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Mariana Mortágua, spokesman for the Left Block
Mortágua sees a “natural” departure from Portalegre militants, who denounce “constant violation of internal democracy.”
Coordinator Be, Mariana Mortágua, said on Tuesday she sees “naturally” the departure of the party of More than 70 militants of the district of Portalegreassociating them with divergences related to the blocked position on a.
“I think There was a removal Of these people, who decided to make their political projects out of the party. And I am sorry, because I think all positions fit inside the Left Block and enrich the debate, but, as I say, naturally stare at these exits, ”Mariana Mortágua said at a press conference at the Assembly of the Republic.
The bloquist reacted to the announcement of the detachment of more than 70 Be de Portalegre militants, through a statement released on Tuesday, to which Lusa agency had access.
Mariana Mortágua stated that All militants are welcome, “have their opinions, as long as they comply with the BE statutes and the party’s minimum political positions“, Rejecting the accusations made by these blocks of” constant violation of internal democracy. “
The leader also associated these exits with a “Organized trend” in the party, “Which has been opposition in the various conventions” and manifested “divergences with the political line of BE, namely with regard to Ukraine.”
“He never supported and, by the way, criticized the direction of the block, because he understands that we should not send material or support the Ukrainian resistance to the invasionand this is a known political divergence, ”said the deputy.
“The current ‘convergence’ chose not to measure the convention and go out with a crash ”on Instagram the deputy and former leader of the block Catarina Martins: “Its abandonment position from Ukraine to Russia has never won in the block and still well. Getting out now is bad, leaving like this is not entitled to our story. ”
About the criticism of Portalegre’s blocks, who accused the direction of divestment in that district, Mortágua denied, stating that the party “tries to have the greatest possible activity in all districts.”
So far, according to the Blockista coordinator, The party only received 12 requests for detachment from more than 70 announced And he insisted that in the party statutes they are not foreseen “neither adhesions, nor collective detachments.” “12 communications have arrived at headquarters, but we will have more ads,” confirmed Catarina Martins.
Interrogated as to what balance she has made her lead in the last two years at the head of the party, Mariana Mortágua replied that “it’s still early” to this and recalled that the blockists have a scheduled convention on May 31 and June 1.
“The block has, in its origin and in its form of operation, different currents, different groups that are organized in different ways over time. And I want to believe that they are organized for political reasons, for political ideas. Throughout the history of the bloc there have been groups that were leaving, which formed other parties. The life of the parties is dynamic. The parties evolve, ”he said, noting that there are ‘nuances’ in the very evolution of the left worldwide.
“This plural life on the left of parties exists and I think we should face it naturally. I compare this with the conditions of the exercise of democracy and the unification of the BE and its direction, ”he added.
