Constitution of Portugal
The present Constitution of Portugal was adopted in 1976 after the Carnation Revolution. It was preceded by a number of constitutions including the first one created in 1822 (following the Liberal Revolution of 1820), 1826 (drawn up by King Dom Pedro IV), 1838 (after the Liberal Wars), 1911 (following the 5 October 1910 revolution), and 1933 (after the 28 May 1926 coup d'état).
| Constitution of the Portuguese Republic | |
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| Overview | |
| Jurisdiction | Portugal |
| Ratified | 2 April 1976 |
| Date effective | 25 April 1976 |
| System | Semi-presidential republic |
| Government structure | |
| Branches | 4 |
| Head of state | President with significant reserve powers |
| Chambers | Unicameral (Assembly of the Republic) |
| Executive | Government, headed by a Prime Minister |
| Judiciary | Constitutional Court, Supreme Court of Justice and lower general courts, Supreme Administrative Court and lower administrative courts and Court of Auditors |
| Federalism | Unitary state, but the outermost archipelagoes enjoy self-government |
| Electoral college | No |
| Entrenchments | 15 (14 material ones and a circumstantial one) |
| History | |
| First legislature | 3 June 1976 |
| First executive | 23 July 1976 |
| Amendments | 7 |
| Last amended | 2005 |
| Author(s) | Constituent Assembly of Portugal |
| Signatories | Henrique de Barros and Francisco da Costa Gomes |
| Supersedes | Portuguese Constitution of 1933 |
| Full text | |
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