15th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic

15th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic
15th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic
Overview
Legislative body	Assembly of the Republic
Jurisdiction	Portugal
Meeting place	Palace of Saint Benedict
Term	28 March 2022 – 15 January 2024
Election	30 January 2022
Government	XXIII Constitutional Government
Website	parlamento.pt
Deputies
Members	230
President	Augusto Santos Silva (PS)
First Vice-President	Edite Estrela (PS)
Second Vice-President	Adão Silva (PPD/PSD)
First Secretary	Maria da Luz Rosinha (PS)
Second Secretary	Duarte Pacheco (PPD/PSD)
Third Secretary	Palmira Maciel (PS)
Fourth Secretary	Lina Lopes (PPD/PSD)

The 15th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: XV Legislatura da Terceira República Portuguesa) ran from 28 March 2022 to 15 January 2024. The composition of the Assembly of the Republic, the legislative body of Portugal, was determined by the results of the 2022 Portuguese legislative election held on 30 January.^[2]

On 9 November 2023, the President of the Republic Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa announced the dissolution of the 15th Legislature, following the resignation of Prime Minister António Costa due to the Operation Influencer corruption investigation, and called for a snap election for 10 March 2024.^[3] The Assembly of the Republic was officially dissolved on 15 January 2024.^[4]

^ Lopes, Maria (2022). "CNE orders elections to be repeated across Europe on 12 and 13 March - there may be a new AR and Government from the 28th". Público (in European Portuguese). Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
^ "Portugal election: Socialists win unexpected majority". BBC News. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
^ Renascença (9 November 2023). "Marcelo marca eleições para 10 de março - Renascença". Rádio Renascença (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 9 November 2023.
^ "É oficial: Presidente da República decreta a dissolução do Parlamento". SIC Notícias (in European Portuguese). 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.

[Público-1] Lopes, Maria (2022). "CNE orders elections to be repeated across Europe on 12 and 13 March - there may be a new AR and Government from the 28th". Público (in European Portuguese). Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.

[2] "Portugal election: Socialists win unexpected majority". BBC News. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.

[3] Renascença (9 November 2023). "Marcelo marca eleições para 10 de março - Renascença". Rádio Renascença (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 9 November 2023.

[4] "É oficial: Presidente da República decreta a dissolução do Parlamento". SIC Notícias (in European Portuguese). 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.

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