ABSTRACT
Portugal is a small country, but one with great historic achievements and conquests. It was the first country in Europe to abolish the death penalty. Portuguese people are, by genetic definition, resilient. Citizens with this DNA are living proof of what John F. Kennedy had long been trying to teach: “If we cannot now end our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.”
The Assembly of the Republic is the most important institution in the Portuguese political system, where legislative power is exercised, an open house that scrutinizes all the actions of the highest executive body in the Portuguese political system, and also empowers the youngest to be future leaders.
The Parliament has developed several instruments that enable tolerance and peace to take place, not only through the work of the standing committees but also through diplomatic interventions.
Under the complete respect of the principle of separation of powers, the Portuguese Parliament develops an outstanding role in the democracy and the satisfaction of the basic needs of the people living in this territory, maintaining tolerance and peace.
