Council of State
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The Council of State is a high-level political advisory body in Portugal that counsels the President of the Republic on important matters of national governance and constitutional significance.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Council of State canonical | 2 |
| Conselho de Estado | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
advisory body
ⓘ
constitutional body ⓘ |
| advises |
President of Portugal
ⓘ
surface form:
President of the Portuguese Republic
|
| bindingNatureOfOpinions | non-binding ⓘ |
| chairperson |
President of Portugal
ⓘ
surface form:
President of the Portuguese Republic
|
| compositionIncludes |
Ombudsman of Portugal
ⓘ
President of the Assembly of the Republic ⓘ President of the Constitutional Court ⓘ Prime Minister of Portugal ⓘ former Presidents of the Republic elected under the Constitution ⓘ some members appointed by the President of the Republic ⓘ some members elected by the Assembly of the Republic ⓘ |
| constitutionalArticle |
1976 Portuguese Constitution
ⓘ
surface form:
Title II of the Constitution of the Portuguese Republic
|
| constitutionalNature | consultative organ of the President of the Republic ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | political advisory body ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| decisionType | issues opinions and recommendations ⓘ |
| establishedAs |
Council of State (Portugal)
ⓘ
surface form:
Council of State of the Portuguese Republic
|
| governmentBranch | executive branch of Portugal ⓘ |
| hasNoPower |
does not exercise executive authority
ⓘ
does not legislate ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Portugal
ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese Republic
|
| language | Portuguese ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
1976 Portuguese Constitution
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of the Portuguese Republic
|
| location | Lisbon ⓘ |
| meetsAt | Belém Palace ⓘ |
| memberSelectionMethod |
ex officio members
ⓘ
members appointed by the President of the Republic ⓘ members elected by the Assembly of the Republic ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Council of State
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Conselho de Estado
|
| power |
issues opinions on acts of the President in case of serious institutional crisis
ⓘ
issues opinions on calling referendums ⓘ issues opinions on declaration of war ⓘ issues opinions on dismissal of the Government ⓘ issues opinions on dissolution of the Assembly of the Republic ⓘ issues opinions on making peace ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | provide political and constitutional advice to the President of the Republic ⓘ |
| publicLawBody | yes ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
President of Portugal
ⓘ
surface form:
President of the Portuguese Republic
|
| role |
counsels the President of the Republic on important matters of national governance
ⓘ
counsels the President of the Republic on matters of constitutional significance ⓘ |
| scope |
constitutional matters
ⓘ
national governance ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
President of the Republic (Portugal)
subject surface form:
Council of State (Portugal)
this entity surface form:
Conselho de Estado