Assembly of the Republic Assembleia da República | |
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16th Assembly of the Republic | |
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Type | |
Leadership | |
Vice-Presidents | |
Structure | |
Seats | 230 |
Political groups | Government (80)
Opposition (150) |
Elections | |
Closed list proportional representation D'Hondt method | |
Last election | 10 March 2024 |
Next election | On or before 8 October 2028 |
Meeting place | |
São Bento Palace, Lisbon, Portugal | |
Website | |
parlamento |
Constitution |
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The Assembly of the Republic (Portuguese: Assembleia da República, pronounced [ɐsẽˈblɐjɐ ðɐ ʁɛˈpuβlikɐ]), commonly referred to as simply Parliament (Portuguese: Parlamento), is the unicameral parliament of Portugal. According to the Constitution of Portugal, the parliament "is the representative assembly of all Portuguese citizens". The constitution names the assembly as one of the country's organs of supreme authority.
It meets in a historical building in Lisbon, the Palácio de São Bento (Palace of Saint Benedict), the site of an old Benedictine monastery. The Palácio 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).