Council of State

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The Council of State is a high-level political advisory body in Portugal that counsels the President of the Republic on important matters of national governance and constitutional significance.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Council of State canonical 2
Conselho de Estado 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf advisory body
constitutional body
advises President of the Portuguese Republic
bindingNatureOfOpinions non-binding
chairperson President of the Portuguese Republic
compositionIncludes Ombudsman of Portugal
President of the Assembly of the Republic
President of the Constitutional Court
Prime Minister of Portugal
former Presidents of the Republic elected under the Constitution
some members appointed by the President of the Republic
some members elected by the Assembly of the Republic
constitutionalArticle Title II of the Constitution of the Portuguese Republic
constitutionalNature consultative organ of the President of the Republic
constitutionalStatus political advisory body
country Portugal
decisionType issues opinions and recommendations
establishedAs Council of State of the Portuguese Republic
governmentBranch executive branch of Portugal
hasNoPower does not exercise executive authority
does not legislate
jurisdiction Portuguese Republic
linked to: Portugal
language Portuguese
legalBasis Constitution of the Portuguese Republic
location Lisbon
meetsAt Belém Palace
memberSelectionMethod ex officio members
members appointed by the President of the Republic
members elected by the Assembly of the Republic
nativeName Conselho de Estado
linked to: Council of State
power issues opinions on acts of the President in case of serious institutional crisis
issues opinions on calling referendums
issues opinions on declaration of war
issues opinions on dismissal of the Government
issues opinions on dissolution of the Assembly of the Republic
issues opinions on making peace
primaryFunction provide political and constitutional advice to the President of the Republic
publicLawBody yes
reportsTo President of the Portuguese Republic
role counsels the President of the Republic on important matters of national governance
counsels the President of the Republic on matters of constitutional significance
scope constitutional matters
national governance

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

President of the Republic (Portugal) participatesIn Council of State
subject linked to: President of the Republic
Council of State (Portugal) nativeName Conselho de Estado
subject linked to: Council of State
linked to: Council of State