1. The act or an instance of surrendering: The general demanded the unconditional surrender of the fort. 2. Law The yielding of the possession of an estate to a party with a reversion or remainder interest in the estate, or of a lease to a landlord, prior to the term's expiration.
The Chief of State of Portugal is the President of the Republic, elected to a five-year term by direct, universal suffrage. He has essentially supervision and reserve powers. These powers are often compared with the moderator power that was held by the King in the Portuguese Constitutional Monarchy.he Portuguese Restoration War between Portugal and the Spanish Empire, in the aftermath of the 1640 revolt, ended the sixty-year period of the Iberian Union under the House of Habsburg. This was the beginning of the House of Braganza, which reigned in Portugal until 1910.
He has pledged to restore stability to the countryâs politics. Rafael Marchante/Reuters. World Portugal Anti-Austerity European Politics. Center-right politician Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, a former leader of Portugalâs opposition Social Democrats, is the countryâs new president following elections on Sunday.