Assembly of the Republic
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The Assembly of the Republic is Portugal’s unicameral national parliament, responsible for making laws, overseeing the government, and representing the Portuguese people.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Assembly of the Republic canonical | 36 |
| Assembly of the Republic (Portugal) | 2 |
| Assembly of the Republic of Portugal | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislature
ⓘ
parliamentary body ⓘ unicameral national parliament ⓘ |
| approves |
international treaties (in many cases)
ⓘ
laws ⓘ state budget ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | legislative branch ⓘ |
| canAmend |
1976 Portuguese Constitution
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of the Portuguese Republic
|
| canDismiss | Government of Portugal ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis |
1976 Portuguese Constitution
ⓘ
surface form:
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 |
Portugal
ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese Republic
|
| locatedIn |
Lisbon
ⓘ
Lisbon ⓘ
surface form:
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 |
Assembleia da República
ⓘ
surface form:
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 (39)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Assembly of the Republic of Portugal
this entity surface form:
Assembly of the Republic (Portugal)
this entity surface form:
Assembly of the Republic (Portugal)