Marco Martins, former mayor of Gondomar
“I am president of Council, step on the street I see posters of the candidacy of Luís Filipe Araújo to the Chamber, not knowing anything!”
Marco Martins left to be president of PS/Gondomar. This Friday presented his resignation to the party president, Carlos César.
In a letter sent to the PS board, quoted in, the former mayor of Gondomar is justified: “Situation of total disrespect for the organs that have happened over the past few months ”.
In the communication sent to the militants, it appears that The main problem is Luís Filipe Araújowho was his vice president, is now the mayor of Gondomar (Marco Martins left to lead the Porto Transportes of Porto) and is candidate PS to this year’s municipal elections.
The former Autarch writes to have made available, “at the request of Luís Filipe Araújo and numerous militants, to be a list of the municipal assembly and thus help further the PS”, a situation that later changed with the “refusal” of the current local authority he said “Don’t need the support” by Marco Martins.
“In recent months, especially since September last year, a lot has been going on to total default of the Secretariat of the Political Commission, ”he writes.
Marco Martins claims that there were meetings of coordinators and preparation meetings of the unknown municipal candidacy; in addition to contacts with companies or hiring suppliers.
Unknown candidate
O “More serious” exampleconsiders, were the invitations sent to the municipal bodies, without any articulation: “Amazed, I am president of Council and, a few days ago, pass on the street and be confronted with posters of the candidacy (by Luís Filipe Araújo) to the Chamber, who I don’t even the secretariat know you are welcome!”.
Therefore, it considers to be the victim of “a total disrespect, disregard, ostracization and attempt to to switch off Who gave so much to the PS (…) and everything that was done by the House ”.
Marco Martins also accuses his successor to have altered the way he dealt with him, namely from February 1, when he assumed his functions at the municipality, “cutting with the past, marginalizing people and locking projects that were ongoing”, claiming “Living today one climate of fear in the gondomar chamber”.
In order to resolve the situation, he said he had made available to “clarify situations”, but “always refused to speak” to him, the former socialist leader said he had given a note of what was happening “to the party’s national bodies, including the secretary-general himself, and countless times to the president of the district of Porto”, to whom he said he had always asked for the intervention (…).
After “having exhausted all due diligence,” continues Marco Martins, decided to present on Friday to the president of the PS the resignation of the post of president of the PS Gondomar Council with Immediate effects.
Marco Martins also announces that will not support the PS in the next local elections. It will not be responsible for the result of the socialists in Gondomar, warns.
Difficulty in leaving office
Carlos CésarPresident of the PS, praises Marco Martins’s past but leaves a critique of today: “Marco Martins was a good mayor, but, as it happens, There are politicians who have great difficulty leaving the positions who occupied a lot of time and conflict with their successors. It was the case. ”
Speaking to, Carlos César adds that what matters to the PS in Gondomar is “not getting stuck in the past and continuing on, innovating and renewing our candidacies.”
“That’s what we are doing with Luís Filipe Araújo, who is our candidate The president of Gondomar, democratically chosen by the local council of the PS, ”he says.
The JN stresses that the national board of the PS and the district of Porto support the candidacy of Luís Filipe Araújo.
