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The Assembly of the Republic is the Portuguese parliament; its building in Lisbon is referred to as Palácio de São Bento (Saint Benedicts Palace). ...
The Council of State is an organ established by the Constitution of Portugal to advise the President of the Republic of Portugal in the exercise of many of his discretionary, reserve powers. ...
Political parties in Portugal lists political parties in Portugal. ...
The Socialist Party ( Portuguese: Partido Socialista) is a political party of Portugal. ...
The Social Democratic Party (Portuguese: Partido Social Democrata) is a political party in Portugal. ...
PCPs official symbol, featuring the hammer and sickle and the Portuguese national colors, red and green. ...
The Democratic Social Center / Peoples Party (Portuguese: Centro Democrático Social / Partido Popular or CDS/PP) is a Portuguese political party. ...
Leftwing Bloc (Portuguese: Bloco de Esquerda) is a Portuguese left-wing political party founded in 1999. ...
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The Portuguese legislative election of 1999 took place on October 10. ...
The Portuguese legislative election of 2002 took place on March 17. ...
The Portuguese legislative election of 2005 took place on February 20. ...
| | Politics Portal | The four main organs of the national government are the presidency, the prime minister and Council of Ministers (the government), the Assembly of the Republic (the parliament), and the judiciary. The President, elected to a 5-year term by direct, universal suffrage, is also commander in chief of the armed forces. Presidential powers include appointing the prime minister and Council of Ministers, in which the president must be guided by the assembly election results; dismissing the prime minister; dissolving the assembly to call early elections; vetoing legislation, which may be overridden by the assembly; and declaring a state of war or siege. The Assembly of the Republic is the Portuguese parliament; its building in Lisbon is referred to as Palácio de São Bento (Saint Benedicts Palace). ...
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Jump to: navigation, search Universal suffrage (also general suffrage or common suffrage) consists of the extension of suffrage, or the right to vote, to all adults, without distinction as to race, sex, belief or social status. ...
The Council of State, a presidential advisory body, is composed of six senior civilian officers, any former presidents elected under the 1976 constitution, five members chosen by the assembly, and five selected by the president. The Council of State is an organ established by the Constitution of Portugal to advise the President of the Republic of Portugal in the exercise of many of his discretionary, reserve powers. ...
The government is headed by the presidentially appointed prime minister, who names the Council of Ministers. A new government is required to define the broad outline of its policy in a program and present it to the assembly for a mandatory period of debate. Failure of the assembly to reject the program by a majority of deputies confirms the government in office.
The Assembly of the Republic is a unicameral body composed of up to 230 deputies. Elected by universal suffrage according to a system of proportional representation, deputies serve terms of office of 4 years, unless the president dissolves the assembly and calls for new elections.
The national Supreme Court is the court of last appeal. Military, administrative, and fiscal courts are designated as separate court categories. A nine-member Constitutional Tribunal reviews the constitutionality of legislation.
History of the current regime
Portugal's April 25, 1976 constitution reflected the country's 1974-76 move from authoritarian rule to provisional military government to a parliamentary democracy with some initial communist and left-wing influence. The military coup in 1974 was a result of the colonial wars and removed the authoritarian dictator, Marcelo Caetano, from power. The prospect of a communist takeover in Portugal generated considerable concern among the country's NATO allies. The revolution also led to the country abruptly abandoning its colonies overseas and to the return of an estimated 600,000 Portuguese citizens from abroad. The 1976 constitution, which defined Portugal as a "Republic ... engaged in the formation of a classless society," was revised in 1982, 1989, 1992, 1997, 2001, and 2004. Jump to: navigation, search April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (116th in leap years). ...
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Marcelo Caetano Marcelo José das Neves Alves Caetano also spelled Marcello Caetano (August 17, 1906- October 26, 1980) was a Portuguese politician. ...
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The 1982 revision of the constitution placed the military under strict civilian control, trimmed the powers of the president, and abolished the Revolutionary Council (a non-elected committee with legislative veto powers). The country joined the European Union in 1986, beginning a path toward greater economic and political integration with its richer neighbors in Europe. The 1989 revision of the constitution eliminated much of the remaining Marxist rhetoric of the original document, abolished the communist-inspired "agrarian reform", and laid the groundwork for further privatization of nationalized firms and the government-owned communications media. The 1992 revision made it compatible with the Maastricht treaty. Jump to: navigation, search 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Civilian control of the military by democratically elected officials is seen by many to be an important feature of any stable, liberal (as in freedom) democracy. ...
