   the prime minister of the portuguese republic (primeiro-ministro,  or ) is the head of the country's government. he/she coordinates the actions of all ministers, represents the government as a whole, reports his actions and is controlled by the assembly of the republic, and keeps the president of the republic informed. there is no limit to the number of mandates as prime minister. he/she is appointed by the president of the republic, after the legislative elections and after an audience with every leader of a party represented at the assembly. it is usual for the leader of the party which receives a plurality of votes in the elections to be named prime minister. the official residence of the prime minister, a mansion next to sÃ£o bento palace, which, in confusion, is also often called "sÃ£o bento palace", although many prime ministers didn't live in the palace during their full mandate. ==history== the origins of present office of prime minister of portugal fall back to the beginning of the portuguese monarchy in the 12th century. typically, a senior official of the king of portugal prevailed over the others, ensuring the coordination of the administration of the kingdom as a kind of prime minister. throughout history, the prominent position fell successively on the mayor of the palace (portuguese mordomo-mor), on the chancellor (chanceler-mor), on the king's private secretary (escrivÃ£o da puridade) and on the secretary of state (secretÃ¡rio de estado). in 1736, three offices of secretary of state were created, with the secretary of state of the internal affairs of the kingdom (secretÃ¡rio de estado dos negÃ³cios interiores do reino) occupying a prominent position over the others. since the 1820 liberal revolution of porto, [[liberali
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