Assembly of the Republic of Portugal

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

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Assembly of the Republic of Portugal canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislature
unicameral national parliament
appoints Prime Minister of Portugal (based on electoral results and political conditions)
approves Government programme
branchOfGovernment legislative branch
budgetaryFunction debates and approves the State Budget
buildingUsed Palácio de São Bento NERFINISHED
canBeDissolvedBy President of Portugal NERFINISHED
canDismiss Government of Portugal through motions of no confidence
chamberType unicameral
constitutionalStatus constitutional organ of sovereignty
country Portugal
electoralSystem party-list proportional representation
proportional representation
elects Ombudsman (Provedor de Justiça) NERFINISHED
members of other independent constitutional bodies
some members of the Constitutional Court of Portugal
establishedBy Constitution of Portugal NERFINISHED
governmentOversightFunction oversees the Government of Portugal
hasJurisdiction national
hasPower approval of the State Budget
constitutional revision
ratification of international treaties
historicalPrecursor Cortes of Portugal NERFINISHED
legalSystemContext civil law system of Portugal
legislativeFunction amends laws
enacts laws
primary legislative body of Portugal
locatedIn Lisbon
meetsIn Palácio de São Bento NERFINISHED
meetsInBuilding São Bento Palace NERFINISHED
meetsInCity Lisbon NERFINISHED
nativeName Assembleia da República NERFINISHED
numberOfChambers 1
officialLanguage Portuguese
oversightInstrument interpellations to the Government
motions of censure
parliamentary inquiries
written and oral questions to the Government
predecessor Cortes Gerais NERFINISHED
National Assembly (Estado Novo) NERFINISHED
presidingOfficerTitle President of the Assembly of the Republic
representationFunction represents the Portuguese people
supervises implementation of laws by the Government
termLength 4 years
typeOfRepresentation representative democracy
votingSystem closed-list proportional representation

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Portuguese Communist Party parliamentaryRepresentation Assembly of the Republic of Portugal
São Bento Square associatedWith Assembly of the Republic of Portugal
CDU hasParliamentaryRepresentation Assembly of the Republic of Portugal