Constituent Assembly of Portugal

The Constituent Assembly (Portuguese: Assembleia Constituinte) was the Portuguese constituent assembly elected on 25 April 1975, after the Carnation Revolution (25 April 1974), for the purpose of adopting a constitution for the Third Portuguese Republic, the Constitution of 1976.

Constituent Assembly

Assembleia Constituinte
Type
Type
Unicameral
History
Established2 June 1975
Disbanded2 April 1976
Succeeded byAssembly of the Republic
Leadership
President
Henrique de Barros, Socialist Party
Vice Presidents
  • Vasco da Gama Fernandes, Socialist Party
  • Francisco Pinto Balsemão, Democratic People's Party
  • José Tavares Magro, Communist Party
Structure
Seats250
Elections
Party-list proportional representation
Last election
25 April 1975
Meeting place
São Bento Palace, Lisbon, Portugal
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