The President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, today decreed the dissolution of parliament and the calling of early legislative elections for March 10. The head of State thus makes official the announcement made to the country on November 9th. This is the ninth dissolution of the Assembly of the Republic, since April 25th, 1974, and follows the resignation of the Prime Minister, António Costa, presented on November 7th, due to of Operation Influencer, and immediately accepted by the President of the Republic. Thus, from today onwards, the Assembly of the Republic (AR) no longer has the power to approve laws, which means that all legislative processes that were in progress lose their validity validity and must be presented again in the next legislature.President of the AR continues to be the second figure of the StateDespite Parliament losing the power to legislate from today, with its official dissolution, the president of the AR, Augusto Santos Silva, continues to be the second figure of the Portuguese State, replacing the President of the Republic if necessary. Deputies maintain the same rights, such as parliamentary immunity. Permanent Commission of the AR takes office From the moment that Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa officially dissolved the Assembly of the Republic (AR), the Permanent Commission takes office, a body with less deputies than the plenary and limited powers, which has a first meeting already scheduled for January 24th, with a preparatory debate for the European Council and political declarations. Government after the dissolution, but the hearings of ministers in committees will cease, maintaining the initiatives planned to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 25th of April. The Permanent Committee is chaired by the president of the AR and composed of vice-presidents and deputies appointed by all parties, according to their respective representation. They are responsible for “monitoring compliance with the Constitution and laws and monitoring the activities of the Government and Administration”, “exercising the powers of the Assembly in relation to the mandate of the deputies” , “promote the convening of the Assembly whenever necessary” or “prepare the opening of the legislative session”. This body also has the functions of “giving consent to the absence of the President of the Republic from the national territory” or “authorize the President of the Republic to declare a state of siege or a state of emergency, to declare war and to make peace.” In short, he will not have the power to “make laws on all matters, except those reserved by the Constitution to the Government” nor to “give the Government legislative authorizations”, for example, having its powers more limited. (RM /NMInuto)Source:Rádio Moçambique Online
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