▁power ▁to ▁negoti ate ▁with ▁other ▁countries ▁or ▁international ▁organizations , ▁to ▁submit ▁b ills ▁to ▁the ▁Assembly ▁of ▁the ▁Republic , ▁to ▁issue ▁decre es ▁and ▁to ▁take ▁administrative ▁choices ▁ ▁The ▁government ▁gu ides ▁its ▁actions ▁by ▁the ▁government al ▁program ▁and ▁implements ▁it ▁in ▁the ▁State ▁budget ▁that ▁is ▁submitted ▁to ▁Assembly ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁each ▁year , ▁in ▁the ▁laws ▁that ▁it ▁propos es , ▁in ▁the ▁decre es ▁that ▁it ▁issues ▁in ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁Council ▁of ▁Minister s , ▁and ▁in ▁individual ▁dec isions ▁made ▁by ▁its ▁members . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁no ▁guarante es ▁that ▁the ▁government ▁will ▁stick ▁to ▁its ▁government ▁program , ▁but ▁if ▁it ▁fails ▁to ▁do ▁so , ▁its ▁actions ▁will ▁be ▁jud ged ▁by ▁the ▁citizens ▁in ▁forth coming ▁elections . ▁ ▁The ▁Government ▁may ▁also ▁be ▁question ed ▁by ▁the ▁other ▁three ▁so vere ig nt y ▁org ans : ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Republic , ▁the ▁Assembly ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁and ▁the ▁courts . ▁The ▁President ▁may ▁v eto ▁government al ▁decre es ▁and ▁a ▁government ▁bill ▁may ▁fail ▁to ▁pass ▁in ▁the ▁Assembly ▁of ▁the ▁Republic , ▁where ▁a ▁motion ▁of ▁no ▁confidence ▁may ▁be ▁approved . ▁ ▁The ▁Council ▁of ▁Minister s ▁ ▁The ▁Council ▁of ▁Minister s ▁is ▁a ▁colleg ial ▁executive ▁body ▁within ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Portugal . ▁It ▁is ▁usually ▁pres ided ▁over ▁by ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister , ▁but ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁can ▁pres ide ▁over ▁it ▁at ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister ' s