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The current Portuguese constitution provides for progressive administrative decentralization and calls for future reorganization on a regional basis. The Azores and Madeira Islands have constitutionally mandated autonomous status. A regional autonomy statute promulgated in 1980 established the Government of the Autonomous Region of the Azores; the Government of the Autonomous Region of Madeira operates under a provisional autonomy statute in effect since 1976. Apart from the Azores and Madeira, the country is divided into 18 districts, each headed by a governor appointed by the Minister of Internal Administration. Macau, a former dependency, reverted to Chinese sovereignty in December 1999. Jump to: navigation, search Location Motto of the autonomous region: Antes morrer livres que em paz sujeitos (Portuguese: Rather die free than peacefully subjected) Official language Portuguese Capitals Ponta Delgada (Presidency of the autonomous government), Angra do HeroÃsmo (Supreme Court), Horta (Legislative Assembly) Other towns Praia da Vitória...
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XIV Constitutional Government (1995-2002) The Socialist Party, under the leadership of António Guterres, came to power following the October 1995 parliamentary elections. The Socialists later won a new mandate by winning exactly half the parliamentary seats in the October 1999 election, and constituing then the XIV Constitutional Government. Socialist Jorge Sampaio won the February 1996 presidential elections with nearly 54% of the vote. Sampaio's election marked the first time since the 1974 revolution that a single party held the prime ministership, the presidency, and a plurality of the municipalities. Local elections were held in December 1997. The Socialist Party (Portuguese: Partido Socialista) is a political party of Portugal. ...
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Jorge Fernando Branco de Sampaio ( listen?) is the current Portuguese President of the Republic, elected for a second term in January 14, 2001. ...
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Prime Minister Guterres continued the privatization and modernization policies begun by his predecessor, Aníbal Cavaco Silva of the Social Democratic Party. Guterres was a vigorous proponent of the effort to include Portugal in the first round of countries to collaborate and put into effect the euro in 1999. In international relations, Guterres pursued strong ties with the United States and greater Portuguese integration with the European Union while continuing to raise Portugal's profile through an activist foreign policy. One of his first decisions as Prime Minister was to send 900 troops to participate in the IFOR peacekeeping mission in Bosnia. Portugal later contributed 320 troops to SFOR, the follow-up Bosnia operation. Portugal also contributed aircraft and personnel to NATO's Operation Allied Force in Kosovo. // Prime Ministers of the Constitutional Monarchy (1834-1910) First Republic (1911-1926) Military Dictatorship (1926-1932) Estado Novo (1932-1974) Third Republic (since 1974) See also: List of Presidents of Portugal, Politics of Portugal, Lists of incumbents Categories: Lists of office-holders | Portugal | Portugal-related lists ...
AnÃbal António Cavaco Silva (born in Boliqueime in Loulé municipality in the Algarve region, on July 15, 1939) was Prime Minister of Portugal from November 6, 1985 to October 28, 1995. ...
The Social Democratic Party (Portuguese: Partido Social Democrata) is a political party in Portugal. ...
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XVI Constitutional Government (2004-2005) After José Manuel Durão Barroso accepted the invitation to be the next European Commission President, a new government had to be formed, the opposition parties called for general elections, but the President Jorge Sampaio nominated the new Social Democratic leader, Pedro Santana Lopes, to form a new government, in which Paulo Portas kept his place as Minister of Defence. However, in December 2004, due to several scandals involving the government, the President dissolved the parliament and called for early elections. Nevertheless, Santa Lopes resigned after the announcement of the President's decision. Jump to: navigation, search José Manuel Durão Barroso (pronunced: IPA, listen â–¶(?)) (born in Lisbon, March 23, 1956) is a Portuguese politician and is the 11th President of the European Commission. ...
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XVII Constitutional Government (2005-) In the elections of February 20, the Socialist Party obtained its largest victory ever, achieving an absolute majority for the first time in the party's history. Prime Minister José Sócrates was sworn in by President Jorge Sampaio on March 12. To many's surprise, Sócrates formed a cabinet made up of roughly half senior members of the Socialist Party and half independents, among whom are Diogo Freitas do Amaral, founder of the rightist Partido Popular currently Minister of Foreign Affairs. The Portuguese Parliament election took place on February 20, 2005. ...
