Sworn in before the Assembly of the Republic: Antonio Jose Seguro is Portugal's twenty-first President
Background
Antonio Jose Seguro took office as the twenty-first President of the Portuguese Republic.
The Presidency records the swearing-in as the Tomada de Posse de Antonio Jose Seguro como XXI Presidente da Republica.
The ceremony was held at the Assembly of the Republic, where he took the oath with his right hand on the Constitution of the Portuguese Republic.
The National Anthem was played and a 21-gun artillery salute followed.
Jose Pedro Aguiar-Branco, President of the Assembly of the Republic, spoke first, after which the President addressed the plenary.
King Felipe VI of Spain and the Presidents of Angola, Sao Tome and Principe, Cabo Verde, Timor-Leste and Mozambique attended.
In plain words
Tomada de Posse — The Portuguese term for a swearing-in or taking of office.
Presidency of the Portuguese Republic — The office and official site of Portugal's head of state, based at the Palace of Belem.