Jorge Miguel Teixeira, a deputy for the Liberal Initiative, analyses the possibility of the party he represents supporting a constitutional review
Parliament has the responsibility and duty to examine the Constitution it has
Thursday, 2 April 2026RSS
Context & Explainers
- Leader: Mariana Leitão (since July 2025)
- Ideology: Classical liberalism, economic libertarianism
Founded in 2017, the Liberal Initiative advocates for reduced state intervention, tax simplification, labor market liberalization, and secular liberalism under the motto "Less State, More Freedom". The party gained its first parliamentary seat in 2019 and now holds 9 seats. Mariana Leitão, 42, became the party's first female leader in July 2025 after Rui Rocha resigned following disappointing 2025 election results. Leitão previously served as parliamentary leader and has been announced as the party's candidate for the 2026 presidential election. The party explicitly rejects alliances with both far-left and far-right parties, positioning itself as the "only alternative" that won't negotiate with extremes.
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Other news coverage of this topic
- Fear of reforms • Correio da Manhã
- Does the right want to return to the 19th century? • Diário de Notícias
- The taboos of the depressed left • Expresso
- President does not want constitutional revision announced by the right • Expresso
- Chega 'will precipitate the discussion on constitutional revision to stress-test the system' and 'unleash chaos' • CNN Portugal
- "A general and ideological revision" of the Constitution is not justified • CNN Portugal
- Possible new Constitution "will not jeopardise the inalienable rights of the Portuguese" • CNN Portugal
- Poço: "PSD will not be cornered on constitutional revision" • Observador
- “It is an abusive interpretation to say there was a siege of the Assembly of the Republic” • Observador
- The idea that some on the left try to defend, that the Constitution is perfect and should remain as it is, is a mistake and makes no sense • CNN Portugal
- The idea that the Constitution is practically the same, as Ventura tries to sell, is completely false • CNN Portugal
- I do not believe the constitutional revision project will have the right-wing parties united to move forward • CNN Portugal
- PS: "To improve incomes and increase wages, we do not need to change the Constitution" • CNN Portugal
- PSD argues that a constitutional review "is not a priority for the country" • CNN Portugal
- Political parties "are afraid and lack the courage to accept the need for a constitutional review", says Chega • CNN Portugal
