National
Assembly of the Republic
- Portuguese: Assembleia da República
Governs Portugal
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- Must be held by October 2029 (no fixed date) General election · Member of the Assembly of the Republic
Who sits on it
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230 members of the Assembly of the Republic
Elected
See every Member of the Assembly of the Republic and their riding, or look up an address to find yours.
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President of the Assembly of the Republic
Chosen by the Assembly from among its members
- José Pedro Aguiar-Branco PSD · since March 2024
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Sources for who sits on it
- Member of the Assembly of the Republic parlamento.pt · checked
- President of the Assembly of the Republic en.wikipedia.org · checked
- José Pedro Aguiar-Branco as President of the Assembly of the Republic en.wikipedia.org · checked
What it can do
- Legislate and approve the State Budget
The Assembly legislates on the matters in CRP art. 161 and art. 164-165 and approves the State Budget and the Grandes Opções do Plano (art. 161(g)).
- Oversee the Government
Monitors compliance with the Constitution and laws and the acts of the Government and administration, including through confidence and censure motions (CRP arts. 162, 194).
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Sources for what it can do
- Legislate and approve the State Budget parlamento.pt · checked
- Oversee the Government parlamento.pt · checked
Sources
- parlamento.pt · checked Assembleia da República, Constituição da República Portuguesa (arts. 125, 128, 171, 222, 231 read; other articles cited from the text), read 2026-10-12: structure, selection methods, competences, mandate lengths. For: Assembly of the Republic, Assembly of the Republic in Portuguese, Legislate and approve the State Budget, Oversee the Government, Member of the Assembly of the Republic, General election, October 14, 2029
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, Assembly of the Republic (Portugal), read 2026-10-12: President of the Assembly José Pedro Aguiar-Branco since 2024-03-27, seats by party 2025. Fallback: Wikipedia, because the parliament's Mesa page was not fetched; cross-checked against the XVII Legislature XML. For: President of the Assembly of the Republic, José Pedro Aguiar-Branco as President of the Assembly of the Republic
- parlamento.pt · checked Assembleia da República, Informação Base XVII Legislatura (InformacaoBaseXVII.xml, open data, snapshot 2026-10-09), read 2026-10-12: current members (situation Efetivo/Efetivo Temporário/Efetivo Definitivo with no end date), parliamentary group, electoral circle, start of situation. For: Adriana Rodrigues as Member of the Assembly of the Republic, Aveiro (electoral circle), Almiro Moreira as Member of the Assembly of the Republic, Aveiro (electoral circle), Armando Grave as Member of the Assembly of the Republic, Aveiro (electoral circle), Carolina Marques as Member of the Assembly of the Republic, Aveiro (electoral circle), Filipe Neto Brandão as Member of the Assembly of the Republic, Aveiro (electoral circle) and 225 more