The leader of Chega, André Ventura, this Sunday believed that the statement of the former president of the republic Aníbal Cavaco Silva on socialist governance was “at the same time correct and incomplete”, emphasizing that the executive power “has come to an end” .
In a video sent to the press, Chega’s president defended that the words of Cavaco Silva – who on Saturday harshly criticized the government led by António Costa – were right to say “the obvious”.
“This government has come to an end, António Costa should have the courage to resign and it is a government based on lies and propaganda,” he said.
But for André Ventura, the message from the former PSD prime minister and former head of state is “also incomplete and uncertain”.
André Ventura states that “Chega was the first party to introduce a motion of censure in the Assembly of the Republic [‘chumbada’ em 06 de julho de 2022] precisely with the arguments” that the country was “on the wrong track, of lies and propaganda”.
The chairman of Chega also adds “Cavaco Silva ignores his own role in creating the ‘device’ and then of course in the government of the PS”, saying that it was the former president “who swore in the majority led by António Costa, made up of the BE and the PK”.
“We agree that this government has come to an end, but we have done everything we can to effectively end this government and provide an alternative to the Portuguese.
Ventura reiterated Chega’s commitment so that the president of the republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, can “quickly understand that he has an alternative to the right”.
On Saturday, former President of the Republic Aníbal Cavaco Silva accused the government of being a specialist in “lies and propaganda”, in a highly critical speech by the executive at the 3rd National Meeting of Social Democratic Mayors (ASD) in Lisbon.
“It is necessary to save the political debate because it is important in democracy. According to what we see, hear and read, there are two areas in which the socialist government specializes: in lies and in propaganda and tricks,” accused Aníbal Cavaco Silva.
Given that the prime minister has “lost his authority”, Cavaco Silva said that government leaders sometimes “decided to tender his resignation” because of “a strike of conscience”.
“In principle, the current legislature ends in 2026. But sometimes, due to reflection on the situation in the country or a revival of conscience, prime ministers decide to resign and early elections are held – that was it. happened in March 2011,” said the also former prime minister of the PSD.
Cavaco Silva defended that “the PSD is unequivocally the only real, credible alternative to socialist power” and believed that the leader of the PSD is “as prepared or better prepared” than when he was head of government.
The former president of the republic (between 2006 and 2016) opined that the PSD “should not follow motions of censure filed by other parties more concerned about being featured in the media” — in a reference to Chega and Iniciativa Liberal, who have already submitted motions of censure to the socialist executive during the current legislature, both rejected in parliament.
On November 26, 2015, António Costa was sworn in as Prime Minister by the then President of the Republic, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, who began to lead the XXI Constitutional Government.
Only 27 days after the previous inauguration – by the PSD/CDS-PP manager led by Pedro Passos Coelho, who was overthrown in parliament on November 10, 2015 – the minority manager of the PS was sworn in, who had an unprecedented solution and parliamentary support of PCP, Bloco de Esquerda and PEV, between November 2015 and October 2021, called ‘Contrap’.
Source: DN
