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This pathfinder includes information on Portuguese government sites, political parties and movements, and law. The Library of Congress Online Catalog Library of Congress Online Catalog, offers a wide bibliography of published works on subjects relating to Portugal. One need only search the appropriate Library of Congress Subject Headings. Some of the major aggregators for links to a wide variety of subjects relating to Portugal are the Iberian Studies Web, of WESS. Others sites one should especially note is the site prepared by the Law Library of the Library of Congress for legal, political, and general information on their Guide to Law Online (http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/portugal.html) and the one prepared by the Library of Congress Federal Research Division: Portugal - A Country Study (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/pttoc.html)


ASSEMBLEIA DA REPÚBLICA  (http://www.parlamento.pt)
The Web site of the Portuguese Parliament. Provides information about the Parliament, activities, members, committees, agenda, constitution and legislation, links, and more. In Portuguese with some texts translated into English and French.

CHIEFS OF STATE AND CABINET MEMBERS OF FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/world-leaders-p/portugal.html)
A directory of Portuguese Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members. The Central Intelligence Agency publishes and updates the online directory of Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments weekly. In English.

COMISSÃO NACIONAL DE ELEIÇÕES  (http://www.cne.pt)
The Web site of the National Election Commission in Portugal. In Portuguese and English.

DIÁRIO DA REPÚBLICA ELECTRÓNICO  (http://www.dr.incm.pt/dr/)
The electronic Government Official Daily of the Republic of Portugal. For free access one can obtain information on the first legislation series, summaries, distribution dates, the juridical portal (law libraries, courts, useful links, useful addresses, organizations, international law and more), the European Union portal (official journals and institutional sites). In Portuguese.

ELECTIONS AROUND THE WORLD : PORTUGAL   (http://www.electionworld.org/portugal.htm)
Elections in Portugal. A database on national elections in, bringing results of the last elections and links to parliaments and parties. File: Portugal.

FINDLAW : INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES : PORTUGAL  (http://www.findlaw.com/12international/countries/pt.html)
The Web site presents information about Portuguese and international legal sites, cases, codes, forms, law reviews, law schools, labor legislation, law firms, Constitution of Portugal, and more. In English. Most sites provided for Portugal are in Portuguese.

GOVERNMENTS ON THE WWW: PORTUGAL  (http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/pt.html)
Links to websites of governmental institutions and political parties in Portugal.

INFOCID : PORTAL DA ADMINISTRAÇÃO PÚBLICA PORTUGUESA  (http://www.infocid.pt)
This is a portal of the Portugal's public administration which provides information on Portuguese legislation, taxes, social security, social protection and labor, general news, education, public services statistics, government, public agencies, assurance for employees, elections, geographic information, and much more. Also presents a legislation data base and an online form to prepare income taxes. In Portuguese.

MINISTÉRIO DA JUSTIÇA  (http://www.mj.gov.pt)
The Web site of the Portuguese Ministry of Justice. Presents information about the Ministry, services, statistics, court of justice, press releases, the legislative agenda, libraries, and more. Offers acess to a database and related links. In Portuguese.

MINISTÉRIOS DO GOVERNO DE PORTUGAL  (http://www.sapo.pt/culturais/governo/ministerios/)
A collection of links to all Ministries of Portugal, organized by www.sapo.pt. In Portuguese.

ORDEM DOS ADVOGADOS  (http://www.oa.pt)
The official Web site of the Portuguese National Bar Association. Presents information about the Association, research for lawyers, news, publications, legal information, library, archive, and more. In Portuguese.

PORTUGAL  (http://www.polisci.com/almanac/nations/nation/PO.htm)
Provides a country profile of Portugal with an emphasis on the government of the country. This information is presented by Keynote Publishing Co. Other areas included are the constitution, population, languages, religion, judiciary, political parties, and economy of Portugal. In English.

PORTUGAL : VISITE O GOVERNO  (http://www.portugal.gov.pt/SiteEntry)
A portal to information on Portuguese government. Presents information about the prime minister, government program, council of ministers, political systems, ministries, central administration, national bodies, historic archive, and others entities. In Portuguese and English.

PORTUGAL'S HISTORY ON-LINE LINKS  (http://www.cphrc.org.uk/links/government.htm)
The CPHRC's links to sites of Portuguese government, elections, and political parties. In English. The sites provided are in Portuguese.

PRESIDÊNCIA DA REPÚBLICA PORTUGUESA  (http://www.presidenciarepublica.pt)
The official page of the Presidency of the Portuguese Republic. Here you can find information about the Portuguese Republic and its History, as well as the activity of the President of the Portuguese Republic. In Portuguese and English.

PROCURADORIA GERAL DA REPÚBLICA : GABINETE DE DOCUMENTAÇÃO E DIREITO COMPARADO  (http://www.gddc.pt/)
The home page of the Documentation and Comparative Law Office (GDDC) of Portugal. The Office provides assistance to the latter as well as to members of the Public Prosecution Service and the judiciary in matters relating to international cooperation, legal information, publishing of law journals and the use of the new technologies of information. The Web site presents information about the Office, human rights, international cooperation, legislation, publications, library, news, and offers access to the database. In Portuguese, with some texts translated into English and French.

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