The Constitution remains held hostage by those who claim to defend it. Fifty years on, it still does not belong to all Portuguese people. The far-left treats it as an untouchable relic, using it as an ideological trench against liberal market democracy to defend a statist model the country has already rejected at the polls. The PS displays the hypocrisy of long-term power, while the Chega party seeks to hollow it out from within. The PSD avoids the debate to remain comfortable, despite the need for scrutiny. The IL proposes strengthening private property and individual rights against state power, arguing that the current text remains structurally biased against private initiative and individual freedom.