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to ensure that the laws passed by parliament were in accordance with the MFA's desires and did not undermine the achievements of the revolution. The council was also to serve as a high-level decision-making body for the armed forces themselves. The council was a concession to the MFA for allowing the
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Portuguese politics. It abolished the Council of the Revolution, controlled by the military, and replaced it with
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to review the constitutionality of legislation. Ten of its thirteen judges were chosen by the
Assembly of the Republic. Another important change reduced the president's power by restricting presidential ability to dismiss the government, timeline to dissolve parliament, or veto legislation.
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Salazar, to the point that the president's prerogative to remove him from office was the only check on his power. Carmona's successor,
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with respect for the will of the Portuguese people and with a view to the construction of a country that is freer, more just and more fraternal.
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