This Wednesday, the PS emphasized its institutional respect for all sovereign bodies, downplayed the disagreements with the president of the republic, but pointed out that the government has legitimacy in origin and practice.
These views were conveyed by the Deputy Secretary General of the Socialists, João Torres, at a press conference, where he defended the decision of the Prime Minister, António Costa, not to fire the Minister of Infrastructure, João Galamba.
In this context, he classified as normal and even as proof of the functioning of democratic institutions the divergence expressed in an official note by the President of the Republic regarding that very decision of António Costa to keep João Galamba in his government.
“The PS confirms its institutional respect for all sovereign bodies. This government has a legitimacy of origin, but also a legitimacy of practice”to maintain.
According to the “number two” of the PS leadership, the government has “original legitimacy, because it was the Portuguese who made an option for government stability just over a year ago”.
“Legitimacy of the exercise because the government has a solid majority and carries out its government program and presents the results to the Portuguese”completed.
João Torres’ press conference was also marked by criticism of statements made by the PSD chairman this morning.
Luís Montenegro accused the prime minister of playing “a game of opportunism and political theater” in the name of his survival, trying to provoke early elections without saying so, and assured that his party will not ask for it but they will will not refuse.
However, for the assistant general secretary of the PS, the PSD turned out to be in a “disoriented register”.
“You see the disorientation of the opposition and in particular that of Luís Montenegro. But you see more: you see his lack of preparation; you see his inability to present himself as an alternative. The emptiness of the PSD, or the lack of constructive sense, is neither surprising nor new It is a finding that the Portuguese have long madehe accused.
Source: DN
