Leader of the Opposition (Portugal)

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The Leader of the Opposition in Portugal is the unofficial title given to the head of the largest parliamentary party not in government, who serves as the main political challenger to the sitting prime minister.


Statements (32)
Predicate Object
instanceOf political office
unofficial title
appliesToJurisdiction Portuguese Republic
associatedWith largest opposition party in the Assembly of the Republic
country Portugal
definition head of the largest parliamentary party not in government
differsFrom President of Portugal
President of the Assembly of the Republic
Prime Minister of Portugal
governmentSystemContext parliamentary system
hasCharacteristic not a constitutionally defined office
symbolic leadership of all opposition parties
unofficial but politically recognized position
legislativeBody Assembly of the Republic
officeCreatedBy parliamentary convention
officeHolderType member of parliament
party leader
opposesOffice Prime Minister of Portugal
politicalFunction leads the opposition in the Assembly of the Republic
main political challenger to the prime minister of Portugal
positionInHierarchy senior opposition political figure
recognizedBy political practice and media usage in Portugal
responsibility leading opposition debates against the government in parliament
presenting alternative policies to the government
publicly challenging the prime minister’s policies
scrutinizing government actions
roleInSystem head of the opposition
selectionMethod is the leader of the largest opposition party in parliament
sphereOfActivity Portuguese politics
termLength serves as long as they lead the largest party not in government
typicalParty Social Democratic Party (when in opposition)
Socialist Party (when in opposition)

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
António Guterres
positionHeld

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