The Constitutional Court did not uphold the doubts raised by the President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, regarding the Return and Asylum Law. The court's decision indicates that the law was considered constitutional, with no formal or substantive defects that would justify its rejection.
The Socialist Party expressed respect for the Constitutional Court's decision, accepting the verdict without reservations. This position contrasts with the party's initial stance when the doubts were raised by the President of the Republic.
The Livre party made a direct appeal to the President of the Republic to exercise the political veto on the law, even after the Constitutional Court's rejection. This request comes in a context of debate about the limits of presidential veto power.
The President of the Republic still has the possibility of resorting to political veto, a constitutional tool that allows him to return the law to the Assembly of the Republic for new discussion and voting, regardless of the Constitutional Court's opinion.
