The pro-life that “will talk less.” Gouveia and Melo promises to be “exempt referee”

The admiral in the reserve promises to be a “moderate referee by nature”, which will whistle only for Portugal. But he did not set aside the barbs to Marcelo and Marques Mendes, once again.

The Admiral Henrique Gouveia and Melo It is no D. Sebastião, but this is just because it does not come from the “fog to solve problems”. The presidential candidate resorts to football to explain to him, as he wants to see his presence in the race to Belém:

“Imagine a game between two clubs, and the referee appears with the nightgown of one of the clubs. My nightgown only says ‘Portugal’. “I am an independent actor and I will seek to be an exempt referee,” the admiral explained this Monday to TVI and, in his first interview since he announced his candidacy, where he touched the biggest “wounds” and tried to position himself near the Portuguese, but far from the parties, Marcelo and his opponent Luís Marques Mendes, at the policy club in which he now enters, as this “is not closed.”

The river that separates Rui and Ventura

“Eu I am moderate by nature. As president, the powers are different, the questions are more political in nature, not operative in nature, ”he began by saying Admiral, who assured that he does not accept the support of parties, including the arrival. The, announced this week, is different.

“Rui Rio is a person who is not in active politics. It is located in the center, which is my area. I have great affinity with Rui Rio. André Ventura is located at another extreme of the political spectrum, with which I have no affinity“He stated, but” if the people choose him and he is able to govern, he will have to be government like any other party ” – if he has absolute majority. In the event of a minority government,” if it is already too large. “

Justice and “a great cancer”

It was clear what the candidate for Belém’s most unites with the former PSD president: the desire for a Justice reform.

“The secret of justice does not exist, there is a breach of injustice, it is created noise, the people are burned and then the cases give nothing,” he criticized, pointing to corruption As “a great cancer” that would be one of its targets if it was to occupy the presidency, with “pressure” on the government.

“I will talk less”

As it has been usual, Gouveia and Melo did not sit as a politician for this interview, and again criticized those who do the “course of politics”, which for himself “is not a closed club”.

If I were president, Gouveia and Melo “would start talking less and only when necessary and about substantive things. ”

Marques Mendes, his opponent, say that his candidacy is “a danger to democracy” It made you “want to laugh” To the Admiral, who also told what he would do differently compared to the still head of state, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.

And there is a big difference there: Gouveia and Melo “would not have called elections” after António Costa’s resignation: he gave possession to a hundred.

“I would not have done the same. Because stability is an important thing in terms of the country’s governance and the country’s own development. And the legislative elections elect an Assembly of the Republic and the Assembly of the Republic is that the government is formed. (…) The Assembly of the Republic that resulted from these legislative elections had an absolute majority and therefore could form a new government,” he argued.

Spinumviva? “If you affect the reputation…”

If “being defendant is no reason to dismiss a prime minister,” Gouveia and Melo said he had no problem dissolving parliament in the face of “extraordinary developments” about the spinumviva case that seriously affects the prime minister’s reputation.

Gouveia and Melo began by marking the principle of presumption of innocence, but also stated that there is a “ethical and political” perspective to be given, which requires a “political judgment” on a case by case basis.

The admiral in the reserve considered that “the question of reputation” is extremely important for the exercise of governing positions and stressed that, although the governing stability is relevant to the country, “there can be a situation where the development of this case creates a problem of reputation and credibility in such a serious governance itself can be concerned.”

“If the prime minister’s reputation is seriously weakened and then, in some way, infecting the government’s own reputation itself, this will certainly affect the perception of people, the people. Maybe, in a more extreme situation, it may have to dissolve the Assembly of the Republic to give the people a voice again”He admitted.

Gouveia and Melo pointed out, however, that the country “reconfilled Luís Montenegro in office” in the last legislative elections, already with knowledge about the Spinumviva case and that “this has to be respected”.

“Regulated Immigration”

“Unregulated immigration will create major problems to countries because it hurts humanist principles,” said Gouveia and Melo, who criticized the end of SEF, refusing to judge, on the other hand, “other communities for cultural differences.”

“We will bring people without conditions, create ghettos and immigration problems. Immigration is important because we have a demographic problem, but it must be regulated,” he said.

Euthanasia and abortion? “I’m Pro-Vida”

Questioned on the divisory theme of euthanasiaGouveia and Melo proved to be divided, but ended any speculation when he ensured being “pro-life.”

“I am pro-life. I would have a hard time letting a law that somehow facilitates assisted suicide or euthanasia. Now, there is limitation conditions for the torture that a human being can be submitted in life, ”he said, ensuring that he will request the supervision of constitutionality to the Constitutional Court of the Euthanasia Law if he is president.

About abortionI did not want to go into detail because it is “not a theme”, in your opinion: “the problem is solved” and “reopening it makes no sense.”

2 to 2.5% of GDP for defense

Gouveia and Melo said he never defended compulsory military service, but a alternative model – Because “what is mandatory, it doesn’t result.”

The candidate for Bethlehem argues, yes, a reinforcement in the investment in defense, between “2 to 2.5%” of GDP the “as soon as possible”, but admits that “before 2029 I think” will be difficult. “

But it also says that “it is not yet time for a third world war.”

“We have to have 1% percent of the population with military capacity, which would be 100,000 people, and we have only 22 or 23,000 military personnel. There are people who can stay in the reserve,” he explained.

Regarding the “very serious” situation in the Middle East, the candidate assured that he would recognize the state of Palestine, if Parliament approved him.