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The Socialist Party (Portuguese: Partido Socialista) is a political party of Portugal. ...
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The Democratic Social Center / Peoples Party (Portuguese: Centro Democrático Social / Partido Popular or CDS/PP) is a Portuguese political party. ...
Parties The national and regional governments are dominated by two political parties, the PSD (Partido Social Democrata) - Social Democrats and the PS (Partido Socialista) – Socialists. Within the Portuguese political culture, the PSD is described as center-right and the PS is described as center-left. Other parties with seat in the parliament are the PP (Partido Popular) – Popular Party, PCP (Partido Comunista Português) – Communists, Os Verdes – The Greens, and the BE (Bloco de Esquerda) – Left Bloc. BE, Os Verdes and PCP are left wing and the PP right wing. During the second half of 2004, a coalition between the PSD (main party) and PP governed Portugal in the 16th constitutional government, led by Pedro Santana Lopes, substituting José Manuel Durão Barroso. Barroso resigned to become President of the European Commission. After dissolution of the Assembly by President Jorge Sampaio, this coalition lost the election on February 20, 2005. The victory of José Sócrates, the leader of the PS, is complete with no less than 121 MPs - an unprecendented absolute majority for the PS. Jump to: navigation, search Pedro Miguel de Santana Lopes (born June 29, 1956) is a Portuguese politician, and was Prime Minister of Portugal in (2004 and 2005). ...
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General data Country name:
conventional long form: Portuguese Republic
conventional short form: Portugal
local long form: República Portuguesa
local short form: Portugal
Data code: PO
Government type: parliamentary democracy A parliamentary system, or parliamentarism, is distinguished by the executive branch of government being dependent on the direct or indirect support of the parliament, often expressed through a vote of confidence. ...
Capital: Lisbon Jump to: navigation, search District Lisbon Mayor - Party Carmona Rodrigues PSD Area 84. ...
Administrative divisions: 18 districts (distritos, singular - distrito) and 2 autonomous regions* (regiões autónomas, singular - região autónoma); Aveiro, Açores (Azores)*, Beja, Braga, Bragança, Castelo Branco, Coimbra, Évora, Faro, Guarda, Leiria, Lisboa, Madeira*, Portalegre, Porto, Santarém, Setúbal, Viana do Castelo, Vila Real, Viseu Jump to: navigation, search Coat of Arms Aveiro streets by night Sé Catedral de Aveiro Aveiro and one of its canals. ...
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Jump to: navigation, search Coat of Arms Beja is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 1139. ...
Braga is a city in northwestern Portugal, in the province of Minho. ...
The District of Bragança is located in the Northeast of Portugal, the District Capital is the city of Bragança. ...
District Castelo Branco Mayor - Party Joaquim Morão Lopes Dias PS Area 1 439. ...
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Coat of Arms Évora is a municipality in the Alentejo, Portugal with a total area of 1307. ...
Wall entrance City Hall The Hermitage of Nossa Senhora do Pé da Cruz Statue of King Afonso III Governo Civil Igreja da Sé (main church) Faros Island Faros Marina The old mercy/church and hospital in Faro Faro is both a city and a district in southern Portugal. ...
Guarda is both a city and a district in north-east Portugal. ...
Leiria is a city in Portugal . ...
Lisbon (in Portuguese, Lisboa) is the capital and largest city of Portugal. ...
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Portalegre is a city in Portugal. ...
District Porto Mayor - Party Rui Rio PSD Area 41. ...
Coat of Arms Santarém is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 560. ...
Coat of Arms Setúbal is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 172. ...
Viana do Castelo is both a city and a district in north-west Portugal. ...
Vila-real (also known as Villarreal): city in the province of Castellon, Valencian Community region, Spain. ...
Viseu is both a city and a district in central Portugal. ...
Independence: 1139 (independent republic proclaimed 5 October 1910) Events Alphonso I (Afonso Henriques) becomes first king of Portugal Second Council of the Lateran Births Emperor Konoe of Japan Deaths Henry the Proud, Duke of Bavaria and Saxony Categories: 1139 ...
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National holiday: Day of Portugal and Luís de Camões, 10 June (1580) LuÃs de Camões Monument to LuÃs de Camões, Lisbon LuÃs Vaz de Camões (sometimes rendered in English as Camoens) (c. ...
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Constitution: 25 April 1976, revised in 1982, 1989, 1992, 1997, 2001 and 2004.
