Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has already clarified that “he was not talking about a specific, specific case, that’s not what I mean”, when he referred in his speech in Peso da Régua, at the ceremony of the Day of Portugal, Camões and the Portuguese Communities, that “it is necessary to cut the dead branches”.
Addressing journalists while visiting exhibitors and wine producers, the head of state stressed that his intervention was “a message of the future in general terms of the vision of Portuguese society”.
“In historical moments I talk about historical things and history shows that we really have new challenges, we must have new solutions and a war is coming, with the end of the war, with the change in the European Union, with the change in NATO, with the change in the economy, even with the fact that the political cycles that are happening in Portugal will end in about two years, both mine and the government’s, you have to look further and that’s what you have to do he noticed.
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa also said that he “has no idea” whether the Portuguese, commentators or journalists were left with this idea, saying during his speech that it was necessary to cut “the dead branches that reach the whole tree”.
“I have no idea, my idea was ‘look to the medium and long term future’, we have to prepare for that future,” he said.
When asked about the conversation between the teachers and the prime minister, the president of the republic only said that “every June 10, economic problems occur” and that “continue after June 10.”
“I’d rather look at these historical dates, their significance, historical significance, lessons from the past for the present and for the future, then we have to look for a law or a solution in two, four, eight or 15 days. We will do, but that is not the fundamental meaning of these historical data,” he considered.
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, who was also asked where next year’s Portugal Day celebrations will take place, said “it will be a difficult choice”.
“After this experience, so different, so different, so different, it will be difficult to find a region that unites around a theme like this, with 19 municipalities. The problem is that the temptation is great to return to the district capitals. and because of the rotation that was there (…) theoretically it should face south or center. It will be a difficult choice, I will have to meditate,” he said, adding that he was “very satisfied” with the results of this year’s celebrations in Peso da Régua.
Source: DN
