2nd Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic
| 2nd Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic | |||||
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Assembly of the Republic | ||||
| Meeting place | Palace of Saint Benedict | ||||
| Term | 13 November 1980 – 30 May 1983 | ||||
| Election | 5 October 1980 | ||||
| Government | VI Constitutional Government VII Constitutional Government VIII Constitutional Government | ||||
| Website | parlamento | ||||
| Deputies | |||||
| Members | 250 | ||||
| President | Leonardo Ribeiro de Almeida (PPD/PSD) (1980–1981) Francisco de Oliveira Dias (CDS) (1981–1982) Leonardo Ribeiro de Almeida (PPD/PSD) (1982–1983) | ||||
| First Vice-President | Nuno Rodrigues dos Santos (PPD/PSD) (1980–1981) Amândio de Azevedo (PPD/PSD) (1981–1983) | ||||
| Second Vice-President | António Arnault (PS) (1980–1981) Manuel Tito de Morais (PS) (1981–1983) | ||||
| Third Vice-President | António Martins Canaverde (CDS) | ||||
| Fourth Vice-President | José Vitoriano (PCP) | ||||
The 2nd Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: II Legislatura da Terceira República Portuguesa) ran from 13 November 1980 to 30 May 1983. The composition of the Assembly of the Republic, the legislative body of Portugal, was determined by the results of the 1980 legislative election, held on 5 October 1980.
Following a disappointing result of the Democratic Alliance (AD) in the 1982 local elections, Prime Minister Francisco Pinto Balsemão resigned, citing the election results and disagreements with the PPD/PSD coalition partner, the CDS. The Social Democrats proposed several candidates for Prime Minister to President António Ramalho Eanes, but Eanes rejected them and dissolved the Assembly, calling an election for 25 April 1983.