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Legislative2025: television debate with candidates with parliamentary seat
Different accounts about the same numbers as the economy, a “unbelievable” Ruha Rocha and the “patience pact” about housing.
The leaders of parliamentary parties reiterated their criticisms on the case of the , Company founded by the PSD leader, Luís Montenegro, with it ensures that defending a parliamentary commission of inquiry if no explanations are given.
In the debate on the presence of the leaders of the eight parties with parliamentary seat, André Ventura, president of the arrival, defended the existence of a parliamentary committee of inquiry (CPI) while “there is no clarifications from Luís Montenegro”.
Questioned on the subject, Luís Montenegro guaranteed to have fulfilled always yours “Declarative obligations” and available to respond to all requested clarifications.
“I did all good faith in the parameters of the law and ethical behavior,” summarized the Prime Minister in Management, stressing that he was not accused of any illegality. In reply, after the considerations of all parties, Luís Montenegro stressed that “the goal is not clarification, the goal is the pure and hard political struggle.”
“I am available for scrutiny and explanations. What is not fair is to make offenses to my honor, my honesty for free,” he added.
For PS Secretary-General Pedro Nuno Santos, Montenegro “really did everything so that that information was not known during the elections”In reference to the entity’s request for the transparency of an interest in particular to reveal customers of Spinumviva, a company founded by the social democrat and recently passed to their children.
The socialist also argued that Montenegro “has no credibility, no suitability for the role of Prime Minister.”
Rui Rocha, from the liberal initiative, wanted to put the tonic in the fact that his party, although critical, put the “interest of the Portuguese first”, anticipating that the rest would not be up to the circumstances.
The theme was commented by all parties, with Mariana Mortágua, from the Left Block, and with Rui Tavares, from Livre, to defend that Luís Montenegro did not properly clarify the Portuguese when the subject was made public. “I heard the explanations and voted against the motion of censorship. I felt fooledwhy [Luís Montenegro] It hid us information, ”said Rui Tavares.
For Mariana Mortágua, the leader of AD “drags the country to the idea of mediocrity which is the normalization of the promiscuity between the private and public sector”. “Luís Montenegro is only a victim of his choices and the lack of notion that implies being Prime Minister. I am unsuspected, because I believed in this version Which was told in the Assembly of the Republic and then we realized it was none of that, ”he added.
Paulo Raimundo, by CDU, argued that Luís Montenegro should have presented his resignation As soon as the case of Spinumviva became known, assuming that “it was a great contribution it had made to democracy.”
To finish the subject of spinumviva, Pan Inês Sousa Real, said that Luís Montenegro “is a great artist, because it has managed to turn a personal problem into a problem for the country. ”
Immigration
The second “hot” theme was the sending of thousands of immigrants to leave Portugal.
Pedro Nuno stresses that “the law is to comply with” but recalls that these notifications are not “novelty” about what the PS has done in previous years. The novelty is the “form Propagandist ” As AD takes advantage of AIMA’s “normal and natural work” – and again compared the process in Portugal with the US process, led by Donald Trump.
But Montenegro, besides refusing the idea of, considers that the PS has left the processes of immigrants in a “situation of bullsh Effective. ”“ The PS did not know who was effectively in the country, who was fulfilling his desire to legalize his situation and what he was doing, ”said the AD leader, who warned that it is not yet known where 177,000 immigrants are yet.
Ventura spoke again “Commandalheira”, saying that PSD and PS are to blame for the process. Mortágua took advantage of the subject to talk about the “Two right fashions: victimization and attack immigrants”.
Already Rui Rocha devalued The moment of the announcement of these notifications, saying that electoralism “is part” – Pedro Nuno said “unbelievable” Beside him, at the same time, while Ventura spoke of “crutch.” Raimundo spoke in “action of campaign government electoral ”.
Rui Tavares said directly to Montenegro: “Do not take us by brotherdon’t even take people at home by Paravas ” – recalled that illegal immigrants are 0.2%; And the other 99.8% of immigrants?
Inês de Sousa Real stressed that there are people who have committed crimes and “have to respond to the law,” but there are other immigrants who contribute “with positive things” to the country – over 3 billion euros for social security. And there will be expulsion in cases of domestic violence?
