President of Portugal

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The President of Portugal is the country’s directly elected head of state, responsible for representing the nation, overseeing democratic institutions, and exercising limited but significant constitutional powers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf head of state office
appointedBy direct popular vote
appoints Chief of the General Staff
surface form: Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces

Council of Ministers on proposal of the Prime Minister
Prime Minister of Portugal
certain members of the Constitutional Court
service chiefs of the Armed Forces
canCall early legislative elections
referendums
canDeclare state of emergency
state of siege
canDissolve Assembly of the Republic
canRequest prior review of constitutionality
successive review of constitutionality
canVeto parliamentary legislation
city Lisbon
country Portugal
createdBy 1976 Portuguese Constitution
surface form: Constitution of Portugal
currentOfficeHolder Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
currentOfficeHolderStart 9 March 2016
electionSystem two-round system
established 1910
establishedAfter Kings of Portugal
surface form: Portuguese monarchy
firstOfficeHolder Manuel de Arriaga
governmentForm semi-presidential representative democratic republic
guarantees regular functioning of democratic institutions
guardianOf 1976 Portuguese Constitution
surface form: Constitution of Portugal
headOfStateOf Portugal
insignia Flag of the President of Portugal
insigniaType presidential standard
isCommanderInChiefOf Portuguese Armed Forces
locatedIn Portugal
surface form: Portuguese Republic
nativeLanguage Portuguese
officeHolderStyle His Excellency
officeHolderTitleInPortuguese President of Portugal self-linksurface differs
surface form: Presidente da República Portuguesa
officeType non-executive presidency with limited but significant powers
predecessorOffice Kings of Portugal
surface form: King of Portugal
promulgates laws
ratifies international treaties
reElected 2021
represents Portuguese state in international relations
requiresForEmergencyMeasures authorization of Assembly of the Republic
residence Belém Palace
seat Belém Palace
termLength 5 years
termLimit two consecutive terms
termRenewable yes
vetoType constitutional veto
political veto

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Military Order of Aviz awardAuthority President of Portugal
Grand Officer of the Order of Aviz awardingBody President of Portugal
Commander of the Order of Aviz administeredBy President of Portugal
Maria Estela Antas Varajão positionHeld President of Portugal
subject surface form: Francisco da Costa Gomes
da Costa Gomes positionHeld President of Portugal
subject surface form: Francisco da Costa Gomes
Américo de Deus Rodrigues Tomás positionHeld President of Portugal
Craveiro Lopes positionHeld President of Portugal
Grand Cross of the Order of Liberty awardingBody President of Portugal