Constitution of 1976

E36874
Portuguese constitution national constitution

The Constitution of 1976 is Portugal’s post-revolution democratic charter that redefined the country’s political system, civil liberties, and institutional framework after the Carnation Revolution.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Constitution of 1976 canonical 4
1976 Constitution 1
Constitutional Law of 1975 1

Statements (84)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Portuguese constitution ⓘ
national constitution ⓘ
adoptedBy Constituent Assembly of Portugal ⓘ
adoptedOn 1976-04-02 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 1976 Portuguese Constitution ⓘ
surface form: Constituição da República Portuguesa de 1976
amendedIn 1982 ⓘ
1989 ⓘ
1992 ⓘ
1997 ⓘ
2001 ⓘ
2004 ⓘ
2005 ⓘ
2010 ⓘ
cameIntoForceOn 1976-04-25 ⓘ
containsTitle Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ
Fundamental Rights and Duties ⓘ
Guarantee and Revision of the Constitution ⓘ
Organization of Political Power ⓘ
country Portugal ⓘ
definesElectoralSystemFor Assembly of the Republic ⓘ
definesStateAs Estado de direito democrático ⓘ
democratic state based on the rule of law ⓘ
electoralSystemType proportional representation ⓘ
entrenches core principles of democratic rule of law ⓘ
fundamental rights ⓘ
republican form of government ⓘ
establishedFormOfGovernment parliamentary democracy ⓘ
semi-presidential system ⓘ
establishesBody Constitutional Court ⓘ
surface form: Constitutional Court of Portugal

Council of State ⓘ
European Court of Auditors ⓘ
surface form: Court of Auditors

Provedor de Justiça ⓘ
surface form: Ombudsman (Provedor de Justiça)
establishesBranch Assembly of the Republic ⓘ
Courts ⓘ
Government of Portugal ⓘ
President of the Republic ⓘ
guaranteesRight freedom of assembly ⓘ
freedom of association ⓘ
freedom of expression ⓘ
freedom of religion ⓘ
right to education ⓘ
right to form political parties ⓘ
right to health care ⓘ
right to strike ⓘ
right to vote ⓘ
social security rights ⓘ
trade union freedom ⓘ
historicalContext post-Carnation Revolution settlement ⓘ
initiallyContained references to transition to socialism ⓘ
strong role for the Armed Forces Movement (MFA) ⓘ
inspiredByEvent Carnation Revolution ⓘ
isCurrentConstitutionOf Portugal ⓘ
surface form: Portuguese Republic
language Portuguese ⓘ
legalForm written constitution ⓘ
locationOfPromulgation Lisbon ⓘ
notableAmendmentEffect adapted to European Union membership ⓘ
facilitated privatizations and market economy reforms ⓘ
reduced political role of the military ⓘ
removed most references to socialism ⓘ
proclaimsPrinciple pluralist democracy ⓘ
respect for fundamental rights and freedoms ⓘ
semi-presidentialism ⓘ
separation and interdependence of powers ⓘ
sovereignty of the people ⓘ
unitary state ⓘ
prohibits armed militias of political parties ⓘ
fascist organizations ⓘ
providesFor autonomous regions ⓘ
constitutional review ⓘ
judicial review of legislation ⓘ
recognizes cooperative and social sector of ownership ⓘ
local self-government ⓘ
private property ⓘ
recognizesAutonomousRegion Azores ⓘ
Madeira ⓘ
regulates state of emergency ⓘ
state of siege ⓘ
regulatesOffice Judges ⓘ
Members of the Assembly of the Republic ⓘ
President of Portugal ⓘ
surface form: President of the Republic of Portugal

Prime Minister of Portugal ⓘ
replaced Constitution of 1933 ⓘ
requires constitutional revision procedure ⓘ
multi-party system ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Assembly of the Republic → establishedUnder → Constitution of 1976 ⓘ
Government of Portugal → establishedBy → Constitution of 1976 ⓘ
Portuguese Third Republic → constitutionalOrderBeganWith → Constitution of 1976 ⓘ
President of the Republic → createdBy → Constitution of 1976 ⓘ
subject surface form: President of the Republic (Portugal)
Guarantee and Revision of the Constitution → partOf → Constitution of 1976 ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1976 Constitution
Provisional Government of Portugal → usedLegalInstrument → Constitution of 1976 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitutional Law of 1975