AR

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legislative body national parliament unicameral legislature

AR is the commonly used abbreviation for the Assembly of the Republic, the unicameral national parliament of Portugal.

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body →
national parliament →
unicameral legislature →
abbreviation AR →
appoints some state office holders →
budgetaryPower approves the State Budget of Portugal →
canBeDissolvedBy President of Portugal →
city Lisbon →
country Portugal →
countryIsoCode PT →
electoralDistrictType multi-member constituencies →
electoralFrequency every 4 years or when dissolved →
electoralSystem party-list proportional representation →
elects certain members of the Constitutional Court →
the Ombudsman of Portugal →
establishedInCurrentForm 1976 →
fullName Assembleia da República →
fullNameInEnglish Assembly of the Republic →
governmentBranch legislative branch →
hasChamber single chamber →
hasNumberOfMembers 230 →
hasPower to amend the Constitution under special procedures →
to pass ordinary laws →
headTitle President of the Assembly of the Republic →
isPartOf political system of Portugal →
jurisdiction Portuguese Republic →
languageOfWork Portuguese →
legalBasis Constitution of Portugal →
legislatureType unicameral →
location Lisbon →
meetsInBuilding Palácio de São Bento →
nativeName Assembleia da República →
numberOfChambers 1 →
officialLanguageUsed Portuguese →
oversightMechanism motions of censure →
parliamentary inquiries →
questions to the government →
predecessor Cortes Gerais →
National Assembly of Portugal →
role approves the state budget →
enacts legislation →
oversees the government →
ratifies international treaties →
seat Palácio de São Bento →
supervises Government of Portugal →
termLength 4 years →
votingSystem proportional representation →
Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Assembleia da República →
abbreviation
Assembly of the Republic →
shortName
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