Deputies Francisco Assis and José Pedro Aguiar-Branco again failed in the elections for President of the Assembly of the Republic, as neither of them received the required absolute majority.
Socialist Francisco Assis received 90 votes, social democrat Aguiar-Branco 88, and whites 52 votes in the third failed attempt to elect the next President of the Assembly of the Republic.
The results of the vote were announced by PCP MP António Filipe, who presides pro tem in Parliament, at the first plenary session of the 16th Legislative Assembly, which began more than 12 hours ago at 10 a.m., with several breaks in between.
According to the Rules of Procedure, “the candidate who receives an absolute majority of the votes of the current deputies” is elected as Chairman of the Assembly of the Republic, that is, 116.
The first elections for the President of Parliament, held by secret ballot, began at 15:00, with only the Social Democratic deputy José Pedro Aguiar-Branco as a candidate.
At 17:00, the first failure of the election for the President of the Assembly of the Republic was announced, as the former Minister of Defense received 89 votes in favor, 134 empty and seven zero.
About an hour later, the SDP withdrew its candidacy, but at 7 p.m. the former defense minister resubmitted it.
At the same time, the PS decided to nominate Francisco Assis and Chega Manuela Tender.
In the first round, the Socialists win by a small margin (90 against 88 for Aguiar-Branco), and the Chegi deputy will remain behind with 49 votes.
In the second round – the third attempt at elections – another failure was repeated with very similar results: 90 votes for Assis and 88 for Aguiar-Branco, with neither achieving the required absolute majority in favor.
Parliament will reconvene on Wednesday at 12:00 for a new vote for the presidency of the Assembly of the Republic after three failed attempts on Tuesday, with nominations due until 11:00.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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