The 17th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic () is the current meeting of the Assembly of the Republic. It first convened on 3 June 2025, with its membership being determined by the results of the 2025 Portuguese legislative election held the previous 18 May.
Election The 18th Portuguese legislative election was held on 18 May 2025. The Democratic Alliance (AD) was re-elected with a stronger mandate, albeit without a majority. For the first time in democracy, PS fell to third place, while Chega became the second-largest party in the Assembly. Party Assembly of the Republic Votes % Seats +/−AD 2,008,488 31.78 91 +11 Chega 1,438,554 22.76 60 +10PS 1,442,546 22.83 58 –20 IL 338,974 5.36 9 +1 Livre 257,291 4.07 6 +2 CDU 183,686 2.91 3 –1 BE 125,808 1.99 1 –4 PAN 86,930 1.38 1 ±0 JPP 20,900 0.33 1 +1 Other/blank/invalid 416,792 6.59 0 ±0 Total 6,319,969 100.00 230 ±0
Composition (2025–present) List of members
Current composition Party Parliamentary leaderElected Seats % Hugo Soares (Braga)8938.7 ChegaPedro Pinto (Faro)6026.1 Pedro Delgado Alves (Coimbra) (2025)Eurico Brilhante Dias (Leiria) (since 2025)5825.2 ILMariana Leitão (Lisbon) (2025)Mário Amorim Lopes (Aveiro) (since 2025)93.9 Isabel Mendes Lopes (Lisbon)62.6 Paula Santos (Setúbal)31.3 Paulo Núncio (Lisbon)20.9 Mariana Mortágua (Lisbon) (2025–2026)Fabian Figueiredo (Lisbon (since 2026)10.4 Inês Sousa Real (Lisbon)10.4 Filipe Sousa (Madeira)10.4 Total230100.0
Changes
José Dias Fernandes, Chega (CH) → non-attached → Chega (CH): On 8 July 2026, José Dias Fernandes left the party's caucus, following a period of party infighting after the internal elections for the party's federations. Three hours later, he went back on this decision, rejoining Chega's parliamentary group.
Election for President of the Assembly of the Republic
The election of a new President of the Assembly of the Republic was held in the first session of the new Legislature, on 3 June 2025. Incumbent President José Pedro Aguiar-Branco, from the Social Democratic Party (PSD) was the sole candidate and was re-elected by a landslide. Election of the President of the Assembly of the Republic1st Ballot →3 June 2025Required majority →116 out of 230José Pedro Aguiar-Branco (PPD/PSD)Blank ballotsInvalid ballotsAbsenteesSources: Correio da Manhã
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 first session of the new Legislature. The name designated by Chega for second Vice President, incumbent Vice President Diogo Pacheco de Amorim, failed to be elected, which led to a vacancy in the seat. Election of the Vice Presidents of the Assembly of the Republic1st Ballot →3 June 2025Required majority →116 out of 230Teresa Morais (PPD/PSD)Diogo Pacheco de Amorim (CH)Marcos Perestrello (PS)Rodrigo Saraiva (IL)AbsenteesSources: ECO A second ballot was held on 17 June 2025, with Diogo Pacheco de Amorim once again being a candidate. This time, he was elected with 145 votes in favour. Election of the 2nd Vice President of the Assembly of the Republic2nd Ballot →17 June 2025Required majority →116 out of 230Diogo Pacheco de Amorim (CH)Blank ballotsInvalid ballotsAbsenteesSources: SIC Notícias
Secretaries of the Assembly of the Republic Election of the Secretaries of the Assembly of the Republic1st Ballot →3 June 2025Required majority →116 out of 230Francisco Figueira (PPD/PSD)Gabriel Mithá Ribeiro (CH)Joana Ferreira Lima (PS)Germana Rocha (PPD/PSD)AbsenteesSources: Assembleia da República Gabriel Mithá Ribeiro resigned from Parliament on 22 September 2025, citing disagreements with the leadership of the party. On 26 September 2025, Chega proposed Francisco Gomes for Secretary, but he was rejected. Election of the 2nd Secretary of the Assembly of the Republic1st Ballot →26 September 2025Required majority →116 out of 230Francisco Gomes (CH)Blank ballotsInvalid ballotsAbsenteesSources: SIC Notícias On 6 March 2026, Chega once again proposed a new name for the post, this time José de Carvalho. He ended up being elected. Election of the 2nd Secretary of the Assembly of the Republic2nd Ballot →6 March 2026Required majority →116 out of 230José de Carvalho (CH)Blank ballotsInvalid ballotsAbsenteesSources: Observador
Deputy Secretaries of the Assembly of the Republic Election of the Secretaries of the Assembly of the Republic1st Ballot →3 June 2025Required majority →116 out of 230Sandra Pereira (PPD/PSD)Filipe Melo (CH)Susana Correia (PS)Gonçalo Valente (PPD/PSD)AbsenteesSources: Assembleia da República Filipe Melo, the proposed name from Chega for Deputy Secretary, was rejected. As such, a second ballot was held on 17 June 2025, where he was elected. Election of the 2nd Deputy Secretary of the Assembly of the Republic2nd Ballot →17 June 2025Required majority →116 out of 230Filipe Melo (CH)Blank ballotsInvalid ballotsAbsenteesSources: SIC Notícias
Parliamentary committees Permanent committees CommitteeChairVice-chairsConstitutional Affairs, Rights, Freedoms and GuaranteesPaula CardosoPSDIdalina DurãesCHAndré RijoPSForeign Affairs and Portuguese CommunitiesJosé CesárioPSDElza PaisPSJoão TillyCHNational DefencePedro PessanhaCHPedro RoquePSDPatrícia FaroPSEuropean AffairsEdite EstrelaPSRicardo CarvalhoPSDJosé Dias FernandesCHBudget and FinanceRui AfonsoCHPedro CoelhoPSDCarlos João PereiraPSEconomy and Territorial CohesionPedro CoimbraPSFrancisco FigueiraPSDPedro Tavares dos SantosCHAgriculture and FishingMaurício MarquesPSDJoão Paulo GraçaCHMário Amorim LopesILEducation and ScienceManuela TenderCHCélia FreirePSDPaula SantosPCPHealthFilipe Neto BrandãoPSAlberto MachadoPSDJoana CordeiroILLabour, Social Security and InclusionTiago Barbosa RibeiroPSJoaquim BarbosaPSDArmando GraveCHEnvironment and EnergyHugo Patrício OliveiraPSDRaul MeloCHJorge PintoLCulture, Communication, Youth and SportsPaulo CavaleiroPSDDavide AmadoPSFilipa PintoLState Reform and Local governmentAlmiro MoreiraPSDJoão RibeiroCHEurídice PereiraPSInfrastructure, Mobility and HousingMiguel SantosPSDAndré Pinotes BatistaPSPaulo NúncioCDS–PPTransparency and Deputy's statutesRui Paulo SousaCHIsabel MoreiraPSHugo CarneiroPSD
Parliamentary inquiry committees CommitteeEstablishmentDisestablishmentChairVice-chairsOn the National Institute for Medical Emergencies18 September 2025presentMarta Martins da SilvaCHFrancisco PimentelPSDMarina GonçalvesPSOn businesses during Rural Fires11 December 2025presentMaria José AguiarCHRui SantosPSFernando QueirogaPSD
Other parliamentary committees CommitteeEstablishmentDisestablishmentChairVice-chairsFor National Resilience, Prevention of Natural Catastrophes and accompanying of the PTRR26 May 2026presentHugo CostaPSJosé Barreira SoaresCHDulcineia MouraPSD
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