Portugal is a unitary multi-party semi-presidential republic in Southern Europe. The President of the Republic serves as head of state while the Prime Minister heads the government, and the unicameral Assembly of the Republic holds legislative power. Portugal is governed under the Constitution of 1976.
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1. Freedom House: Portugal (Freedom in the World 2025)
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Portugal is a parliamentary democracy with a multiparty political system and regular transfers of power between rival parties.
2. Politics of Portugal (Wikipedia)
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a unitary multi-party semi-presidential representative democratic republic
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25 April 1976
Governed By: Luis Montenegro Government, 24th and 25th Constitutional Governments section
taking the oath of office on 5 June 2025
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Unitary semi-presidential republic
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Unitary semi-presidential republic
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