Legislatures of Portugal

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Legislatures of Portugal are the successive parliamentary terms of the Portuguese Assembly of the Republic, each defined by a specific electoral cycle and composition of elected deputies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf parliamentary term series
appliesToBody Assembly of the Republic (Portugal) NERFINISHED
canBeDissolvedBy President of Portugal NERFINISHED
classification national legislatures by term
country Portugal
definedBy composition of elected deputies
electoral cycle
dissolutionEffect triggers early legislative elections
electoralDistrictType multi-member constituencies
electoralSystem proportional representation
firstLegislatureConstitutedUnder 1976 Constitution of Portugal NERFINISHED
governingDocument Constitution of the Portuguese Republic (1976) NERFINISHED
hasContinuityRule legislature continues until new Assembly is elected and installed
historicalContext post-1974 democratic period (Third Portuguese Republic) NERFINISHED
languageOfRecord Portuguese
legislatureHeadTitle President of the Assembly of the Republic NERFINISHED
legislatureNumberingScheme ordinal numbering (1st, 2nd, 3rd, …)
legislaturePowersSource Constitution of the Portuguese Republic NERFINISHED
legislatureRole approval of state budget
constitutional revision (under conditions set by the Constitution)
enactment of laws
political oversight of the Government
legislatureType unicameral legislature
locatedIn Lisbon
lowerAgeLimitForDeputies 18 years
meetsIn Palácio de São Bento NERFINISHED
membershipBody deputies
membershipSelection direct universal suffrage
officialWebsite https://www.parlamento.pt
oversightInstruments interpellations to the Government
motions of no confidence
parliamentary inquiries
partySystemContext multi-party system
precededBy National Assembly (Estado Novo) legislative terms NERFINISHED
produces constitutional laws (when acting as revising assembly)
statutes of Portugal
recordsMaintainedBy Assembly of the Republic (Portugal) NERFINISHED
relatedTo Government of Portugal NERFINISHED
Portuguese legislative elections NERFINISHED
President of Portugal NERFINISHED
scope national-level legislative authority in Portugal
startPoint 1st Legislature of Portugal NERFINISHED
termLength 4 years
termLengthCondition subject to early dissolution by the President of Portugal
votingEligibility Portuguese citizens aged 18 or over
votingMethod party-list proportional representation

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