Former national advisor of the Liberal Initiative (IL) Nuno Simões de Melo, who led the conservative wing of the Liberals during the party’s last convention, held in January, wrote on social media that he hopes to see Chega as the party with the most votes in the next parliamentary elections..
on a after published on his Facebook account on Sunday, Nuno Simões de Melo left the following question: “And if Chega wins the elections (as I hope), we will see the PS, IL and PSD coming together in a “Frankensteinian device” for the fulfillment of the will of the people?”
Simões de Melo, contacted by Diário de Notícias, confirmed that he plans to cast his vote for Chega in the next parliamentary elections, arguing that the party program led by André Ventura is closest to his liberal ideals.
Nuno Simões de Melo left IL on April 25, along with more than a dozen party leaders, including national councilor Mariana Nina, following the party’s vote in favor of a PS bill and the abstention of a Left Bloc bill related to himself. -determination of gender identity in schools and kindergartens.
At the time, the leader of the party movement calling itself “classical liberals” was one of the signatories of a letter that presented such voting sentiments as “the last straw” leading to disaffiliation. However, disagreement over Rui Rocha’s leadership was evident from the beginning of João Cotrim Figueiredo’s succession process, with the majority of these activists supporting the candidacy of fellow deputy Carla Castro.
Source: DN
