The influence of the MFA-Parties pact on the formation of the election of the President of the Republic

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https://doi.org/10.31637/epsir-2025-1878

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Revolution, Legitimacy, Constitution, MFA, Parties, President, Pact, Military

Abstract

Introduction: The coup d'état of 25 April 1974 marks the beginning of the third wave of global democratisation, according to Samuel P. Huntington, and is crucial to the end of many authoritarian regimes in Europe. Methodology: The research analyses the impact of the coup and the leading role of the Portuguese military during the Cold War, as well as the tensions between the moderate and radical left currents in the political parties. Results: The Pact between the MFA and the political parties sought to find the basis for the work of the Constituent Assembly, with changes from the I to the II Pact and a distribution of powers that was only finalised with the I Constitutional Revision in 1982. Discussion and Conclusions: The study reveals how the relationship between the military and the political parties was influenced by internal tensions and how the constitutional process evolved, culminating in the first constitutional revision that consolidated the new political system.

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António Tavares, Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies

Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law and Political Science of Universidade Lusófona - Centro Universitário do Porto and Integrated Researcher at CEAD Francisco Suárez.

Rui Albuquerque, Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies

Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law and Political Science of the Lusófona University - University Center of Porto and Integrated Researcher at CEAD Francisco Suárez.

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Published

2025-02-27

How to Cite

Tavares, A., & Albuquerque, R. (2025). The influence of the MFA-Parties pact on the formation of the election of the President of the Republic. European Public & Social Innovation Review, 10, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.31637/epsir-2025-1878

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Vol. 10 (2025)

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Humanism and Social Sciences

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