Prime Minister Luís Montenegro, accompanied by his ministers and secretaries of state during the family photo of the XXV Constitutional Government
The prime minister today claimed a central position in the Portuguese political panorama and predicted a “planar” government, sometimes more to the left, sometimes more directly, “but always forward.”
At the beginning of the first Council of Ministers of the XXV Constitutional Government, which today was complete with the inauguration of the Secretaries of State, the executive took a family photo At the official residence of São Bento, in a relaxed atmosphere.
First, the Prime Minister and the 16 ministers posed for image reporters, whom photographers were asking to climb steps to avoid sun and shadow sites.
“We are still going up more In the coming years, ”said Luís Montenegro as he wanted to.
Then they were called the new photo and, once again, was in response to requests from the image – who needed more people on the left side – who came up Small political comments from the Prime Minister.
“Exceptionally to the left”, He began by saying Montenegro, with laughter from the rulers.
Then, questioned by journalists if negotiations will be more on the left or right -with the PS or with the arrival, ”he added:“ We as we are central Both a little bit to one side and a little bit to the other”.
Already to the question if it is how it expected to govern, the prime minister gave a slightly more complete answer. “Exactly, always with this very multipurpose form of rise, descend, planar, to the left, to the right and to the center, but always forward”He said.
Montenegro no longer gave such a direct answer to the question if I was concerned about Banco de Portugal forecastsmore pessimistic than those of the government about the economy. “No. What gives me concern is to look at each Portuguese every day and improve his own life”He said, only.
During the preparation of group photography, the prime minister had already said he was “confident and optimistic”As for the future of the second executive PSD/CDS-PP that will lead.
“We believe a lot in Portugal, this is what matters”He said, when asked if this executive is stronger than the XXIV, which fell before the first year in the rejection of a motion of trust to the government, a political crisis that had in the center the company of his family.
The President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, gave today inauguration At the 43 Secretaries of State of the XXV Constitutional Government at a ceremony at the National Palace of Ajuda in Lisbon, after Thursday, the Prime Minister and the 16 ministers swore in the same place.
The second government headed by Luís Montenegro has, a third of which women. Luís Montenegro has been a prime minister since April 2 last year, after a cycle of eight years of governance of the PS.
The Assembly of the Republic will debate between June 17 and 18 the program of the XXV Constitutional Government, which the directions of the PS and the arrival have already given that will not make it unfeasiblewhile the PCP has announced that it will present a motion of rejection.
