Assembly of the Republic (Portugal)

Assembly of the Republic

*Assembleia da República*
Assembly of the Republic ; Assembleia da República
17th legislature
	Emblem and flag of the parliament
	Logo of the parliament
Type
Type	Unicameral
Term limits	None
History
Founded	April 25, 1976
Preceded by	Constituent Assembly
New session started	3 June 2025
Leadership
President	José Pedro Aguiar-Branco, PPD/PSD ; since 27 March 2024
Vice Presidents	Teresa Morais (PPD/PSD); Diogo Pacheco de Amorim (CH); Marcos Perestrello (PS); Rodrigo Saraiva (IL);
Structure
Seats	230
Political groups	Government (XXV Constitutional Government of Portugal) (91) PPD/PSD (89); CDS–PP (2); Opposition (139) CH (60); PS (58); IL (9); LIVRE (6); PCP (3); BE (1); PAN (1); JPP (1);
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	Closed list proportional representation; D'Hondt method;
First election	25 April 1976
Last election	18 May 2025
Next election	By 14 October 2029
Meeting place
	São Bento Palace, Lisbon, Portugal
Website
	www.parlamento.pt
Constitution
	Constitution of Portugal - Part 3 - Title 3

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 sovereignty bodies.

It meets in São Bento Palace, the historical site of an old Benedictine monastery. The palace 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).