There is a scenario in which the near future of Fernando Medina is clear, but its realization is not the most likely hypothesis: if José Luís Carneiro is elected general secretary of the PS and achieves sufficient results in the parliamentary elections of March 10 to complete the cycle To maintain the socialist rule that began in 2015, Medina will not remain finance minister if he does not want to.
The former mayor of Lisbon, surprised as if he were experiencing the living conditions plot twist of a film showing the victory of Carlos Moedas in the 2021 local elections, confirmed yesterday what was already taken for granted: he is among the supporters of José Luís Carneiro in the direct elections, scheduled for December 15 and 16, which will decide António’s successor Costa as general secretary of the PS and candidate for prime minister. Fernando Medina called Carneiro the leadership candidate able to ensure the continuity of the “policy of clear accounts and reduction of the public debt”. Without explicitly referring to Pedro Nuno Santos, the 50-year-old economist (he will celebrate his next birthday precisely on March 10) emphasized that “Portugal cannot waver at this time in the consistency regarding its economic and financial policies”.
Source: DN
