List of Presidents of Portugal
The current President of Portugal is Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, the winner of the 2016 presidential election.
Politics of Portugal
The President, elected to a 5-year term by direct, universal suffrage, is also commander-in-chief of the armed forces. Presidential powers include appointing the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, in which the President must be guided by the assembly election results; dismissing the Prime Minister; dissolving the assembly to call early elections; vetoing legislation, which may be overridden by the assembly; and declaring a state of war or siege.