4th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic
| 4th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic | |||||
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| Legislative body | Assembly of the Republic | ||||
| Meeting place | Palace of Saint Benedict | ||||
| Term | 4 November 1985 – 12 August 1987 | ||||
| Election | 6 October 1985 | ||||
| Government | X Constitutional Government | ||||
| Website | parlamento | ||||
| Deputies | |||||
| Members | 250 | ||||
| President | Fernando Monteiro do Amaral (PPD/PSD) | ||||
| First Vice-President | António Marques Mendes (PPD/PSD) | ||||
| Second Vice-President | Carlos Cardoso Lage (PS) | ||||
| Third Vice-President | António Marques Júnior (PRD) | ||||
| Fourth Vice-President | José Vitoriano (PCP) | ||||
The 4th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: IV Legislatura da Terceira República Portuguesa) ran from 4 November 1985 to 12 August 1987. The composition of the Assembly of the Republic, the legislative body of Portugal, was determined by the results of the 1985 legislative election, held on 6 October 1985.
In April 1987, Aníbal Cavaco Silva's government was defeated by a motion of no confidence in Parliament and the government fell. The opposition parties, the Socialist Party (PS), the Democratic Renewal Party (PRD) and the United People Alliance (APU), proposed an alternative government between them, to avoid elections, but this was rejected by President Mário Soares, who decided to dissolve the Assembly and call an election for 19 July 1987.