Parliament prepares to elect external bodies while the government and social partners resume critical negotiations on labour law reform within the Standing Committee for Social Concertation.
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Context & Explainers
The Assembly of the Republic (Assembleia da República) is Portugal's unicameral parliament, located in the Palácio de São Bento in Lisbon. It consists of 230 deputies elected by proportional representation for four-year terms.
The Assembly's powers include making and amending laws, approving the state budget, ratifying international treaties, and overseeing the government through debates, hearings, and committees. It can also pass votes of no confidence to bring down a government, as happened in March 2025.
Following the May 2025 elections, the current parliamentary composition is led by the Democratic Alliance (AD) with the largest share of seats, followed by Chega, PS, and smaller parties including the Liberal Initiative, Left Bloc, Livre, and PCP.
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Other news coverage of this topic
- Labour reform returns to the Social Concertation. CGTP joins the discussion without having received the latest proposal • ECO
- Social partners discuss labour package during a time of high tension • Público
- Union of Independent Trade Unions wants to be in the Social Concertation to negotiate labour reform • RTP Notícias
- Labour Package: UGT may accept hours bank under certain conditions • RTP Notícias
- Union of Independent Trade Unions wants to be in the Social Concertation to negotiate labour reform • ECO
