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In exercising the presidency, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa pushed some presidential powers to the limits of the unimaginable. Opinion by São José Almeida

Público10 Jan

The President has a fundamental discretionary power, namely the power to dissolve Parliament.

Correio da Manhã22 Dec

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