Legal system: civil law system; the Constitutional Tribunal reviews the constitutionality of legislation; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
Executive branch:
chief of state: President Jorge Sampaio (since 9 March 1996), see Presidents of Portugal
head of government: Prime Minister Jose Socrates (since March 2005), see: List of Prime Ministers of Portugal
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister
note: there is also a Council of State that acts as a consultative body to the president
elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; election last held January 2001 (next to be held 2006); following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or leader of a majority coalition is usually appointed prime minister by the president
election results: Jorge Sampaio elected president; percent of vote - Jorge Sampaio (Socialist) 53.96%, Ferreira Amaral (Social Democrat - Conservative) 33.69%, Simões de Abreu (Communist) 5.02%, Fernando Rosas (Left Block) 2.92%, Garcia Pereira (PCTP-MRPP) 1.55% Categories: Lists of office-holders | Portugal | Presidents of Portugal ...
José Sócrates Carvalho Pinto de Sousa (born Vilar de Maçada, 6 September 1957) is a Portuguese politician, elected secretary-general of the Socialist Party Sócrates is a civil engineer, with a post-graduated studies in the area of sanitary engineering. ...
// Prime Ministers of the Constitutional Monarchy (1834-1910) First Republic (1911-1926) Military Dictatorship (1926-1932) Estado Novo (1932-1974) Third Republic (since 1974) See also: List of Presidents of Portugal, Politics of Portugal, Lists of incumbents Categories: Lists of office-holders | Portugal | Portugal-related lists ...
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Legislative branch: unicameral Assembly of the Republic or Assembleia da Republica (230 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)
elections: last held 20 February 2005
election results: PS 45.0% 121 seats; PSD 28.7% 75 seats; CDU(PCP+PEV) 7.6% 14 seats; CDS-PP 7.3% 12 seats; B.E. 6.4% 8 seats.
Judicial branch: Supreme Court or Supremo Tribunal de Justica, judges appointed for life by the Conselho Superior da Magistratura
Political parties represented in the parliament and respective leaders: The Leftwing Block or BE (Francisco Louçã); Portuguese Communist Party or PCP (Jerónimo de Sousa); Ecologist Party "The Greens" or PEV (No Leader); Portuguese Socialist Party or PS (José Sócrates); Social Democratic Party or PSD (Pedro Santana Lopes); Popular Party or PP (Paulo Portas) Leftwing Block (Portuguese: Bloco de Esquerda) is a Portuguese left-wing political party founded in 1999. ...
Francisco Anacleto Louçã (born November 12, 1956) is a Portuguese politician who was an active opponent of the pre-democracy regime and who more recently helped to found the left-wing party Bloco de Esquerda. ...
PCPs official symbol, featuring the hammer and sickle and the Portuguese national colors, red and green. ...
Jerónimo de Sousa (born 13 April 1947 in Santa Iria de Azóia) is a Portuguese politician and current secretary-general of the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP), elected in 2004. ...
Partido Ecologista Os Verdes is the Portuguese Green Party. ...
The Socialist Party (Portuguese: Partido Socialista) is a political party of Portugal. ...
José Sócrates Carvalho Pinto de Sousa (born in Vilar de Maçada, 6 September 1957) is a Portuguese politician, secretary-general of the Socialist Party and the current prime minister of Portugal, since March 12, 2005. ...
The Social Democratic Party (Portuguese: Partido Social Democrata) is a political party in Portugal. ...
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The flag of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is the international organization entrusted with overseeing the global financial system by monitoring foreign exchange rates and balance of payments, as well as offering technical and financial assistance when asked. ...
Headquarters of the International Maritime Organisation in Lambeth, adjacent to the east end of Lambeth Bridge Headquarters building taken from the west side of the Thames Headquartered in London, U.K., the International Maritime Organization (IMO) promotes cooperation among governments and the shipping industry to improve maritime safety and to...
Jump to: navigation, search INMARSAT, is an international telecommunications company founded in 1979, originally as an intergovernmental organisation. ...
Intelsat is the worlds largest commercial satellite communications services provider. ...
Jump to: navigation, search Interpol logo Interpol, more correctly the International Criminal Police Organization – Interpol (ICPO-Interpol), was created in 1923 to assist international criminal police co-operation. ...
Alternative meanings at IOC (disambiguation) The International Olympic Committee is an organization based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin in 1894 to reinstate the Ancient Olympic Games held in Greece, and organize this sports event every four years. ...
