The founding of the Republic is celebrated today in a context of crisis, but political analysts do not expect the speeches, either by the mayor of Lisbon, Carlos Moedas, or by the president of the Republic to point to any major differences. Although there are expectations about the more or less watered-down “messages” that Marcelo may give on the eve of the debate on the national budget for 2023. The Prime Minister will be present to hear them if necessary. António Costa, who was not going to attend the ceremony, ultimately decided otherwise.
“The President of the Republic does not let his flashes of affection pass and there are no internal differences of opinion about foreign policy. We are just spectators of the world,” said José Adelino Maltez.
António Costa Pinto shares the October 5 vision without “shivering”, but admits that the president can focus more on internal than external affairs. “It is also unbelievable that the mayor of Lisbon is taking the opportunity to talk about the difficulties of his management in the municipality,” he says.
At last year’s ceremony, Marcelo called for October 5 to remain a “lively” date, and to take advantage of European funds to enter in time the “new cycle of wealth creation”.
The solemn session commemorating the 112th anniversary of the founding of the Republic begins at 11:00 AM at Praça do Município and ends at 12:45 PM.
The President of the Assembly of the Republic, Augusto Santos Silva, has announced that the parliament will open its doors to citizens on the holidays of October 5. Today the Assembly of the Republic opens its doors between 3 and 6 pm. “This is the first time this has happened, but it won’t be the last time because these moments of opening the parliament building are very important for anyone who wants to visit their home,” Augusto Santos Silva said in a comment. intake.
Those who visit the Parliament will be able to see the original of the 1911 Constitution of the First Republic, as well as the proposals presented during this period of national history for the bust of the Republic. Like seeing the exhibit commemorating the 200th anniversary of our first liberal constitution of 1822
After the creation of the First Republic, on the site where a statue of King D. Carlos I had previously been placed, a bust of the Republic was placed in 1911 by the sculptor João da Silva. The models of the competition currently open in front of the statue of the Republic of the Great Assembly Hall will be exhibited in the corridors of the Parliament.
Also in the Senate Hall of the Assembly of the Republic, a formation of the Orquestra Sinfónica do Algarve will give a concert, which is free of charge. In São Bento there is also a photo exhibition of the Joshua Benoliel collection.
Photographer and journalist of the early 20th century, Joshua Benoliel portrayed national realities in the first two decades of this century, and several of his photographs, which are part of the Parliamentary Historical Archive, will be exhibited in the main hall of the Edit.
One of them, displaying the proclamation of the first president of the republic, Manuel de Arriaga, on the balcony of the Palácio de São Bento on August 24, 1911, will be displayed on a giant screen in the atrium of the balcony of the Salão nobre.
with Lusa
Source: DN
