11th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic

The 11th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: XI Legislatura da Terceira República Portuguesa) ran from 15 October 2009 to 31 March 2011. The composition of the Assembly of the Republic, the legislative body of Portugal, was determined by the results of the 2009 legislative election, held on 27 September 2009.

11th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic
10th Legislature 12th Legislature
Overview
Legislative bodyAssembly of the Republic
Meeting placePalace of Saint Benedict
Term15 October 2009 (2009-10-15) – 31 March 2011 (2011-03-31)
Election27 September 2009
GovernmentXVIII Constitutional Government
Websiteparlamento.pt
Deputies
Members230
PresidentJaime Gama (PS)
First Vice-PresidentJosé Vera Jardim (PS)
Second Vice-PresidentGuilherme Silva (PPD/PSD)
Third Vice-PresidentTeresa Caeiro (CDS–PP)
Fourth Vice-PresidentLuís Fazenda (BE)

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.[1]

Election

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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.[2]

Party Assembly of the Republic
Votes % Seats +/−
PS 2,077,238 36.56 97 –24
PPD/PSD 1,653,665 29.11 81 +6
CDS–PP 592,778 10.43 21 +9
BE 557,306 9.81 16 +8
CDU 446,279 7.86 15 +1
Others/blanks/invalids 353,992 6.23 0 ±0
Total 5,681,258 100.00 230 ±0

Composition (2009–2011)

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Party Parliamentary group leader Elected
Seats %
PS Francisco Assis (Guarda) 97 42.2
PPD/PSD José Pedro Aguiar-Branco (Porto) (2009–2010)
Miguel Macedo (Braga) (2010–2011)
81 35.2
CDS–PP Pedro Mota Soares (Lisbon) 21 9.1
BE José Manuel Pureza (Coimbra) 16 7.0
PCP Bernardino Soares [pt] (Lisbon) 13 5.7
PEV Heloísa Apolónia (Setúbal) 2 0.9
 Total 230 100.0

Election for President of the Assembly of the Republic

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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:[3]

Election of the President of the Assembly of the Republic
Ballot → 15 October 2009
Required majority → 116 out of 230
Jaime Gama (PS)
204 / 230
 Y
Blank ballots
24 / 230
Invalid ballots
0 / 230
Absentees
2 / 230
Sources: [3]

References

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  1. ^ Guerra, Rita Brandão (1 April 2011). "Chumbo do PEC e demissão de Sócrates penalizaram mais Passos Coelho". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  2. ^ Official Results — National Election Commission
  3. ^ a b "Jaime Gama reeleito presidente da Assembleia da República". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 August 2024.