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1 - Each party which has contested elections, albeit in coalition, and which obtains representation in the Assembleia da República (Assembly of the Republic) is granted, pursuant to the following paragraphs, an annual grant, provided that they apply to the Presidente da Assembleia da República (President of the Assembly of the Republic).
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2 - This grant consists of a sum of money which is equivalent to the 1/135 of the value of the IAS, for each vote obtained in the most recent election of members to the Assembly of the Republic.

3 - In cases of electoral coalition, the grant payable to each of the parties comprising the coalition is equal to the grant which, pursuant to the preceding paragraph, corresponds to their electoral coalition, distributed proportionately to the number of Assembly members elected by each party, except where otherwise expressly specified in the coalition agreement.

4 - Each parliamentary group, single member representing a party and member not enrolled in a parliamentary group of the Assembly of the Republic is awarded a grant, on an annual basis, for member consultancy expenses and other operating expenses amounting to four times the annual IAS, and an additional half of its value, per Assembly member, to be paid monthly, in accordance with paragraph 6.

5 - Parliamentary groups formed from parties that have competed in the election as a coalition are considered as a single parliamentary group for the purposes of the preceding paragraph .

6 - The grants referred to above are paid on a monthly basis, as special appropriation entered for this purpose in the budget of the Assembly of the Republic.

7 - The grant provided for in the preceding paragraphs is also granted to the parties which, having stood for election to the Assembly of the Republic and having failed to achieve parliamentary representation, obtain in excess of 50 000 votes, provided that they apply to the President of the Assembly of the Republic.

8 - The Tribunal Constitucional (Constitutional Court) has sole responsibility, under Article 23, for the oversight of public grants received by parliamentary groups or single member representatives of a party and members not enrolled in a parliamentary group or independent members in the National Assembly and the legislative assemblies of the autonomous regions, or through its intermediary, for the political and partisan activity in which they participate.