Assembly of the Republic

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legislature parliamentary body unicameral national parliament

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

Aliases (2)

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legislature → parliamentary body → unicameral national parliament →
approves	international treaties (in many cases) → laws → state budget →
branchOfGovernment	legislative branch →
canAmend	Constitution of the Portuguese Republic →
canDismiss	Government of Portugal →
constitutionalBasis	Constitution of the Portuguese Republic →
country	Portugal →
electoralConstituencies	multi-member constituencies →
electoralCycle	normally every 4 years →
elects	President of the Assembly of the Republic → Vice-Presidents of the Assembly of the Republic →
establishedUnder	Constitution of 1976 →
hasChamber	single chamber →
hasCommitteeSystem	yes →
hasNumberOfMembers	230 →
hasPower	to authorize the Government to legislate by decree-laws → to pass motions of no confidence → to revise the Constitution →
headOfGovernmentOversight	President of the Assembly of the Republic →
isUnicameral	true →
jurisdiction	Portugal →
languageOfWork	Portuguese →
legislativeBodyFor	Portuguese Republic →
locatedIn	Lisbon → Lisbon, Portugal →
meetsIn	São Bento Palace →
membersCalled	deputies →
nativeName	Assembleia da República →
officialName	Assembleia da República →
oversees	Government of Portugal →
politicalSystemContext	Portuguese semi-presidential democracy →
predecessor	National Assembly (Estado Novo) →
primaryFunction	government oversight → lawmaking → representation of citizens →
represents	Portuguese people →
shortName	AR →
supervises	implementation of laws →
termLength	4 years →
typeOfParliament	semi-presidential parliamentary legislature →
votingSystem	proportional representation →
website	https://www.parlamento.pt →

Referenced by (22)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Leader of the Opposition (Portugal) → Portuguese Third Republic → President of the Assembly of the Republic →	legislativeBody
President of the Assembly of the Republic →	appliesToJurisdiction
President of Portugal →	canDissolve
Constitution of 1976 →	definesElectoralSystemFor
President of the Assembly of the Republic →	electedBy
Order of Liberty (Portugal) ("Assembly of the Republic (Portugal)") →	establishedBy
Constitution of 1976 →	establishesBranch
1976 Portuguese Constitution →	establishesLegislature
AR →	fullNameInEnglish
São Bento Palace →	governingBody
President of the Assembly of the Republic →	highestAuthorityIn
President of the Assembly of the Republic →	isPartOf
Lisbon ("Assembly of the Republic of Portugal") →	isSeatOf
Portugal →	legislature
Portuguese Third Republic →	lowerHouse
Prime Minister of Portugal →	reportsTo
Socialist Party (Portugal) ("Assembly of the Republic (Portugal)") →	representedIn
President of the Assembly of the Republic →	represents
Government of Portugal →	responsibleTo
São Bento Palace →	usedBy