National
President of the Republic
- Portuguese: Presidente da República
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected
- Exact method
- Elected by direct, universal suffrage in two rounds (absolute majority required) for a five-year term, CRP arts. 121, 126, 128. Cannot serve more than two consecutive terms (art. 123).
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- António José Seguro since March 2026 Report Source: presidencia.pt, checked (+1 more)
Next vote
- Must be held by March 2031 (no fixed date) General election
Sources
- parlamento.pt · checked 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: President of the Republic, President of the Republic in Portuguese, General election, March 8, 2031
- presidencia.pt · checked 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, current term
- en.wikipedia.org · checked 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, current term