Mário Cruz / Lusa
The President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
The question of time: “My idea is not to crash for crashing. My idea is to ask the assembly to reflect, ”explained the President of the Republic.
The President of the Republic said on Thursday that vetoed the replacement of parishes only for reasons for calendar, not being against this political option, and which was concerned to give parliament time to confirm the decree.
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa assured that It is not against the disaggregation of parishes: “No, of course. No, because it is popular will. No, because there were a number of working groups that were performed. No, because in democracy the parties change their minds. ”
“I did not see for doubt about the desire of the populations, I did not see that you can not change your opinion (…), I did not see that in itself, uniting parishes is by nature, because last time I I was against it, ”continued the head of state.
“Eu I vected only for a small reason: time. What was normal is that this had happened last year, I gave more time to do what it must do, ”said Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa to the journalists, at the institution“ The Companion ”in Lisbon, asked about the reasons for his veto.
The head of state pointed out that only the joint decree of PSD, PS, BE, PCP, Free and PAN approved on January 17, which had votes against IL and the abstention of the arrival, and which vetoed it Seven days after 20 days to decide.
“Such a thing is not so late. Could have been done at the end of the previous year. There was time to do the previous year. But if they want to do it now, and it is the desire of the populations, I will not stop, ”he said.
“I dispatched February 12, long before there was actually calling elections [autárquicas]to give time to the assembly to confirm and move on. My idea is not to stop by crashing. My idea is to ask the assembly to reflect“He explained.
“Therefore, I was the reason why I hurried to veto was to give the chance of Parliament, if you want, to say: this year, it has to be this year because it is urgent to be this year.”
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said that, for the new map to apply in the municipalities of September or October this year, it will be necessary to “start parishes that 11 years ago do not work autonomous”, which implies “dividing the heritage” and “dividing the finances ”.
“The law explains how it is: first it is elected, then there is a commission that will deal with it. I would have preferred that this had been prepared longer, ”he said.
