Pedro Passos Coelho in the 1st edition of the Freedom Conferences in Santarém
Pedro Passos Coelho remains an omnipresent figure in Portuguese politics, although he has departed from this scenario. And there are those who see in him a hope or a “devil”, as a possible future “Meloni de Portugal”.
The motto for this unusual comparison was launched by Political commentator Maria Castello Brancoformer candidate for the deputy for the liberal initiative.
It was during the Expresso podcast “”, when Maria Castello Branco referred to current delicate political situation of the country, in particular, due to suspicions in the case of, in the case that led to the fall of the government and the.
These suspicions will continue, even if you win the elections, noted Maria Castello Branco, noting that whenever this mood of distrust “will take us to a very complicated place.”
And, “with such instability, the tendency is to call for political spotlight“Authoritarian Figures“, He also defended the commentator, giving the example of when Salazar emerged as “The Savior of the Country” after the military dictatorship.
“We don’t need a father,” said Maria Castello Branco, confessing that she has “fear that Passos Coelho becomes Giorgia Meloni de Portugal“.
Maria Castello Branco: “I am afraid that Passos Coelho will become at Meloni de Portugal”.
Me: “I hope Passos Coelho will become at Meloni de Portugal”.
What statement do you prefer?
— Tony Ventura (@TonyVPortugal)
This comparison led some users from social networks, to counter the way they yearn for Passos Coelho to become even in “Meloni de Portugal”.
Although, There are those who do not notice the comparisonand who highlights that Passos Coelho and Meloni are “a little different politically”.
“Passos Coelho does not have Meloni tomatoes,” says another user of social network X, while another underlines that the Prime Minister of Italy is currently ““a Best ruler in Europe“.
What do you have Passos Coelho and Meloni in common?
In fact, the two politicians are quite different in terms of political approaches. However, they share some similarities in the defense of conservative values and policies that aim at economic and social stability.
But it is part of more radical European rightbeing considered extremely right, by the aggressive anti-immigration discourse and for defending a more nationalist and more criticism of the European Union.
Already Passos Coelho is completely pro-European. However, in recent years, he has taken over the ideas of the party of Meloni, Fratelli d’Italia, which belongs to same political line of arrival.
The former PSD leader also launched one that some analysts saw how.
Arrives approve Passos Coelho
Who would love to see Passos Coelho return to active political life in the PSD would be the.
And in the face of the early election scenario, it begins to take shape in André Ventura’s party The “dream” of being able to see Passos Coelho to return To the PSD, as the online newspaper says.
If AD loses the electionsIt is unlikely that Montenegro will continue to lead the PSD, and then Passos Coelho could emerge as the savior of the homeland.
The former prime minister has successively refused to return to the active in politics. But with your eventual return it would be “The end of not is no”as a source linked to the arrival at the observer.
“O Arrive could perfectly accept him to Prime Minister“, Underlines the unidentified source, highlighting that Passos Coelho gives the party“ all guarantees of being able to background reforms“.
Thus, the arrival believes that in a scenario of a fragmented parliament, with no party with absolute majority, Passos Coelho could be The solution to stabilitybeing the figure capable of uniting all the right.
Note that Passos Coelho was one of the few PSD figures who publicly defended in the context of the formation of the current executive, when AD did not get an absolute majority.
Contrary to the arrival, the President of the Republic, MARCELO REBELO DE SOUSAyou will be concerned about the possibility of Passos Coelho to return and that can determine the PSD.
On the other hand, there are those who point out that Passos Coelho is “” and the only political figure that can bump.
