The party led by Rui Rocha He accused parties and various political actors of being “low policy, placing party and personal interests ahead of the country’s interests, not up to the historic moment.”
The liberal initiative (IL) indicated this Thursday that it will vote in favor of the Considering an “uncompromiable irresponsibility” go to votes “in this national and international historical context”.
“It is an irresponsible uncompromised that in this national and international historical context, with challenging changes to Portugal and Europe, the country goes back to elections, being seriously distracted from the pressing problems that must be resolved,” reads, in a statement sent to Lusa agency.
The Liberal Party accused parties and various political actors of being “low policy, placing party and personal interests ahead of the country’s interests, not up to the historic moment.”
“This was the time to say ‘that the elections’ and rule,” he said.
The party led by Rui Rocha pointed out that “he several times warned the prime minister of what he should do to remedy the political crisis”, stressing that “it was his responsibility to have given the necessary clarifications and focus on governance.”
IL also stated that parties that vote to make the government fall will be irresponsible.
But it also guaranteed that “if early elections are called the liberal initiative is ready to face them, in the certainty that a vote in the liberal initiative was a vote in the stability, responsibility and maturity of institutions and politics in Portugal”.
“This vote in the motion of trust is a vote in the defense of the superior interests of the Portuguese, who want and deserve to advance with their lives, in the face of the disqualification of the various parties and their leaders,” he concluded in the same note.
Confidence motion goes to votes on Tuesday
The motion of trust that the government has given to Parliament will be discussed and voted on Tuesday afternoon, confirmed to the Portuguese source of the office of the President of the Assembly of the Republic.
The motion of confidence, entitled “Effective Stability, with the sense of responsibility”, argues that “the country needs political clarification” in the face of doubts raised regarding the prime minister’s patrimonial and professional life, being “time for each one to assume his responsibilities”.
Prime Minister Luís Montenegro announced on Wednesday at the opening of the censorship motion presented by the PCP, that the government will advance with the proposal of a motion of confidence to the Executive for Parliament, “having not become clear” that the parties give the Executive conditions to continue.
Montenegro admitted that “the anticipation of elections is not desirable,” but it will be “a necessary evil to avoid the degradation of institutions and the loss of political stability.”
In the debate, socialist leader Pedro Nuno Santos confirmed that the PS will vote against the motion of trust that the prime minister announced and accused Luís Montenegro of preferring elections to face an inquiry committee.
Also André Ventura, leader of the arrival, accused the prime minister of having announced a motion of trust to the government for “fear of scrutiny” and said the party will never “give him any vote of confidence.”
This Thursday, the President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, considered it essential that political uncertainty be “reduced to the least” and that the municipal and presidential elections decide “normal”.
