Assembly of the Republic (Portugal)

Assembly of the Republic Assembleia da República
Coat of arms of the Assembly of the Republic
Flag of the Assembly of the Republic
Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
President of the Assembly	Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues, PS Since 23 October 2015
Vice Presidents	José de Matos Correia (PPD/PSD) Jorge Lacão (PS) José Manuel Pureza (BE) Teresa Caeiro (CDS-PP)
Structure
Seats	230
Political groups	Government (86)      PS (85)      Independent (1) Supported by (36)      BE (19)      PCP (15)      PEV (2) Opposition (109)      PPD/PSD (89)      CDS-PP (18)      PAN (1)
Elections
Voting system	Party-list proportional representation D'Hondt method Closed list
Last election	4 October 2015
Next election	October 2019 or earlier
Meeting place
São Bento Palace, Lisbon, Portugal
Website
Assembleia da República

Government (86)

Supported by (36)

Opposition (109)

The Assembly of the Republic (Portuguese: Assembleia da República, pronounced: [ɐsẽˈblɐjɐ dɐ ʁɛˈpublikɐ]) is the Portuguese parliament.

According to the Portuguese Constitution, the unicameral Assembly "is the representative assembly of all Portuguese citizens." The constitution names the assembly as one of the country's organs of supreme authority.

It is located in a historical building in Lisbon, referred to as Palácio de São Bento (Palace of Saint Benedict), the site of an old Benedictine monastery. The Palácio de São Bento has been the seat of the Portuguese parliaments since 1834 (Cortes until 1910, Congress from 1911 to 1926 and National Assembly from 1933 to 1974).

The Assembly of the Republic's powers derives from its power to dismiss a government through a vote of no confidence, to change the country's laws, and to amend the constitution (this one requires a majority of two-thirds). In addition to these key powers, the constitution grants to the Assembly extensive legislative powers and substantial control over the budget, the right to authorize the government to raise taxes and grant loans, the power to ratify treaties and other kinds of international agreements, and the duty to approve or reject decisions by the President of the Republic to declare war and make peace. The assembly also appoints many members of important state institutions, such as ten of the thirteen members of the Constitutional Court and seven of the sixteen members of the Council of State.