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The former chief of staff of the Armada formalizes, this Thursday, the candidacy for the Presidency of the Republic. The event takes place at the Alcântara Maritime Gare in Lisbon.
On the same day that the PSD votes for support for the candidacy of Luís Marques Mendes, Henrique Gouveia and Melo presents, at Gare Marítimo de Alcântara, in Lisbon, the candidacy for Belém, who
Faced with a 400 -supported hearing, and at the scheduled time (20:05), the presidential candidate explained that in the last three years he felt “growing” an appeal to advance.
In this same period, he noted, the “world also changed a lot.” “There are clouds loaded with uncertainty and danger on the horizon.” The war returned to the heart of Europe, destroying the illusion of guaranteed peace, “he added, before pointing out that, before this scenario, the West” hesitates, divides and loses its course. “
He became needles for the United States and shot that the country now led by Trump “no longer guarantees security” and, on the contrary, “launches uncertainty.”
“Force tries to impose itself on reason. The global economy retracts and, with it, hopes. Democracies are attacked from the outside and corroded inside. Portugal is not immune, nor in a protective beads,” he recalled.
Gouveia and Melo understand that the above problems “are signs of tiredness, discouragement and disenchantment in our young democracy.” “That’s why I’m here,” he said.
With the “same surrender” with which he served the Navy and the Armed Forces for 40 years, the candidate for Bethlehem promises “to act”, justifying that he loves “this country”.
The former Admiral recalled that he was next to the nation during the COVID-19 vaccination campaign, when “Portugal most priced with organization, trust and leadership”:
“At this point, we show that when we come together to win, when there is leadership there is confidence, when we believe we move forward.”
After several months of impasse, former Task Force coordinator of Covid-19 vaccination announced the decision to advance with the candidacy in an interview with Radasscença radio.
In these statements he explained that, if elected, he will have a “very different way of acting” by Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.
According to he said, his decision was also taken taking into account “some internal instability that has been extended” in the country, due to short -term governments and the lack of stable governance.
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