The 2015 legislative elections in Portugal: A constitutional analysis
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Resumo: | The 1976 Portuguese Constitution implemented a hybrid government system known as semi-presidential. This modality combines characteristics from the two more conventional systems: the presidential and the parliamentarian. In this context, the selection of the Prime-Minister does not directly come from the voters. Instead, it results from the Presidential nomination bearing in consideration the results of the legislative elections. Furthermore, it also lacks the majoritarian support from the National Parliament. Hence, the government becomes an organ political accountable before the President and the Parliament. The current Parliament was elected on October 4, 2015. Yet, the electoral results were striking, as they allowed more than one possibility for the formation of the Portuguese government, including post-electoral partisan agreements, which was an unprecedent situation in the country. The present paper aims to describe the electoral process referred to above, through factual analysis and its constitutional framework. |
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The 2015 legislative elections in Portugal: A constitutional analysisConstitutionElectionsGovernmentPoliticsPortugalThe 1976 Portuguese Constitution implemented a hybrid government system known as semi-presidential. This modality combines characteristics from the two more conventional systems: the presidential and the parliamentarian. In this context, the selection of the Prime-Minister does not directly come from the voters. Instead, it results from the Presidential nomination bearing in consideration the results of the legislative elections. Furthermore, it also lacks the majoritarian support from the National Parliament. Hence, the government becomes an organ political accountable before the President and the Parliament. The current Parliament was elected on October 4, 2015. Yet, the electoral results were striking, as they allowed more than one possibility for the formation of the Portuguese government, including post-electoral partisan agreements, which was an unprecedent situation in the country. The present paper aims to describe the electoral process referred to above, through factual analysis and its constitutional framework.2017-09-28T15:49:40Z2017-09-282017-09-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfSilva, M. M. M., & Matos, A. (2017). The 2015 legislative elections in Portugal: A constitutional analysis. Global Journal of Sociology: Current Issues, 7(2), 70-75. Disponível no Repositório UPT, http://hdl.handle.net/11328/1932http://hdl.handle.net/11328/1932Silva, M. M. M., & Matos, A. (2017). The 2015 legislative elections in Portugal: A constitutional analysis. Global Journal of Sociology: Current Issues, 7(2), 70-75. Disponível no Repositório UPT, http://hdl.handle.net/11328/1932http://hdl.handle.net/11328/1932https://doi.org/10.18844/gjs.v7i2.2393eng2301-2633http://sproc.org/ojs/index.php/gjs/article/view/2393http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSilva, Maria Manuela MagalhãesMatos, Andréreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-11-16T02:07:05Zoai:repositorio.upt.pt:11328/1932Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T22:39:45.706143Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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The 2015 legislative elections in Portugal: A constitutional analysis |
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The 2015 legislative elections in Portugal: A constitutional analysis |
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The 2015 legislative elections in Portugal: A constitutional analysis Silva, Maria Manuela Magalhães Constitution Elections Government Politics Portugal |
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The 2015 legislative elections in Portugal: A constitutional analysis |
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The 2015 legislative elections in Portugal: A constitutional analysis |
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The 2015 legislative elections in Portugal: A constitutional analysis |
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The 2015 legislative elections in Portugal: A constitutional analysis |
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The 2015 legislative elections in Portugal: A constitutional analysis |
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Silva, Maria Manuela Magalhães |
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Silva, Maria Manuela Magalhães Matos, André |
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Matos, André |
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Silva, Maria Manuela Magalhães Matos, André |
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Constitution Elections Government Politics Portugal |
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Constitution Elections Government Politics Portugal |
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The 1976 Portuguese Constitution implemented a hybrid government system known as semi-presidential. This modality combines characteristics from the two more conventional systems: the presidential and the parliamentarian. In this context, the selection of the Prime-Minister does not directly come from the voters. Instead, it results from the Presidential nomination bearing in consideration the results of the legislative elections. Furthermore, it also lacks the majoritarian support from the National Parliament. Hence, the government becomes an organ political accountable before the President and the Parliament. The current Parliament was elected on October 4, 2015. Yet, the electoral results were striking, as they allowed more than one possibility for the formation of the Portuguese government, including post-electoral partisan agreements, which was an unprecedent situation in the country. The present paper aims to describe the electoral process referred to above, through factual analysis and its constitutional framework. |
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Silva, M. M. M., & Matos, A. (2017). The 2015 legislative elections in Portugal: A constitutional analysis. Global Journal of Sociology: Current Issues, 7(2), 70-75. Disponível no Repositório UPT, http://hdl.handle.net/11328/1932 http://hdl.handle.net/11328/1932 Silva, M. M. M., & Matos, A. (2017). The 2015 legislative elections in Portugal: A constitutional analysis. Global Journal of Sociology: Current Issues, 7(2), 70-75. Disponível no Repositório UPT, http://hdl.handle.net/11328/1932 http://hdl.handle.net/11328/1932 https://doi.org/10.18844/gjs.v7i2.2393 |
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