The first plenary session of the new parliament began on Tuesday. The Assembly of the Republic, elected in legislative elections on March 10, will elect a new President of Parliament, as well as vice-presidents and secretaries.
The first plenary session of the 16th Legislative Assembly, at which nine parties were represented (one more than the previous one, CDS-PP), was divided into two parts: morning and afternoon.
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Updated March 26, 2024 | 21:01
New ballot
IL announces that it will vote for Aguiar-Branco as President of the Assembly of the Republic.
The Liberal Initiative confirmed that the party will once again support Aguiar-Branco as President of the Assembly of the Republic.
Livre also votes for Francisco Assis
Livre confirmed that deputies will support the candidacy of Francisco Assis for the post of President of the Assembly of the Republic.
Parliamentary leader Isabel Méndez López explained that “Francisco Assis gives a much greater guarantee” to associate himself with leftist ideals.
PCP won’t reveal which candidate it will support
PCP parliamentary leader Paula Santos expressed concern over the impasse over the selection of a new parliamentary president. The communist, however, did not specify which candidate the four votes of party deputies would go to.
Paula Santos states that this is happening “against the backdrop of great difficulties in the lives of workers” and that a “solution” must be found.
Bloco de Esquerda announces that it will vote for Francisco Assis for President of the Assembly of the Republic
The parliamentary leader of the Bloc de Esquerda, Fabian Figueiredo, said that the party will support the candidacy of Francisco Assis from the PS.
Chega nominates Manuela Tender, former PSD deputy, for the presidency of the Assembly of the Republic
Chega nominated former PSD MP Manuela Tender for the post of President of Parliament, confirmed CM.
Aguiar-Branco is running again for the presidency of parliament. Francisco Assis – PS candidate
Aguiar-Branco announced that he will run again for the post of President of the Assembly of the Republic from the PSD after losing the first elections for this position this Tuesday. Francisco Assis will be the candidate of the Socialist Party, the CM confirmed. However, the Socialist headquarters is still meeting to finally approve this candidacy.
Parties have until 20:00 to present candidates for the presidency of parliament.
Parties will have until 20:00 to submit their candidates for the post of President of the Assembly of the Republic.
A new vote to elect the President of the Assembly of the Republic is scheduled for 21:00.
New applications must be submitted by 20:00. The plenary session will take place at 21:00 on the new elections of the new President of the Assembly of the Republic. announced António Filipe.
10-minute break to reach consensus among the bench
The parties have 10 minutes to decide whether the work will continue today or be postponed to another day.
PSD announces withdrawal of Aguiar-Branco’s candidacy
The PSD announced that it was withdrawing Aguiar-Branco’s candidacy. Miranda Sarmento says the party was informed by the PS and Chega that they would not vote in favor, so they are withdrawing the name of deputy José Pedro Aguiar-Branco.
Pedro Nuno Santos, who says nothing about the AP presidential elections, told CMTV: “I’m going to vote”
“If not, now get along with the PS”: Andre Ventura on Aguiar-Branco’s electoral failure
Andre Ventura accused the Democratic Alliance (AD) of irresponsibility for not wanting to engage in right-wing dialogue and said that the “no” given to Chege by the Social Democrats was arrogant and arrogant for more than “one million Portuguese”.
“The PSD must choose the companies. It must know whether it wants to form a coalition with the Socialist Party or rule by the right. If not, we will now come to an agreement with the PS,” Ventura told reporters.
‘Just count the votes’: IL accuses Chega and PS of joining forces to oppose Aguiar-Branco’s election
The President of the Liberal Initiative, Rui Rocha, accused Chegu of joining the PS to prevent the election of José Pedro Aguiar-Branco as President of the Assembly of the Republic.
“Chega is an unreliable party. It clenches its teeth at the first opportunity and does not deliver on what it promises,” the liberal said. It seems clear who voted in favor and who abstained. Just count the votes and look at the composition of the benches. It seems too obvious to me,” the liberal said.
José Pedro Aguiar-Branco lost the election for President of the Assembly of the Republic
José Pedro Aguiar-Branco was not elected President of the Assembly of the Republic. Congressman There were 89 yes votes, 134 blank votes and 7 invalid votes.
The first plenary session of the XVI Legislative Assembly took place on Tuesday and aimed to elect the President of the Assembly of the Republic, but deputy José Pedro Aguiar-Branco needed a majority. The Rules of the Assembly of the Republic determine that the Chairman of Parliament is elected at the first plenary meeting of the legislative body by an absolute majority of votes of the current deputies (116).
Voting for the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan has ended
Voting to elect the next speaker of parliament has ended. All 230 deputies exercised their right to vote.
Now comes the counting. The session will be interrupted for 20 minutes. The results will be announced at 16:50.
Voting for the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan has begun
Voting for the President of the Assembly of the Republic has already begun. Deputies are called one at a time to place their ballot in the ballot box.
Deputies also sign the terms of office. By making a deposit, they sign a document, swearing to fulfill their duties and uphold the constitution.
Deputies have already received ballots for electing the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
The ballot for electing the President of the Assembly of the Republic has already been distributed to deputies.
Paulo Portas thrilled as CDS plaque installed in Parliament
Paulo Portas is thrilled as CDS installs a plaque in the chamber he will occupy in Parliament.
The session will resume at 15:00.
The final composition of the commission to verify the powers of elected deputies has been approved.
The work was interrupted and will resume again at 15:00, when a new chairman of parliament will be elected.
Joaquim Miranda Sarmento asks António Filipe to chair the meeting
PSD deputy Joaquim Miranda Sarmento begins his speech by welcoming the deputies elected to the legislature on March 10th.
Joaquim Miranda Sarmento also asked the communist António Filipe to chair the meeting. as he is considered to be the oldest parliamentarian serving in the Assembly of the Republic.
“Good morning, deputies, civil servants and journalists. I ask law enforcement officials to open the galleries and we will begin the 16th Legislature in accordance with the 1976 Constitution. I’m honored to be here. When I was 26 years old, I joined this. The Assembly was far from imagining that one day this would happen to me, but life has its games,” the communist joked.
The PSD then appointed deputy José Cesario as temporary secretary, and the PS appointed socialist Palmira Maciel.
The composition of the commission to verify the credentials of deputies was read out, and the leader of the socialist bench, Eurico Brillante Díaz, asked to speak for amendments.
“Deputy José Cesario has just read out the names of five PS deputies and read out six names. The minutes need to be corrected so that there are six names from the PS, which is also the largest bench in this chamber,” he said, causing some laughter in the room since the PS has 78 MPs, like the SDP.
Work begins on a new parliament
The meeting began at 10:16, with some delay and noise in the semicircle, where many first-time deputies and others already familiar with the “house of democracy” exchanged greetings, hugs and took a few “selfies.”
On the benches on the left, MPs from the PS, BE, PCP and Livre exchanged greetings, while Socialist leader Pedro Nuno Santos spoke for several minutes with Paulo Raimundo, Mariana Mortagua and Rui Tavares.
Red fabric carnations were placed in front of some of the seats on the BE bench.
PSD President Luis Montenegro arrived at parliament a few minutes after 10:00, accompanied by the still Social Democratic leader of parliament, Joaquim Miranda Sarmento, and his appointed successor, Hugo Soares.
As soon as he entered the half-cycle, Luis Montenegro gave a big hug to CDS-PP President Nuno Melo, coalition partner of the Democratic Alliance (AD), and also greeted IL President Rui Rocha and then left-wing leaders, including Pedro Nuno Santos.
At the end of the greeting, Chega President Andre Ventura spoke and was hugged by Montenegro.
Author: morning Post
Source: CM Jornal
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