Housing
Third Subject: Housing. Again Pedro Nuno Santos – who was minister with this folder – criticized the “acceleration of real estate prices”, lamenting that there are now young people unable to buy home. And, he repeated, his work in the government was essential in the houses delivered by the current government. The PS leader thinks there must be State budget money in financing the new houses.
Luís Montenegro belies the idea of the opponent about young people: with the exemption at IMT, the seal tax and the public warranty, there was help to young people. And accused the PS of having an “incoherent stance” in this debate: Pedro Nuno Santos is “being changed” and “particularly nervous” In this discussion.
Also facing the PS, Mariana Mortágua thinks that the socialists gave up on the housing; But it also criticizes AD, which “raised the price of houses.” Whoever waits for the house has to have a “Patience Pact”.
André Ventura says that Pedro Nuno Santos is largely responsible for the housing crisis. Defends more incentives for owners for lease and lower building income. And returned to immigrants: “There is more immigration and there are no houses for everyone“There are houses distributed“ to those who do not want to do anything ”, as the, claimed.
For Rui Rocha, the nationalizations and the lace are a “Popular Branches Front”. It agrees with the criticisms of AD and PS – because, it considers, both are responsible for current prices. He stressed that it is necessary to move from the side of the offer.
Health
The current government, when it took office, came across a scenario “Calamitoso”, According to Montenegro. “Of course, everything is not resolved,” but the NHS is better than a year ago, he said. “We have a focus: the person” – and there is no ideological problem between the private and private sectors.
Rui Rocha thinks the most unprotected are those who are without access to the private. Repeated that there must be freedom of choice access to health and a competitive system. It is “inadmissible” that pregnant women find successively closed doors, he pointed out.
Rui Tavares refuses the SNS privatization scenario: “There is a fierce competition of the private with NHS” – and thinks there must be a program “Return Health”, with health professionals to return to Portugal (with help in tax or accommodation).
Paulo Raimundo agrees with Luís Montenegro: the focus is the people. But he warned that half of the state’s 16 billion euros for the NHS to the NHS “pays to others to be part of the incumbers” – and thinks the NHS has the ability to do at least part of these tasks that transfers. “The problem of the NHS is the lack of human resources”He said.
The biggest failure of the current government was in health, according to André Ventura. Closed emergencies and call before going to the emergency room: “This is up to someone’s head? ridiculous!”.
For Mariana Mortágua, health providers and huge dependence on overtime are central problems. “Any model will need investment”, He warned, noting that the private ones also have to be paid.
Inês de Sousa Real also defended more investment in NHS and with optimized public management. In addition to animal NHS, it wants a “strong bet” in the health of prevention.
Economy
Closing, Luís Montenegro pointed out that the Portuguese economy grew 1.6% in the first quarter of this year, compared to the first quarter of 2024: “We are in a good moment of the Portuguese economy. economic stability, We have financial stability. ”AD wants to invest more in companies.
The PS has another view: Pedro Nuno Santos sees the Portuguese economy “with concern”. “This is another area where Luís Montenegro failed: promised economic growth and the economy fell 0.5%” – compared to last year’s quarter. AD’s program is a “fantasia”, described.
A description that the arrival of the arrival repeated. André Ventura thinks that his proposal for the macroeconomic scenario is “much closer to the Public Finance Council than the PS or that of the PSD.”
Mariana Mortágua (BE) focused on salaries low and massification of turismo. Rui Rocha (Il) defends a acceleration In the Portuguese economy because the next legislature “has to be the legislature of economic growth” – especially for young people.
CDU wants “courage To respond to needs ”; Paulo Raimundo looks at Portugal as a country with“ low wages and precariousness ” – defending the increase in wages and pensions and a more effective distribution of wealth.
For free, Rui Tavares says there are two ways: “Easy money” – Luxury real estate or mass tourism – or “True enrichment” – which is “taking care of what is ours” and “valuing the workforce”.
For the PAN, it is essential to “protect the job” and bet on “Green economy”. Inês de Sousa Real attacked AD, which “cut over 700 million euros in the fight against climate change”; There is only social justice with environmental justice, he defended.
