The prime minister did not comment this Saturday on the resignation of the Secretary of State for National Defence, calling for “justice to work” and guaranteeing that the government’s focus is on the concerns of the Portuguese.
In a conversation with journalists at the Palace of Monserrate, in Sintra, where an informal Council of Ministers is taking place this Saturday, António Costa was asked about the resignation of the Secretary of State for Defense, Marco Capitão Ferreira, after he appealed to leave ” justice”. work”.
“We are going to focus today on what is important for the life of the Portuguese, and without wanting to diminish what is of great concern to commentators and the political space, I think there are very different things that people are concerned about,” he said.
The CEO emphasized that he walks the streets and mostly talks to the Portuguese, who express their concerns “which have little to do with these matters”, listing topics such as fighting inflation, improving incomes, challenges in the National Service of (SNS) and the “massive transformation of the Portuguese economy”.
“It’s what I think is the fundamental concern that we should focus on, because the government’s function is to govern with people in mind,” he said.
On Friday, the President of the Republic accepted the resignation of the Secretary of State for Defense, Marco Capitão Ferreira, proposed by the Prime Minister.
The proposal for the resignation of the Secretary of State for Defense was released by the Prime Minister’s office at 9 a.m. on Friday, stating that “it had been forwarded to him by the Minister of National Defense [Helena Carreiras]at his own request”.
However, the resigned Secretary of State for Defense was named as a defendant under the “Perfect Storm” trial, which led to judicial police searching the Ministry of Defence.
Source: DN
