José Luís Carneiro has a candidacy. What does the guterist who wants to “rethink the PS” argue?

Defender of “democratic consensus”, Carneiro has so far been the only name that came ahead among the socialists to replace Pedro Nuno Santos. Want to make the budget viable and talk to Montenegro.

Former Minister José Luís Carneiro presents his candidacy for PS secretary general, so far the only In the race to the succession of Pedro Nuno Santos, who resigned after the defeat in the May 18 legislatures.

The presentation session of the candidacy for socialist leadership is scheduled for today, at 17:30, at the PS’s national headquarters, in Lisbon, which is the second time that José Luís Carneiro competes, after about a year and a half has lost the internal dispute to Pedro Nuno Santos.

So far, the PS deputy is the only one who presented himself to this race, after names such as former ministers Duarte Cordeiro, Fernando Medina or Mariana Vieira da Silva if they put out of the race, as well as former Secretary of State Miguel Prata Roque, who on Friday also dismissed this hypothesis.

The direct elections to choose the new PS secretary-general will take place on June 27 and 28, and the deadline for presentation of the candidates June 12.

The socialist leader wants “rethink the PS and its relationship with the country“And defends” democratic consensus “in five areas of sovereignty, including” an electoral reform starting with municipalities. “

According to these general lines, the motion will be “evolving with the objective of collecting the contributions of Portuguese society” and the objective of the socialist leader is “to rethink the PS and its relationship with the country”.

A reflection will also be launched based on “listening and giving voice to people”. But what is your political family?

Similarities with Guterres and Centralism

The audience describes him as a guterist, as even his civic formation is linked to that of António Guterres. Participated, like the former socialist leader, in Catholic Youth Movementsfor example.

Could integrate a “Further” vein of the partyBut the divisions between the socialists go through “styles” and currents than by ideologies. All defend the social state and the fight against inequalities. Carneiro describes himself as a “social democrat with deep humanistic concerns”.

It defends a dialogue with the right -wing government, including already presented to the Montenegro Executive. It also guaranteed that it will contribute to enable the state budget.

Simultaneously, also Luís Montenegro has defended this opening to the lefthaving this Friday, relaxedly that the government is central, and therefore “let’s go a little to one side and a little to the other”, and “very multipurpose to rise, descend, planar, left, right and center, but always forward”.