Carneiro does not want blows; Marcelo has seen a good sign

Deputy presented his candidacy for the leadership of the PS. It will not make personal and superficial attacks in the public square.

The candidate for secretary general of the PS José Luís Carneiro This Saturday appealed to the internal union in the party, without “reciprocal blows” or looking inside, ensuring that it will not make “personal and superficial attacks in the public square”.

“I appeal to the socialists to unam in its diversity, to start the way back that the defense of our ideals asks us, ”said José Luís Carneiro in the speech of presentation of your candidacy for the leadership of the PSin the garden of the party’s national headquarters, at Largo do Rato, in Lisbon.

The former PS minister-who is so far the single In the race to – he warned that “those who will be left behind by neoliberal policies”, “discriminated against by conservative policies”, or that does not see improvements in their quality of life, salaries or public services, will not forgive the party if you “look at the navel.”

“Will not forgive us if we are now looking at ourselves Or we intend to reciprocate our credibility and qualities, rather than organizing to defend them to them, which are the reason for being and existing as a party, ”he said.

José Luís Carneiro acknowledged that the PS is “living a difficult time” and had one in the May legislatures, having lost votes “to the right in all social groups”.

“What I will try to do and I ask you to do is a deep analysis From what we talked about, when we talked, than we should have done differently, ”he said.

However, soon after, asked to “disagree who confuses this reflection with temptations for internal account adjustments and with assignment to attempts to use On the part of the main PS opponents, a passage from their speech that deserved various applause from the audience.

“Analysis and debate? Yes, to the fullest. Personal and superficial attacks in the public square? No, never. With me, they don’t count on that, ”he said.

The “good sign”

Also this Saturday, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa FHi asked about José Luís Carneiro.

In Germany, on the sidelines of a meeting with the Portuguese community in Stuttar, the journalists asked the President of the Republic to consider that Carneiro, as secretary general of the PS, will be a greater guarantee of stability.

Marcelo stood to “talk about who the socialists will choose to leader,” but insisted that “It is a good sign to hear the predisposition to enable the government programto be open to talk about the budget, to be open to talk about topics that are fundamental. ”