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17th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic
| 17th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic | ||
|---|---|---|
| ←16th Legislature | ← | 16th Legislature |
| ← | 16th Legislature | |
| Assembly of the Republic | ||
| Portugal | ||
| Palace of Saint Benedict | ||
| 3 June 2025 – | ||
| 18 May 2025 | ||
| XXV Constitutional Government | ||
| parlamento.pt | ||
| 230 | ||
| José Pedro Aguiar-Branco, PPD/PSD | ||
| Teresa Morais, PPD/PSD | ||
| Diogo Pacheco de Amorim, CH | ||
| Marcos Perestrello, PS | ||
| Rodrigo Saraiva, IL | ||
| Francisco Figueira, PPD/PSD | ||
| Gabriel Mithá Ribeiro, CH (2025)José de Carvalho, CH (since 2026) | ||
| Joana Ferreira Lima, PS | ||
| 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, with its membership being determined by the results of the 2025 Portuguese legislative election held the previous 18 May.
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AD | 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 |
| Party | Parliamentary leader | Elected | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) (2025)Mário Amorim Lopes (Aveiro) (since 2025) | 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) (2025–2026)Fabian Figueiredo (Lisbon (since 2026) | 1 | 0.4 | |
| PAN | Inês Sousa Real (Lisbon) | 1 | 0.4 | |
| JPP | Filipe Sousa (Madeira) | 1 | 0.4 | |
| Total | 230 | 100.0 |
António José Seguro taking the oath of office as President, being delivered by José Pedro Aguiar-Branco, on 9 March 2026.
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.
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Election of the President of the Assembly of the Republic | ||
| 116 out of 230 | ||
| José Pedro Aguiar-Branco (PPD/PSD) | 202 / 230 | Y |
| Blank ballots | 25 / 230 | |
| Invalid ballots | 3 / 230 | |
| Absentees | 0 / 230 | |
| Sources: Correio da Manhã |
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.
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Election of the Vice Presidents of the Assembly of the Republic | ||
| 116 out of 230 | ||
| Teresa Morais (PPD/PSD) | 196 / 230 | Y |
| Diogo Pacheco de Amorim (CH) | 115 / 230 | N |
| Marcos Perestrello (PS) | 128 / 230 | Y |
| Rodrigo Saraiva (IL) | 179 / 230 | Y |
| Absentees | 0 / 230 | |
| Sources: 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.
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Election of the 2nd Vice President of the Assembly of the Republic | ||
| 116 out of 230 | ||
| Diogo Pacheco de Amorim (CH) | 145 / 230 | Y |
| Blank ballots | 72 / 230 | |
| Invalid ballots | 12 / 230 | |
| Absentees | 1 / 230 | |
| Sources: SIC Notícias |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Election of the Secretaries of the Assembly of the Republic | ||
| 116 out of 230 | ||
| Francisco Figueira (PPD/PSD) | 193 / 230 | Y |
| Gabriel Mithá Ribeiro (CH) | 131 / 230 | Y |
| Joana Ferreira Lima (PS) | 183 / 230 | Y |
| Germana Rocha (PPD/PSD) | 192 / 230 | Y |
| Absentees | 0 / 230 | |
| Sources: 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.
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Election of the 2nd Secretary of the Assembly of the Republic | ||
| 116 out of 230 | ||
| Francisco Gomes (CH) | 98 / 230 | N |
| Blank ballots | 61 / 230 | |
| Invalid ballots | 18 / 230 | |
| Absentees | 53 / 230 | |
| Sources: 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.
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Election of the 2nd Secretary of the Assembly of the Republic | ||
| 116 out of 230 | ||
| José de Carvalho (CH) | 123 / 230 | Y |
| Blank ballots | 48 / 230 | |
| Invalid ballots | 30 / 230 | |
| Absentees | 29 / 230 | |
| Sources: Observador |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Election of the Secretaries of the Assembly of the Republic | ||
| 116 out of 230 | ||
| Sandra Pereira (PPD/PSD) | 194 / 230 | Y |
| Filipe Melo (CH) | 113 / 230 | N |
| Susana Correia (PS) | 129 / 230 | Y |
| Gonçalo Valente (PPD/PSD) | 133 / 230 | Y |
| Absentees | 0 / 230 | |
| Sources: 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.
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Election of the 2nd Deputy Secretary of the Assembly of the Republic | ||
| 116 out of 230 | ||
| Filipe Melo (CH) | 126 / 230 | Y |
| Blank ballots | 91 / 230 | |
| Invalid ballots | 12 / 230 | |
| Absentees | 1 / 230 | |
| Sources: SIC Notícias |
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