Even before receiving Miguel Albuquerque, the leader of the PSD-Madeira, the representative of the republic in the region, Irineu Barreto, declared that “conditions for the formation of a stable regional government” had been created. “Now that I am aware of the agreements signed between the PSD and the CDS-PP and between the PSD and the PAN, I believe that the conditions for the formation of a stable regional government have been met,” stated he, before adding: “Therefore, today at 3 p.m. I will receive the personality nominated to me by the party with the most votes – by the PSD – Dr. Miguel Albuquerque, inviting him to form a government.”
And so it was. Irineu Barreto received Albuquerque and at the end of the meeting he confirmed to journalists that he had been nominated to form a government. He will do this “as soon as possible” and ensure that the inauguration “will certainly take place before the end of October”.
“Mr. Representative [da República] My job now is to form a government. I am going to do that in the coming days and I am going to do it as quickly as possible and then I will present the names publicly,” he said.
As he added, the PSD/Madeira Political Committee and Regional Council will meet next week to ratify the agreements with the CDS-PP, a partner in the Somos Madeira coalition, and with the PAN.
On the other hand, he devalued the criticism and warnings of all opposition forces about the parliamentary influence deal, stating that he tolerates the opposition’s demagoguery with “Benedictine patience” and only worries when they say good things about himself and his government. Regarding the nomination of the name for President of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira, a position currently held by centrist José Manuel Rodrigues, the President of the Executive stated that the decision is up to the deputies and parliamentary groups.
“This agreement provides for monitoring and proximity in relation to the budget process, so that the PAN has a say and there is openness to other measures and proposals throughout the legislature, so that we can have a sphere of influence on the goals and values of the PAN.”
The PSD/CDS-PP coalition, whose list was headed by Albuquerque, leader of Madeira’s Social Democrats and president of the executive, won the elections but fell one deputy short of an absolute majority. party with People-Animals-Nature (PAN), which won a mandate. The PSD/CDS-PP coalition chose 23 deputies, PS 11, JPP five and Chega four, while the CDU (PCP/PEV), BE, PAN and IL each chose one deputy.
Prior visa in the budget
The agreement between the PSD/M and the PAN stipulates that this party will “be heard in advance” and make contributions to the budget process, Inês Sousa Real told Lusa, guaranteeing that it can reject budgets that it does not assess. . The PAN national leader said the parliamentary influence agreement her party signed with the PSD after Sunday’s regional elections guarantees the PAN’s participation in the budget process as it stipulates that the party “will always be heard in advance before the budget is approved’. presented and you can make your previous contributions”. “This agreement provides for monitoring and proximity with regard to the budget process, so that the PAN has a say and there is openness to other measures and proposals throughout the legislature, so that we can have a sphere of influence the goals and values of the PAN.”
“As is clear, with a budget that we do not review, the PAN has the freedom not to follow it and to question anything that could violate the principles set out in the agreement.”
In case of non-compliance, the PAN “will not hesitate to draw political consequences,” he guaranteed. However, he refused to “enter into an agreement in a negative way because he thought it will not be fulfilled.” “As is clear, with a budget that we do not review, the PAN has the freedom not to follow it and to question anything that could violate the principles set out in the agreement,” he stated.
As he also said, the agreement – which has not yet been made public – “is an initial agreement, an agreement of principles and values, and now there will be a whole second phase, both from a negotiation point of view and from a planning point of view. position and implementation”. “One of the things provided for and clear in the agreement is the monitoring and regularity of the meetings and their follow-up, so that they can be implemented,” he stated.
Regarding a motion of censure, he said that if the agreement is fulfilled, “there is no point in following” such an initiative. Sousa Real also revealed that in talks with the PSD-Madeira the possibility of the PAN joining the regional government was discussed, but that this would make no sense: “We have not been elected to the government, that was not the indication of trust given to us by the Madeirans.
Source: DN
