Paulo Estêvão, party secretary general, also admits to advance to the European Court of Human Rights if the TC does not deliberate in favor of the party.
O This Monday delivered a review appeal to the Constitutional Court (TC) on the “absolutely abusive” use of the acronym “AD” to designate the new coalition between the PSD and the CDS.
“The use (by the PSD/CDS) of AD, of this coalition that is three parties, is absolutely abusive and very seriously harms the PPM,” said party secretary general, Paulo Estêvão, in statements to journalists at the door of the Constitutional Court.
The party considers that the PSD/CDS coalition is improperly using AD’s historical acronym and that it induces the electorate in error at the time of the vote.
“The great set of the people does not know that the PPM does not integrate because it has integrated over 46 years the AD and therefore this will be seriously harmed and will surely false the electoral results,” said the secretary general of the PPM.
“Portuguese state will be condemned”
Paulo Estêvão also admits to advance to the European Court of Human Rights if the TC does not deliberate in favor of the party.
“We have no doubt that the Portuguese State will be condemned, because jurisprudence points out in this regard,” he added, referring to the event’s eventuality to Europe.
Regarding the announcement of protests on the sidelines of AD, the secretary general said only fear that the security conditions are not gathered or that, in some way, this form of manifestation may be somehow penalized. “
The PPM requested a meeting to the CNE to investigate the legal viability of organizing “civic and peaceful” protests with the PSD/CDS-PP coalition rallies during the election campaign.
An appeal is an extraordinary appeal aimed at challenging a judgment after the final judgment and the obtaining of a new decision.
TC had already refused PPM appeal
In Plenary, in early April, an appeal filed by the PPM and accepted the judgment authorizing the PSD/CDS -PP in these elections to use the designation “AD – PSD/CDS coalition”, arguing that there is no risk of confusion with other coalitions.
According to the judgment consulted by Lusa, the decision was unanimous among the judges of the Ratton Palace, who considered that the term “democratic alliance” would be the “strongest identity trait”.
The judges thus decided that the withdrawal of the words democratic alliance nullifies the risk of confusion with previous coalitions, validating the judgment that had agreed with the AD – PSD/CDS -PP coalition.
