André Kosters / Lusa
Free Party Founder Rui Tavares
Livre filed a complaint to the National Commission of Elections and the regulatory entity for the media against the PSD, RTP, SIC and TVI, about the model of television debates, considering that it is at disadvantage.
“There is only only time to submit this complaint, requesting the intervention of the regulatory entity for the media [ERC]through the National Commission of Elections [CNE]no sense of replace legality and respect for the principles of equality and equitable treatment of the various applications“.
In the complaint, signed by Rui Tavaresthe party considers that it was placed in a “Disadvantage situation” Given the remaining candidates, after the PSD/CDS-PP coalition indicated Nuno Melo and not Luís Montenegro to discuss with free, BE and PAN in the debates on the televisions.
This model “violates the principle of equal opportunities Of the various applications in the context of debates when treating differently, ”he says.
Free asks CNE and ERC to intervene “in order to guarantee equality and equity in the treatment of applications in the context of television debates for the 2025 ″ legislative elections.
The party leader also lamented that There was no “availabilityno of the Social Communication bodiesneither of the other candidacies, to reach a model of debate that was fair and equitable to all applications, ”therefore filed a complaint against RTP, SIC and TVI.
Tavares wants to debate with Montenegro
Although the CDS-PP has parliamentary representation, the free is harmed from this model of debate since PSD president Luís Montenegro is the current prime minister who presents himself to the suffrage to “try to revalidate his mandate”, being also the leader of the largest coalition party, argues the free.
The party claims not to understand that criteria They were used to determine this model, arguing that there are the same number of deputies in Parliament as the PCP, and criticizing the PSD president for “being his own to choose which parties are available to discuss or not.”
Free suggests alternatives
In the text, the party defends two alternative solutions:
- allow inclusion of CDS in the debates “thus respecting its ‘political and social representativeness’ ”;
- or “Assess the representativeness of CDS within the coalition, transposing this representativeness to the number of debates to be performed” and then “overwhelmamong all competing parties, what or what debates the CDs would participate in.
“Louis Montenegro challenge that, if it actually gives a great importance that the CDs participate in the debates, then accept the proposal that free makes it, through this complaint to the National Elections Commission, and that the debates are drawn in which Nuno Melo is or is Luís Montenegro to appear”, called Tavares.
In TVI, with AD and CDU, and end in 28, with transmission on RTP, SIC and TVI of the front-front between AD and PS. In all there will be 27 debates, divided between the open and cable signal channels.
