The first Portuguese Constitution was drafted in 1822. Several revolutions led to the constitutions of 1826, 1838, 1911, 1933 and 1976. 1822 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about revolution in the sense of a drastic change. ... 1826 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1911 was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...
The current Portuguese Constitution dates from 1976, replacing the previous constitution of 1933 which defined Portugal as a corporative, single party and multi-continental country. The new constitution was created in the aftermath of the Carnation Revolution of 1974, and radically changed the doctrine and the rules of the Portuguese Republic. The most important changes were: Jump to: navigation, search 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Carnation Revolution (Portuguese, Revolução dos Cravos) was an almost bloodless left-leaning revolution started on April 25, 1974, in Lisbon, Portugal, that effectively changed the Portuguese regime from an authoritarian dictatorship to a liberal democracy at the end of a two-year process of a communist-dominated military... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ...
The set-up of a parliamentary, multiparty and constitutional democracy
The redefinition of the Portuguese territories to exclude the former colonies
The creation of a groundwork for a socialist economy
The last was substantially amended in the following years, with little (if anything) remaining of the provisions relating to Socialism.
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Full text of the 1976 Constitution (English)
Official history of past and present constitutions
Portugal's April 25, 1976constitution 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 1976constitution, which defined Portugal as a "Republic...engaged in the formation of a classless society," was revised in 1982, 1989, 1992, and 1997.
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 Assembly of the Republic is the Portuguese parliament; its building in Lisbon is referred to as Palácio de São Bento (Saint Benedict's Palace).
According to the PortugueseConstitution, 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.
Except for the constituencies for Portuguese living abroad, which are fixed at two members each, the number of voters registered in a constituency determines the number of its members in the assembly, using the Hondt method of proportional representation.
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