PortugalMarcelo Rebelo de Sousa, a law professor and former Social Democratic Party leader, was president of Portugal from 2016 to March 2026. He declared the 2020 pandemic state of emergency and repeatedly blocked euthanasia bills before promulgating one in 2023.
In the 12 Axes register, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa leans hardest on Internationalism – Nationalism: Internationalism 83%; the register median is balanced 50%.
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Where Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Unitary
Led a unitary semi-presidential republic
Representative Democracy
Directly elected president 2016, re-elected 2021
Centrist
Declared Portugal's first nationwide state of emergency in 2020
Internationalism
Strong supporter of the EU and CPLP
Neutral
Upheld Portugal's NATO commitments
Polyculturalist
Supported restitution for colonial history and slavery
Mixed Economic
Centre-right, backed market-friendly stability
Markets
Moderate centre-right economic stance
Free Trade
Supported EU trade policy
Religious
Practising Catholic
Moderate
Vetoed euthanasia bills, then promulgated after 2023 override
Neutral
No distinct position on technology
Set against the median of all 124 figures in the register.
Planned – Markets
On Planned – Markets, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa is at Markets 68%. The register median is Planned 68%.
Federal – Unitary
On Federal – Unitary, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa is at Unitary 68%, almost the register median of Unitary 68%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.cidob.org
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The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
