The president of the Assembly of the Republic, Augusto Santos Silva, greeted the new leader of the liberal initiative, Rui Rocha, on Sunday, hoping for a “good contribution” to the “civilized parliamentary debate”.
“I greet the new leader of the Liberal initiative, Deputy Rui Rocha. I expect a good contribution to the parliamentary debate, lively, informed and civilized,” reads a message on Santos Silva’s official account on the social network Twitter.
I salute the new leader of the Liberal Initiative, Member Rui Rocha. I expect a good contribution to the parliamentary debate, lively, informed and civilized.
– Augusto Santos Silva (@ASantosSilvaPAR) January 22, 2023
Deputy Rui Rocha was elected IL’s new president, with the motion put to the executive committee by his list receiving 51.7 percent of the vote.
João Cotrim Figueiredo’s succession was presented on more than one list for the first time in the party’s history, and deputies and leaders Rui Rocha and Carla Castro and National Councilor José Cardoso challenged the leadership at the IL’s VII National Convention, which ends today in Lisbon.
Source: DN
