The president of the PSD, Luís Montenegro, stated on Friday that Rui Moreira is one of the independent personalities who, in the abstract, meets the requirements for a good result for the party in the European elections.
During a meeting between the two in Porto, Moreira assured that he had not received any invitation from Montenegro.
Speaking to journalists after a meeting with the mayor of Porto, Rui Moreira, the PSD leader admitted that from next year he would focus only on the European elections, but that the party would strive to give the application “quality in terms of program” and choose participants with “recognized global value”.
“This presupposes that we have the ability to choose within the party between those who are best able to strengthen this connection with society, and that we can also go to society itself in search of independent people who can contribute to deliver. vision of what we already have in house.”he said.
When asked if Rui Moreira would be the PSD’s choice to top the European lists, the PSD leader said that “in the country, among all the independent personalities, Rui Moreira is one of those who meets this requirement in the abstract”.
“Is there any basis for what has been reported regarding the process of preparing the PSD list? There is none”the PSD leader added.
Also speaking to journalists, and together with the PSD leader, Rui Moreira assured that he had not received any invitation from Montenegro to lead the party’s list, neither as chairman of the chamber nor as a citizen.
When asked whether he would accept the invitation, Moreira declined to comment on “a matter that had never been formulated”, saying he had only two years left in his term as president of the chamber.
“It is clear that someone can always leave for special reasons, but I cannot, even out of good morals, comment on a matter that has never been formulated”he said, assuring that he would only imagine himself in Brussels “if Futebol Clube do Porto (FCP) played there”.
“As everyone knows, I maintain a close relationship with Dr. Luís Montenegro, which is no longer the same today, and I do not forget that in the worst moments of my political life, unlike other people of the PSD, Dr. Luís Montenegro , always treated me with great nobility, friendship and appreciation. That exists and perhaps that is what is confusing. It is different for each of us to have political projects and political calendars.”said the independent.
Luís Montenegro and Rui Moreira met this Friday to take stock of the cooperation agreement signed exactly two years ago between the PSD and the independent movement “Aqui Há Porto!”.
Rui Moreira admitted to journalists that he was satisfied with “the alliance” and that he plans to continue the agreement.
In addition to the cooperation agreement, the meeting also discussed topics such as decentralization, housing, municipal financing, security in the city of Porto and drug use and trafficking.
The independent movement and the PSD signed a governance agreement on October 13, 2021 and agreed on measures for the four years of their mandate, including the reduction of the tax burden, the transfer of skills, mobility and the creation of a network of daycare centers and the reversal of Avenidas Atlanticas.
Source: DN
