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Presidency of the Portuguese Republic

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Must be held by March 2031 (no fixed date) General election · President of the Republic

President of the Republic
Elected
- António José Seguro President of the Republic · since March 2026

Sourced · checked Oct 12, 2026

Sources for who sits on it

President of the Republic parlamento.pt · checked Oct 12, 2026
António José Seguro as President of the Republic presidencia.pt · checked Oct 12, 2026
en.wikipedia.org · checked Oct 12, 2026

Promulgate or veto laws
Promulgates Assembly decrees as laws (CRP art. 134(b)) or vetoes them (art. 136); the Assembly can override a political veto by absolute or two-thirds majority.
Dissolve the Assembly of the Republic
May dissolve the Assembly after consulting the parties and the Council of State, but not in the first six months after its election or in the last six months of the presidential term (CRP arts. 133(e), 172).
Appoint the Government
Appoints the Prime Minister, and the other members of the Government on the Prime Ministers proposal, and dismisses the Government when needed to ensure the regular functioning of democratic institutions (CRP arts. 133(f), 187, 195).
Supreme command of the armed forces
The President is ex officio Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces (CRP art. 120).
Refer laws to the Constitutional Court
Requests preventive review of the constitutionality of laws and treaties before promulgating them (CRP arts. 134(g), 278).

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Sources for what it can do

parlamento.pt · checked Oct 12, 2026 Assembleia da República, Constituição da República Portuguesa (arts. 125, 128, 171, 222, 231 read; other articles cited from the text), read 2026-10-12: structure, selection methods, competences, mandate lengths. For: Presidency of the Portuguese Republic, Presidency of the Portuguese Republic in Portuguese, Promulgate or veto laws, Dissolve the Assembly of the Republic, Appoint the Government and 4 more
presidencia.pt · checked Oct 12, 2026 Presidência da República, Biografia (updated 2026-03-09), read 2026-10-12: António José Seguro elected President on 2026-02-08; page updated on his inauguration day 2026-03-09. For: António José Seguro as President of the Republic
en.wikipedia.org · checked Oct 12, 2026 Wikipedia, President of Portugal, read 2026-10-12: António José Seguro took office 2026-03-09 after the January/February 2026 election; next election 2031. Fallback: Wikipedia and Wikidata Q1580316, because no official page was fetched; the Presidency site was not consulted. For: António José Seguro as President of the Republic