Assembly of the Republic of Portugal

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The Assembly of the Republic of Portugal is the unicameral national parliament and primary legislative body of Portugal, responsible for making laws, overseeing the government, and representing the Portuguese people.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislature
unicameral national parliament
appoints Prime Minister of Portugal (based on electoral results and political conditions)
approves Government programme
branchOfGovernment legislative branch
budgetaryFunction debates and approves the State Budget
buildingUsed Palácio de São Bento
linked to: São Bento Palace
canBeDissolvedBy President of Portugal
canDismiss Government of Portugal through motions of no confidence
chamberType unicameral
constitutionalStatus constitutional organ of sovereignty
country Portugal
electoralSystem party-list proportional representation
proportional representation
elects Ombudsman (Provedor de Justiça)
members of other independent constitutional bodies
some members of the Constitutional Court of Portugal
establishedBy Constitution of Portugal
governmentOversightFunction oversees the Government of Portugal
hasJurisdiction national
hasPower approval of the State Budget
constitutional revision
ratification of international treaties
historicalPrecursor Cortes of Portugal
legalSystemContext civil law system of Portugal
legislativeFunction amends laws
enacts laws
primary legislative body of Portugal
locatedIn Lisbon
meetsIn Palácio de São Bento
linked to: São Bento Palace
meetsInBuilding São Bento Palace
meetsInCity Lisbon
nativeName Assembleia da República
numberOfChambers 1
officialLanguage Portuguese
oversightInstrument interpellations to the Government
motions of censure
parliamentary inquiries
written and oral questions to the Government
predecessor Cortes Gerais
National Assembly (Estado Novo)
presidingOfficerTitle President of the Assembly of the Republic
representationFunction represents the Portuguese people
supervises implementation of laws by the Government
termLength 4 years
typeOfRepresentation representative democracy
votingSystem closed-list proportional representation

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Portuguese Communist Party parliamentaryRepresentation Assembly of the Republic of Portugal
São Bento Square associatedWith Assembly of the Republic of Portugal
CDU hasParliamentaryRepresentation Assembly of the Republic of Portugal
Bloco de Esquerda parliamentaryGroupIn Assembly of the Republic (Portugal)
linked to: Assembly of the Republic of Portugal
Government Program of Portugal submittedTo Assembly of the Republic of Portugal
Government Program of Portugal monitoredBy Assembly of the Republic of Portugal
Liberal Initiative parliamentaryRepresentation Assembly of the Republic of Portugal
Chega parliamentaryGroupIn Assembly of the Republic (Portugal)
linked to: Assembly of the Republic of Portugal
Chega representedIn Assembly of the Republic (Portugal)
linked to: Assembly of the Republic of Portugal
PAN – People–Animals–Nature hasRepresentationIn Assembly of the Republic of Portugal
CDS-PP representedIn Assembly of the Republic of Portugal
CDS – Partido Popular parliamentaryGroup Assembly of the Republic of Portugal
subject linked to: CDS
Court of Auditors of Portugal reportsTo Assembly of the Republic of Portugal
Socialist Party (Portugal) representedIn Assembly of the Republic (Portugal)
subject linked to: Socialist Party
linked to: Assembly of the Republic of Portugal
Social Democratic Party (Portugal) representedIn Assembly of the Republic (Portugal)
subject linked to: Social Democratic Party
linked to: Assembly of the Republic of Portugal
Jorge Sampaio memberOf Assembly of the Republic (Portugal)
linked to: Assembly of the Republic of Portugal
Assembly of the Republic plenary includesMembersOf Assembly of the Republic (Portugal)
linked to: Assembly of the Republic of Portugal
Legislatures of Portugal appliesToBody Assembly of the Republic (Portugal)
linked to: Assembly of the Republic of Portugal
Legislatures of Portugal recordsMaintainedBy Assembly of the Republic (Portugal)
linked to: Assembly of the Republic of Portugal
Iniciativa Liberal parliamentaryRepresentation Assembly of the Republic of Portugal
Portuguese legislative election, 1985 electoralBody Assembly of the Republic (Portugal)
linked to: Assembly of the Republic of Portugal
Portuguese legislative election, 1985 parliamentaryChamber Assembly of the Republic (Portugal)
linked to: Assembly of the Republic of Portugal
State Budget of Portugal approvedBy Assembly of the Republic of Portugal
State Budget of Portugal submittedTo Assembly of the Republic of Portugal
State Budget of Portugal monitoredBy Assembly of the Republic of Portugal
XXII Constitutional Government of Portugal hasCabinetCollectiveResponsibilityTo Assembly of the Republic (Portugal)
linked to: Assembly of the Republic of Portugal
Regional Government of Madeira hasHigherAuthority Assembly of the Republic of Portugal
Portuguese Communist Party participatesIn Assembly of the Republic of Portugal
subject linked to: PCP
Unitary Democratic Coalition parliamentaryRepresentation Assembly of the Republic of Portugal
Rua de São Bento parliamentHoused Assembly of the Republic of Portugal
Junta de Freguesia de São Bento (Angra do Heroísmo) subordinateTo Assembly of the Republic of Portugal (through national law on local government)
linked to: Assembly of the Republic of Portugal