LISBON, 10 March, 2021 (TON): On Tuesday, President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa of Portugal inaugurated for his second term as the President.

Addressing Parliament, he said that his mission will be to end fear, "restore the confidence of the Portuguese people" and restore the "balance of health services."

In his oath of office, Rebelo de Sousa pledged to "defend, comply and enforce the Constitution of the Portuguese Republic."

"The reasons for the solemn commitment that I have just made are that they need it most the homeless, without decent housing, the retired poor, unemployed or on layoff, the precarious workers and entrepreneurs," he said while stressing on the economic difficulties amid pandemic.

He further said, "May the next five years be more a reason for hope than disappointment, it is our dream and it is our purpose after a year that has brought so much mourning, so much sacrifice, so much loneliness."

On 24 January this year, Rebelo de Sousa was re-elected president of the Republic of Portugal in general elections with 60.67 percent of the vote.