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António José Seguro

President of Portugal · Portugal

Portrait of António José Seguro at Belém Palace in April 2026.
Archive portrait · Photo: Ricardo Stuckert / Presidência da República do Brasil, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Image credits
55.1% Approval · 24.6% Disapproval30-day average · 3 pollsters, Oct 2026 · see the polls ↓

In short

Livre and the Left Bloc ask President António José Seguro to veto the revision of the rent law if it is approved without significant changes.12 A protest by tent campers is also planned at Belém, demanding the withdrawal of the rent law and a firm position from Seguro on the issue.3

AIMade at 16:21, from 4 headlines of the last 24 hours. Each number links to the source headline. How it is made

Popularity in the polls

Approval of António José Seguro's performance as President

Last recorded collection: 07/11/2026, 18:05 (Lisbon).Record older than 24 hours; newer data may be available at the source.

Study, data and source-check dates are separate. Last successful source check: 12/11/2026, 18:05 (Lisbon). Last attempt: 12/11/2026, 18:05 (Lisbon). Check completed. An unchanged source does not renew the data date.

66% Approval · 24% Disapproval

Pitagórica · 5–26 Oct 2026 · 804 interviews · see the poll ↗

Recent polls
PollsterDatesApprovalDisapproval
Pitagórica5–26 Oct 202666%24%
Pitagórica28 Sep–19 Oct 202670%20%
Pitagórica21 Sep–16 Oct 202669%20%
Intercampus6–12 Oct 202639.4%22.8%
Pitagórica14 Sep–10 Oct 202669%20%
Aximage6–7 Oct 202660%27%
Pitagórica7 Sep–3 Oct 202668%22%
Pitagórica31 Aug–26 Sep 202668%23%

In this table, each number is the pollster's own, as published. The rings identify their 30-day average. We do not compare countries, and nothing comes from the headlines. Read from the Wikipedia polling table (CC BY-SA 4.0) with collection scheduled every 3 hours. Last recorded collection: 07/11/2026, 18:05 (Lisbon).Record older than 24 hours; newer data may be available at the source.

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Defence

Office

  • President of the Republic since 9 Mar 2026 · Source

    Is ex officio Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces (Constitution, art. 120; National Defence Law, art. 10): chairs the Supreme Council of National Defence and appoints the military chiefs on the government's proposal.

Positions and proposals

  • European defence

    «Because it is no use Europe spending more money on its defence if it buys technology from outside Europe itself.»

    Original in Portuguese: Porque de nada basta a Europa gastar mais dinheiro na sua defesa se for comprar tecnologia fora da própria Europa.

    At the opening session of the 7th Lisbon Conference, arguing for European dual-use technology (drones, semiconductors, sensors) and fewer different models of aircraft, tanks and submarines in Europe.

    Speech · 8 Oct 2026 · Source · Archived copy

  • Defence spending

    «Our American friends and allies say that Europe has to take more care of its defence, spend more on its defence and defend itself. I agree.»

    Original in Portuguese: Os nossos amigos e aliados norte-americanos dizem que a Europa tem de cuidar mais da sua defesa, que gastar mais na sua defesa e de se defender. Eu concordo.

    At the opening session of the 7th Lisbon Conference, as President of the Republic.

    Speech · 8 Oct 2026 · Source · Archived copy

  • Support for Ukraine

    «The war in Ukraine goes on, and so do the needs for financial and military support.»

    Original in Portuguese: A guerra na Ucrânia continua e as necessidades de apoio financeiro e militar também.

    At the opening session of the 7th Lisbon Conference, as President of the Republic.

    Speech · 8 Oct 2026 · Source · Archived copy

  • NATO

    «I believe Portugal should remain part of NATO, but we must increase our strategic autonomy»

    Original in Portuguese: Eu considero que Portugal deve continuar a fazer parte da NATO, mas devemos aumentar a nossa autonomia estratégica

    In the televised debate with Henrique Gouveia e Melo, as a presidential candidate; he added that Europe must 'buy European'.

    Televised debate · 9 Dec 2025 · Source · Archived copy

Alliances

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Headlines naming António José Seguro

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