Miguel A. Lopes / LUSA
Luís Montenegro and Luís Marques Mendes
Prime Minister risks complicated scenario: the next president of the Republic, either comes from the PS, or comes from Chega.
João Cotrim de Figueiredo wrote a public appeal to Luís Montenegro: the prime minister should to forget o support (yours and the PSD) to Luís Mendes Brands. To support himself Cotrim.
“I come to appeal to the PSD for a vote in my candidacy for the Presidency of the Republic”, the MEP.
This is because, considers Cotrim, this is the the only way to guarantee that the second round will not have André Ventura and António José Seguro on voting papers.
The idea of the former IL leader will not exactly convince. It will be more like giving PSD activists another “touch” in relation to the voting direction next Sunday.
To remember that the likely scenario is: Luís Montenegro will have to deal with an incoming President of the Republic, either from the PS or from Chega.
Whether it is Seguro in Belém or Ventura, if it is confirmed, that “changes the rules of the game”writes António Costa in .
Luís Montenegro risks governing, starting next month, in a scenario of early elections. This Government risks falling, either due to the next State Budget, or due to some other document.
Therefore, continues the director of ECO, best alternative for the Government is, not giving up on Marques Mendes, but the Marques Mendes’ withdrawal.
Luís Marques Mendes, for the good of Montenegro, should abdicate in favor of João Cotrim de Figueiredo.
And you can do it until this Thursday night. In other words, 72 hours before the elections.
Although, as António Costa admits, the scenario of Marques Mendes giving up is (almost) unlikely.
“So get ready; mini-legislative political cycles are just around the corner.”
