17th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic
| 17th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic | |||
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| Overview | |||
| Legislative body | Assembly of the Republic | ||
| Jurisdiction | Portugal | ||
| Meeting place | Palace of Saint Benedict | ||
| Term | 3 June 2025 – | ||
| Election | 18 May 2025 | ||
| Government | XXV Constitutional Government | ||
| Website | parlamento | ||
| Deputies | |||
| Members | 230 | ||
| President | José Pedro Aguiar-Branco, PPD/PSD | ||
| First Vice-President | Teresa Morais, PPD/PSD | ||
| Second Vice-President | Diogo Pacheco de Amorim, CH | ||
| Third Vice-President | Marcos Perestrello, PS | ||
| Fourth Vice-President | Rodrigo Saraiva, IL | ||
| First Secretary | Francisco Figueira, PPD/PSD | ||
| Second Secretary | Gabriel Mithá Ribeiro, CH | ||
| Third Secretary | Joana Ferreira Lima, PS | ||
| Fourth Secretary | Germana Rocha, PPD/PSD | ||
The 17th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: XVII Legislatura da Terceira República Portuguesa) is the current meeting of the Assembly of the Republic. It first convened on 3 June 2025,[1] 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.[2] For the first time in democracy, PS fell to third place, while Chega became the second largest party in the Assembly.[3][4]
| Party | Assembly of the Republic | ||||
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| Votes | % | Seats | +/− | ||
| AD[a] | 2,008,488 | 31.78 | 91 | +11 | |
| Chega | 1,438,554 | 22.76 | 60 | +10 | |
| PS | 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 leader | Elected | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seats | % | |||
| PPD/PSD | Hugo Soares (Braga) | 89 | 38.7 | |
| Chega | Pedro Pinto (Faro) | 60 | 26.1 | |
| PS | Pedro Delgado Alves (Coimbra) (2025) Eurico Brilhante Dias (Leiria) (since 2025) |
58 | 25.2 | |
| IL | Mariana Leitão (Lisbon) | 9 | 3.9 | |
| Livre | Isabel Mendes Lopes (Lisbon) | 6 | 2.6 | |
| PCP | Paula Santos (Setúbal) | 3 | 1.3 | |
| CDS–PP | Paulo Núncio (Lisbon) | 2 | 0.9 | |
| BE | Mariana Mortágua (Lisbon) | 1 | 0.4 | |
| PAN | Inês Sousa Real (Lisbon) | 1 | 0.4 | |
| JPP | Filipe Sousa (Madeira) | 1 | 0.4 | |
| Total | 230 | 100.0 | ||
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.[5]
| Election of the President of the Assembly of the Republic | |||
| 1st Ballot → | 3 June 2025 | ||
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| Required majority → | 116 out of 230 | ||
| José Pedro Aguiar-Branco (PPD/PSD) | 202 / 230
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| Blank ballots | 25 / 230
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| Invalid ballots | 3 / 230
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| Absentees | 0 / 230
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| Sources: [5] | |||
Notes
- ^ Sum of votes between the PSD/CDS–PP lists in mainland Portugal and Madeira with the PSD/CDS–PP/PPM list in the Azores. The 3 MPs elected in the Azores coalition are all from PPD/PSD.
References
- ^ Pinto, Salomé (20 May 2025). "Próximos passos até à tomada de posse do Governo. Veja as datas". Eco (in Portuguese). Lisbon. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ "Legislativas. AD vence eleições e pede que oposição deixe governar". RTP (in Portuguese). 19 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ "Deputados da emigração divididos entre Chega e AD, PS não elegeu: Ventura confirmado como líder do maior partido da oposição". Expresso. 28 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ "Mapa Oficial n.º 2-A/2025, de 31 de maio" (in Portuguese). Lisbon: Diário da República. 31 May 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Aguiar-Branco reeleito presidente da Assembleia da República". www.cmjornal.pt (in European Portuguese). 3 June 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2025.