Junta de freguesia

Thejunta de freguesia(Portuguesefor "parish board" ) is theexecutivebody of afreguesia(civil parish), a subdivision of eachmunicipalityofPortugal.Eachfreguesiaalso has alegislature,this being theassembleia de freguesia(parish assembly).

Eachjuntaincludes a President and several other board members, elected by theassembleia de freguesiafrom their own members, with the President being always the first of the most voted list in the local elections.^[1]

The laws regulating thejuntas de freguesiaare Law 169/99, of 18 September 1999 and Law 5-A/2002 of 11 January 2002.^[2]

Ajunta de freguesiais a level lower than thecâmara municipal.

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^Associação Nacional de Freguesias."FREGUESIA - ÓRGÃOS"(PDF).anafre.pt(in Portuguese). Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 1 February 2014.Retrieved31 January2014.
^Assembly of the Republic(28 January 2013)."Lei n.o 5-A/2002 de 11 de Janeiro"(PDF).Diário da República(in Portuguese).Retrieved31 January2014.

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[1] Associação Nacional de Freguesias."FREGUESIA - ÓRGÃOS"(PDF).anafre.pt(in Portuguese). Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 1 February 2014.Retrieved31 January2014.

[2] Assembly of the Republic(28 January 2013)."Lei n.o 5-A/2002 de 11 de Janeiro"(PDF).Diário da República(in Portuguese).Retrieved31 January2014.

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