Alexandra Leitão during Socialist Academy
After Duarte Cordeiro, also the candidate for the Lisbon Chamber is out. Future leader has “everyone who wants to help” the party.
The candidate for socialist leadership José Luís Carneiro He said Wednesday he will say “with all those wanting to help” the PS in this “difficult time”, after Duarte Cordeiro and Alexandra Leitão announced that they will not continue in the national secretariat.
Prior to a meeting with García Pérez Iratxe, leader of the S&D Parliamentary Group-Socialists & Democrats in the European Parliament, which took place this Wednesday in Lisbon, José Luís Carneiro was questioned by journalists about the Alexandra Leitão Adsat, e of Duarte Lamb, No, that do not intend to continue in the national secretariat of the PS after the elections for PS leader.
“I said that I want to count on all those who want to help the socialist party in a difficult height Like the one we are living and I am convinced that we will have many leaders, many responsible for following the efforts that are being made, ”he said.
Before the journalists’ insistence on whether these two leaders fear “Shadow Leadership” To his, the candidate for the secretary general of the PS has removed this idea.
“In fact, Duarte Cordeiro has realized that it now also has projects of another nature, namely projects of a professional nature, but I will count on him in the organs of the Socialist Party. I can say it because I was conveyed this availability of him and other comrades,” he said, eggs to more answers on these themes.
Duarte Cordeiro to leave: “José Luís Carneiro has to have room to choose your teamChoose the people who are closest to you, the people who have the most affinity for your political project. I am not part of this core And therefore, I will be out of the national direction of the PS. ”
Alexandra Leitão had a similar speech: “After the election of the new secretary general, I also understand that The new secretary general must have its directionyour group. It will be another national secretariat to which, at the outset, I will not belong. ”
About the meeting that would have, Carneiro – accompanied by Marta Temis, coordinator of the Portuguese delegation in the European Parliament – pointed out that there is “one reflection On some of the fundamental themes ”of collective life, such as the economic and social development model, the challenges of technology, digital and energy transition.
“It is also under discussion what has to do with the defense of the rule of law, the appreciation of the democratic framework and the defense of freedoms and fundamental rights. It is one of the themes that is now precisely discussed by Portuguese deputies and also with their European counterparts here in Lisbon,” he emphasized.
For José Luís Carneiro, it is necessary “Approach positions and reinforce the defense of values”.
“Portuguese society does not want to look in Portugal in the future and see images as if they are seeing in other societies, starting with the one that was a reference until recently, namely US society,” he said.
