The president of the Constitutional Court (TC), José João Abrantes, argued this Wednesday (15) that the separation of powers is a pillar as essential to democracy as the vote, rejecting criticisms that question the court's role in the face of parliamentary majorities. During the opening session of the colloquium “50 Years of the Constitution of the Portuguese Republic (1976-2026)”, held at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Abrantes directly addressed positions that challenge the legitimacy of TC decisions when they contradict the will expressed by elected deputies. He dismissed the need for an imminent constitutional review, suggesting only the possibility of “surgical changes” in specific areas, and insisted that the Constitution is not the problem, echoing the view that failures in achieving a “just and solidary society” are due more to government (in)action than to the constitutional text.