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Portugal
Data points :
Assembleia da Republica (Assembly of the Republic)
The IPU data corresponds to the lower chamber if the parliament is bicameral. For information about upper chambers, refer to Parline
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cases currently treated by the Committee on the Human Rights of MPs
- Number of MPs 230 MPs
- Legislature unicameral
- Last election Jan 2022
- IPU Membership
- Common principles signatory
- Website www.parlamento.pt
- More data from Parline
This page contains the latest IPU news and data for this parliament. The percentage of women in parliament and the percentage of youth participation correspond to the lower chamber if the parliament is bicameral. The number of MP human rights cases corresponds to the latest decisions of the IPU Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians.
Related news
Voices
30/06/2023
Watch the celebration of the International Day of Parliamentarism and the 134th anniversary of the IPU live from the Senate Chamber in the Parliament of Portugal. From 9:30-11:00 am (UTC) https://canal.parlamento.pt/?chid=18&title=emissao-linear
News in brief
17/02/2022
2022 is set to be a dynamic year for voting worldwide. Several elections could reshape the parliamentary makeup in many countries. According to Parline, the IPU’s open data platform on parliaments, in 2022 there will be 31 elections for the
Voices
09/12/2020
Mr Duarte Pacheco, a Portuguese Member of Parliament since 1991, was elected to the IPU Presidency in an historic virtual vote in November, winning 56 per cent of the votes in the first round. In his first video interview for
Voices
26/11/2020
Discover the new IPU President Duarte Pacheco’s campaign speech during the virtual election for the presidency on 1 November 2020.
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Seminar
Lisbon,
Portugal
Organized jointly by the Inter-Parliamentary Union and the Assembly of the Republic of Portugal The Assembly of the Republic of Portugal and the Inter-Parliamentary Union are jointly organizing the upcoming second Regional Seminar on Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals for
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In the region
