Assisi condemns Pizarro’s “Abject” position, accuses him of opportunism and defends Vasco Ribeiro’s “dignity”

The candidate for the PS to the Porto Chamber, Manuel Pizarro, condemned the alleged “Cobarde Aggression” from Vasco Ribeiro to Filipe Araújo. Francisco Assisi states that there is a part of the PS that considers this position to “abject”.

The environment within the Socialist Party (PS) appears to remain strange. The opening of this “Pandora box” was the election night of May 18. After the heavy electoral defeat, the party was without leader.

Almost a month has not yet been officially successor by Pedro Nuno Santos, but it is already known that José Luís Carneiro (sole candidate for party leadership) should take office.

The name of the former Minister of Internal Affairs may not be totally consensual; but The consensus among the PS militants has had better days…

The most recent example is the strong Criticism of Francisco Assis to Manuel Pizarrofollowing.

It all started on Thursday night, when Filipe Araújocandidate for the House of Porto and current vice president of the municipality, will have been assaulted by Vasco Ribeiroancient Stratega of the communication of Rui Moreira; and, until yesterday, responsible for communicating the candidacy of Pedro Duarte to the Porto Chamber.

Also candidate for the Porto Chamber by PS, Manuel Pizarro, was ready to react condemning Vasco Ribeiro’s “Cobarde Aggression”.

“I am absolutely condemning the assault of the vice-mayor and candidate for the upcoming Filipe Araújo elections during the Primavera Sound festival, by a prominent leader of the PSD candidacy. present my solidarity And I can’t help but publicly condemn what happened, ”he wrote on his Facebook.

Interestingly, Vasco Ribeiro was an advisor to Manuel Pizarroin the 2013 Autarchic Campaign – When you ended up losing to Rui Moreira.

This is where Assisi’s criticism comes in. Defending the “dignity” of Vasco Ribeiro, the socialist MEO accuses pizarro of “revenge and opportunism”this time, not having the support of the advisor in the race to the House.

“Manuel Pizarro may be hurt Not having the electoral support of Vasco Ribeiro given the great proximity they had, ”theorizes Assisi, condemning the fact that Pizarro got into the noise and dragged the PS with him.

“The PS candidate cannot issue a statement to assassinate the character of a man worthy of Pure revenge and electoral opportunism. Or rather, it can, and so much you did. Should not have done so. Devilted and dragged the PS with it“He considered.

“Few things surprise me, but there are still many things that indignant me. This was one of them. I want to make it clear that there is a part of the PSas tiny as it is, which considers abject the candidate’s position From the PS to the Porto Chamber, ”he wrote.

Beyond the concern to underline the distance from the conduct of the party comrade, Assisi seems to speak on behalf of a PS faction against Pizarro.

Vasco Ribeiro, in turn, thanked Francisco Assisi for his support: “Thank you, Francisco. I believe it will be shown that all the slander that this candidate has thrown me They are just pure political opportunism. Hug”

According to,, Vasco Ribeiro has also collaborated with Assisi “On several occasions” throughout the political career of the socialist.

It should also be remembered that the current MEP was already a candidate for the Porto Chamber – in 2005, the year he lost against Rui Rio.