Luís Montenegro in the celebrations of the 49th anniversary of the PSD.
“Advance for sure”. Prime Minister guarantees that he has no reason to resign. And talks about 200 thousand euros in actions.
The Prime Minister, Luís Montenegro, assured that it will be candidate nas legislative elections even if it is constituted defendant in the context of a possible process related to the company of your family.
“Advance for sure”answered Luís Montenegro when asked if he would proceed with an candidacy if he was argued in the process related to Spinumviva, his family’s company, in an interview with.
On the eve of Parliament to discuss a motion of trust to the government, Montenegro again expressed the conviction that he did not commit any crime in the process related to Spinumviva.
“I don’t dismiss myself because I have no reason to fire. The moment I am aware that there is a reason to cease functions, no one must point to the door, ”said the prime minister.
The Prime Minister has a sense that his context “It’s not pleasant”and that there were some; but it continues to ensure that it has not committed any illegality: “I have the full conviction that I did not commit any crime. To date no one has already imposed me any crime, ”he recalled.
“I am not I took no benefit from this companyand it is not since I am Prime Minister; It’s since I’m president of the PSD. ”
“The case was very skewed. I have not received any agreement!“He reinforced.
“AND very hard When imputation and innuendo are made and accusations such as those who have fallen on me in recent days and weeks and that are still transmitted to the family, ”lamented the government leader.
Besides wanting to continue leading the government, also Want to lead the PSD. Here comes the PSD National Council, and shoot: “I just want to be ahead of the PSD if the PSD wants. All the elements I have is that this is the will of the PSD ”.
“There is no one on the PSD that is putting the leader issueI don’t see anyone to do so, but the PSD is free to do so, ”he added.
The “blunder” and the 200 thousand euros
Even spending a long time to deviate from central issues, Luís Montenegro said he had an asset of about 200 thousand euros When you sold BCP actions -Just a week before having taken office as Prime Minister.
“I understood that, despite [o investimento] Since 1998, as a prime minister, he should not have actions of an entity quoted in the stock market. If I had not sold these actions, they would have valued three times more, ”says Montenegro.
In this process, Luís Montenegro explained that he bought shares from the Portuguese Banco do Atlântico in 1998; He then sold it with a “still reasonable” asset. But made a “Business”, He said his own, buying BCP shares later, in an investment “Very suffered” – It was a long time “in loss”.
In another topic, he also said that while his house was under construction, he paid 250 euros per night at the hotel Epic Sana (5 Star), with which he had a deal.
With one reason: “I thought I was entitled to a more modest life. I paid. ”
