LISBON, Dec 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Portuguese President, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, signed yesterday, a decree that formalises the dissolution of the Portuguese Parliament, calling for early legislative elections for Jan 30, 2022.
According to the country’s Constitution, when parliament is dissolved, the legislative power will be represented by a “Standing Commission of the Assembly of the Republic.”
This provisional body is composed of the president of parliament, the vice-presidents, and deputies appointed by all the parties, according to their respective parliamentary representation.
This is the eighth dissolution of the Portuguese parliament, since Apr 25, 1974, when the Portuguese Republic was instituted, following the “Carnation Revolution” that implanted democracy in the country.
The Portuguese president decided to dissolve the parliament, after the State Budget for 2022 was rejected, in a vote held on Oct 27, 2021.
