Canada and the World Backgrounder, December 1st, 2003
Capital: Lisbon
Head of State: President Jorge Sampaio (since March 1996) President is elected by popular vote for a five-year term
Head of Government: Prime Minister Jose Manuel Barroso (since April 2002) Following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party of leader Of a majority coalition is usually appointed prime minister by the president
Parliament: The single house is called the Assembly of the Republic. It has 230 seats and members are elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms
POLITICS
Jose Manuel Barroso of the Social Democratic Party took office in April 20...
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