The secretary general of the PCP this Sunday thanked the “guesses of previous leaders” for the right-wing policies “at the service of the major economic groups”, but claimed victory over them in Baleizão and suggested that they “return to their wombs “.
“If it is true that this policy has parties that lead it, that give it substance and progress, then it is also true that those parties are made up of people, some of whom in the past bore great responsibility for the situation we have reached. and those who are not inhibited come back and send some larachas,” charged Paulo Raimundo, in a clear reference to Cavaco Silva’s intervention this Saturday.
According to the leader of the communists, these interventions should ensure that the policies of impoverishment “intensify and continue to burden the workers and relieve major economic groups”, which is why he ironically refuted the suggestions.
“Thank you so much for the tips from those previous managers. Thank you. We already beat them, go back to the mother belly”shot Paulo Raimundo, without naming the authors of the “guesses”, the day after a harsh speech by the former president of the republic, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, against the socialist government and in defense of the PSD policy.
The leader of the communists spoke at the end of the tribute to Catarina Eufémia, killed 69 years ago, on May 19, 1954, by the troops of the fascist regime, in Baleizão, in the municipality of Beja, where he listed the profits obtained in the first quarter of 2023 by some large food retail groups, such as Sonae, owner of Continente, and Jerónimo Martins, owner of Pingo Doce.
According to the communist secretary general, the 26 million euros benefited from Sonae and the 140 million euros from the Jerónimo Martins group are “an affront” and the responsibility of the “right-wing policies” that led the country to the current situation. and “no doesn’t answer the problems”.
“Noise, a lot. But then, concretely, when it comes to defending the interests of economic groups, there is PS, PSD, Chega and Liberal Initiative together to defend these interests. But they are also together when it comes to increase workers’ rights and their wages, there they are together, in this case, against workers’ rights,” Paulo Raimundo accused.
Earlier, the General Secretary for the Struggle of the Portuguese Communist Party had already claimed the “retreats” of the government led by António Costa in matters such as increases in pensions and salaries, but stressed that the 1% increase in public administration ” very inadequate” and “doesn’t even cover the increase in the cost of living”.
“But the struggle has opened the door to increases. It is imperative that the struggle now opens that door to salary increases and moves on from there. What is needed are real increases to all salaries and an end to the brutal injustice that is rampant in our society,” demanded Paulo Raimundo.
Source: DN
