Tiago Petinga / Lusa
Socialists want an agreement to participate in the process of choosing names for high public office, such as the provider of justice or the judges of the Constitutional Court.
The Socialist Party, which should soon be formally led by José Luís Carneiro, is determined to reach a comprehensive agreement with the government Luís Montenegro, with regard to the appointment to various positions of state, with special urgency to the place of provider of justice, who is vague since Maria Lúcia Amaral assumed functions as Minister of Internal Affairs.
The choice of the new provider requires a Qualified majority in Parliament – Two thirds of the votes, the equivalent of at least 154 deputies. Although PSD, CDs and PS together do not reach this number, the addition of the liberal initiative (nine deputies) or Free (six deputies) may guarantee the necessary votes. However, the PS Refuses punctual negotiations And insists on a broader pact that includes other important nominations, advances the.
Among the positions in question are also Four places in the Constitutional Courtincluding those of the current president and one of the vice-presidents, who are leaving. José Luís Carneiro wants to ensure the institutional balance between judges linked to the PS and the PSD, a usual practice between the two largest parties.
According to the tradition of party equilibrium in institutions, if the president of the Economic and Social Council (CES) is close to the PSD – as is the case of Luís Paes Antunes, former Secretary of State in the governments of Durão Barroso -, the position of provider of justice shall Refuse someone more aligned with the PS.
Despite the urgency, the theme has not yet been formally discussed With the Prime Minister, who recently received the PS and arrives in São Bento. Conversations, however, focused mainly on budgetary defense issues, without addressing nominations for institutional positions.
Another sensitive dossier is the Inspection board Information services, whose composition may raise complex questions, as the arrival is now the second largest parliamentary force. Still, the PSD prefers to postpone this discussion until the end of the term of the current members, scheduled for April 2026.
However, the moment of appointment of the representatives of the parties to the Council of State is approaching. The possibility of a joint list between PSD, PS and arrives, as happened a year ago, is open. However, it will be necessary to recalculate the distribution of names based on the results of the legislature.