The International Organization for Migration is an intergovernmental organisation. ...
Jump to: navigation, search ISO has many meanings: Iso is the stem of the Latin transliteration of the Greek word ίσος (Ãsos, meaning equal). The iso- prefix in English derives from this and means equality or similarity. ...
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is an international organization established to standardize and regulate international radio and telecommunications. ...
The Asociación Latinoamericana de Integración (the Latin American Integration Association; known as ALADI or, occasionally, by the English acronym LAIA) is a Latin American trade integration association, based in Montevideo. ...
MINURSO is a UN peacekeeping mission, established in 1991 to monitor the ceasefire and to organize and conduct a referendum which would enable the people of Western Sahara to choose between integration with Morocco and independence. ...
NAM stands for: National Association of Manufacturers Non-Aligned Movement Network Analysis Module National Assembly Member, a member of the National Assembly of The Gambia. ...
Jump to: navigation, search The NATO flag NATO 2002 Summit in Prague The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), sometimes called North Atlantic Alliance, Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance, is an international organisation for defence collaboration established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, D...
The Nuclear Energy Agency is an intergovernmental multinational agency that is organized under the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. ...
The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) is a multinational body concerned with reducing nuclear proliferation by controlling the export and re-transfer of materials that may be applicable to nuclear weapon development and by improving safeguards and protection on existing materials. ...
Jump to: navigation, search The Organization of American States (OAS; OEA in the other three official languages) is an international organization, headquartered in Washington, D.C., USA. Its members are the 35 independent nations of the Americas. ...
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an international organization of those developed countries that accept the principles of representative democracy and a free market economy. ...
The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is an agency of the United Nations. ...
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is an international organization for security. ...
The phrase Hague Tribunal can also be used to refer to ICTY. The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), also known as the Hague Tribunal is an international organization based in The Hague in the Netherlands. ...
This article is about the United Nations, for other uses of UN see UN (disambiguation) Official languages English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic Secretary-General Kofi Annan (since 1997) Established October 24, 1945 Member states 191 Headquarters New York City, NY, USA Official site http://www. ...
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) was established in 1964 as a permanent intergovernmental body, UNCTAD is the principal organ of the United Nations General Assembly dealing with trade, investment and development issues. ...
Jump to: navigation, search UNESCO logo The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, commonly known as UNESCO, is a specialized agency of the United Nations system established in 1945. ...
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) is an agency of the United Nations with the mission of helping countries pursue sustainable industrial development, it is a specialist in industrial affairs. ...
The United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) is an international organization formed under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1035, as extended by Security Council Resolution 1357. ...
The United Nations Mission in Kosovo or UNMIK is an interim civilian administration of the Serbian province (as part of Serbia and Montenegro) called Kosovo (officially Kosovo and Metohia), under the authority of the United Nations. ...
UN Mission of Observers in Prevlaka (UNMOP) (January 15, 1996 - December 15, 2002) was a United Nations peacekeeping mission that monitored the demilitarization of the disputed Prevlaka peninsula by carrying out daily foot and vehicle patrols on both sides of the border between Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. ...
The Universal Postal Union (UPU) is a international organization that coordinates postal policies between member nations, and hence the world-wide postal system. ...
WCL is an initialism for World Confederation of Labour. ...
Not to be confused with the European Union, the Western European Union (WEU) is said by some to be a partially dormant European defence and security organization composed of those states members of both NATO and the EU. Interestingly, however, New York Universitys published work (Holyworth and Jolyon) Defending...
The World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) was established in the wake of the Second World War to bring together trade unions across the world in a single international organization, much like the United Nations. ...
Jump to: navigation, search The WHO flag: similar to the flag of the United Nations, augmented with the symbolic staff and serpent of Asklepios, Greek god of medicine and healing. ...
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is one of the specialized agencies of the United Nations, and has as its core objectives the promotion of creative intellectual activity and the facilitation of the transfer of technology related to intellectual property to the developing countries in order to accelerate economic, social...
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is an intergovernmental organization with a membership of 187 Member States and Territories. ...
The World Tourism Organization (WTO) is a UN agency dealing with questions relating to tourism. ...
For other uses of the initials WTO, see WTO (disambiguation). ...
The Zangger Committee, also known as the Nuclear Exporters Committee, sprang from Article III.2 of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) which entered into force on March 5, 1970. ...
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