Portuguese Electoral History Analysed by Lusófona University Academic

The monograph "From the Ancient Cortes to the Assembly of the Republic", authored by Prof. José Domingues, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law of Lusófona University and researcher at the Francisco Suárez Centre for Advanced Legal Studies, is now available for purchase from GESTLEGAL and major bookshops.

From municipal representation in the medieval Cortes to the present-day Assembly of the Republic, this work spans more than seven centuries of the constitutional history of parliamentary elections in Portugal. Combining the History of Law with Constitutional Law, the book analyses the evolution of representative assemblies, the right to vote and electoral systems, showing how each political regime established its own electoral constitution.

More than a history of elections, this book offers an integrated perspective on political representation and the formation of Portuguese democracy. Through an innovative approach and rigorous documentary research, it brings together the evolution of parliament, electoral law and the political system in a coherent narrative, providing an understanding of the historical roots of the current electoral constitution and the key challenges that continue to shape the debate on democratic representation.

Through its chronological scope, academic rigour and pioneering nature, this work establishes itself as an essential reference for legal scholars, historians, political scientists and all readers interested in Portugal's constitutional, parliamentary and electoral history.