On Saturday night, the Prime Minister, António Costa, congratulated the new PCP general secretary, Paulo Raimundo, and said he hoped that, in the “multitude of differences”, a “constructive dialogue” would be possible.
“I congratulate the new Secretary General of the PCP. I congratulate Paulo Raimundo in his new duties. I hope that, in the midst of our disagreements, constructive dialogue and common action in defense of the national interest and the progress of the Portuguese people will be possible,” António Costa wrote on the social network Twitter.
I congratulate the new Secretary General of the @pcp_pt🇧🇷 I wish Paulo Raimundo luck in his new duties. I hope that despite the multitude of our differences, constructive dialogue and common action in defense of the national interest and the progress of the Portuguese people will be possible.
Antonio Costa (@antoniocostapm) November 12, 2022
The new PCP secretary-general was elected unanimously on Saturday night, but did not participate in the vote, according to information given to journalists by Margarida Botelho of the secretariat of the PCP Central Committee.
Paulo Raimundo took over the leadership of the party after the resignation of Jerónimo de Sousa, who left office midway through his last term for health reasons.
Jerónimo de Sousa’s successor was announced a week ago, at the same time as the party announced the resignation of its then general secretary, but the vote did not take place until a week later, in a Central Committee meeting that lasted just over an hour. lasted.
Source: DN
