Portugal · Constitution
Constitution of the Portuguese Republic
The 1976 Constitution, adopted after the Carnation Revolution, establishes a semi-presidential republic with a directly elected President, a single-chamber Assembly of the Republic, an independent judiciary and a Constitutional Court, and enshrines an extensive catalogue of rights.
The constitutional text
The 1976 Constitution, adopted after the Carnation Revolution, establishes a semi-presidential republic with a directly elected President, a single-chamber Assembly of the Republic, an independent judiciary and a Constitutional Court, and enshrines an extensive catalogue of rights.
Separation of powers
A semi-presidential republic in which a directly elected President, a Government answerable to parliament and an independent judiciary share power, with a Constitutional Court guarding the constitution.
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