Assembly of the Republic (Portugal)

  • PSD 108
  • PS 74
  • CDS -PP 24
  • CDU 16
  • BE 8

The Assembleia da República [ ɐsẽ'blɐiɐ dɐ ʁɛ'publikɐ ] ( German Assembly of the Republic ) is the Portuguese parliament. The Portuguese Constitution they referred to in Article 147 as "the representative assembly of all Portuguese citizens," and in Article 110 as a constitutional " sovereign body " next to the President of the Republic, the Government and the courts. In Portugal, the unicameral applies.

Background

The Assembleia da República consists of a chamber with up to 230 delegates and has its headquarters in the Palácio de São Bento in Lisbon. Deputies are elected for four years, and the pure proportional representation applies. The President has the right to dissolve parliament and to organize new elections. The Parliament has the right to express their distrust of the government to initiate impeachment proceedings against the President, and to change the constitution by a two -thirds majority.

Distribution of seats

Current distribution of seats

Since the election of 5 June 2011, the Parliament is composed as follows:

Distribution of seats since 1976

The following are the historic seat distributions of the parties will be represented, as well as those who are currently represented in parliament.

Lapa (Lisbon) Portuguese legislative election, 2011 Social Democratic Party (Portugal) Socialist Party (Portugal) Left Bloc Government of Portugal Conservatism Paulo Portas Marxism–Leninism Trotskyism Ecologist Party "The Greens" Portuguese legislative election, 1976 Portuguese legislative election, 1979 Portuguese legislative election, 1980 Portuguese legislative election, 1983 Portuguese legislative election, 1985 Portuguese legislative election, 1987 Portuguese legislative election, 1991 Portuguese legislative election, 1995 Portuguese legislative election, 1999 Portuguese legislative election, 2002 Third Portuguese Republic Albania Andorra House of Representatives (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Bulgaria Bundesrat of Germany Riigikogu Finland France Greece Italy Seimas Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia National Council (Monaco) Parliament of Montenegro States General of the Netherlands Duma Grand and General Council Riksdag Federal Assembly (Switzerland) National Council (Slovenia) Cortes Generales Congress of Deputies (Spain) Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic Gibraltar Gibraltar Parliament States of Guernsey House of Keys Legislative Council of the Isle of Man States of Jersey
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