Democrats proposed several candidates for Prime Minister to President António Ramalho Eanes, but Eanes rejected them"Presidente da República dissolve Assembleia da República, em 1983 ", RTP, 8 September 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2025. and dissolved the Assembly, calling an election for 25 April 1983.
Election The 3rd Portuguese legislative election was held on 5 October 1980. In the election, the Democratic Alliance (AD), a coalition composed by the Social Democratic Party (PPD/PSD), the Democratic and Social Center (CDS) and the People's Monarchist Party (PPM) won a majority of the seats and the three parties formed a majority coalition government.Official Results — National Election Commission
Party Assembly of the Republic Votes % Seats +/−AD 2,868,076 47.59 134 +6FRS 1,673,279 27.76 74 ±0 APU 1,009,505 16.75 41 –6UDP 83,204 1.38 1 ±0 Other/blank/invalid 392,361 6.50 0 ±0 Total 6,026,395 100.00 250 ±0
Composition (1980–1983) Party Parliamentary group leaderElected Seats % Pedro Roseta (Castelo Branco) (1980–1981)Afonso Moura Guedes (Lisbon) (1981–1982)Manuel Pereira (Coimbra) (1982)Vítor Crespo (Leiria) (1982–1983)8232.8 Francisco Salgado Zenha (Porto) 6626.4 Narana Coissoró (Lisbon)4618.4 Carlos Brito (Faro)3915.6 Augusto Ferreira do Amaral (Lisbon)62.4UEDSAntónio Lopes Cardoso (Lisbon)41.6ASDIAntónio Sousa Franco (Lisbon)41.6MDP/CDEJosé Tengarrinha (Lisbon) 20.8UDPMário Tomé (Lisbon)10.4 Total250100.0
Election for President of the Assembly of the Republic To be elected, a candidate needs to reach a minimum of 126 votes. For the first session of the legislature, two candidates were on the ballot, Teófilo Carvalho dos Santos, from the Socialist Party, and the incumbent Leonardo Ribeiro de Almeida, from the Social Democratic Party who was re-elected:
Election of the President of the Assembly of the Republic 1st Ballot → 18 November 1980 Required majority → 126 out of 250 Leonardo Ribeiro de Almeida (PPD/PSD) Teófilo Carvalho dos Santos (PS) Blank ballots Invalid ballots Absentees Sources:
A year later, in October 1981, another ballot was called to elect a new President of the Assembly. There were once again two candidates, Francisco de Oliveira Dias, from the Democratic and Social Center, and Teófilo Carvalho dos Santos, from the Socialist Party. In the first ballot, no one was elected:
Election of the President of the Assembly of the Republic 1st Ballot → 20 October 1981 Required majority → 126 out of 250 Teófilo Carvalho dos Santos (PS) Francisco de Oliveira Dias (CDS) Blank ballots Invalid ballots Absentees Sources:
In the second ballot, Francisco de Oliveira Dias managed to be elected, achieving a majority:
Election of the President of the Assembly of the Republic 2nd Ballot → 22 October 1981 Required majority → 126 out of 250 Francisco de Oliveira Dias (CDS) Teófilo Carvalho dos Santos (PS) Blank ballots Invalid ballots Absentees Sources:
Once again, another year later, in October 1982, another election was held where the Socialist Party nominated Teófilo Carvalho dos Santos and the Social Democratic Party nominated Leonardo Ribeiro de Almeida. No candidate was able to be elected for the first 3 ballots:
Election of the President of the Assembly of the Republic 1st Ballot → 21 October 1982 Required majority → 126 out of 250 Teófilo Carvalho dos Santos (PS) Leonardo Ribeiro de Almeida (PPD/PSD) Blank ballots Invalid ballots Absentees Sources:
Election of the President of the Assembly of the Republic 2nd Ballot → 21 October 1982 Required majority → 126 out of 250 Teófilo Carvalho dos Santos (PS) Leonardo Ribeiro de Almeida (PPD/PSD) Blank ballots Invalid ballots Absentees Sources:
Election of the President of the Assembly of the Republic 3rd Ballot → 3 November 1982 Required majority → 126 out of 250 Leonardo Ribeiro de Almeida (PPD/PSD) Teófilo Carvalho dos Santos (PS) Blank ballots Invalid ballots Absentees Sources:
Only at the 4th attempt did Leonardo Ribeiro de Almeida managed to be elected, due to the lack of people present to vote.
Election of the President of the Assembly of the Republic 4th Ballot → 3 November 1982 Required majority → Majority Leonardo Ribeiro de Almeida (PPD/PSD) Teófilo Carvalho dos Santos (PS) Blank ballots Invalid ballots Absentees Sources:
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