António Vitorino
Featured figures from the Socialist Party ask Pedro Nuno Santos to support António José Seguro. PS silence begins to be deafening.
In a message published at dawn on your page, João Soares released a “personal declaration of interests” about the 2026 presidential elections: “I will vote for António José Seguro in the next presidential elections. If, as I hope, he, confirming what appears to be certain to any even less attentive observer, decide to present his candidacy. ”
As for the position to be adopted by the PS, the former mayor of Lisbon understands that “it may be good that the national bodies of the PS can discuss the issue of presidential elections”, just at the meeting dThe National Commission scheduled for the 8th“Listening directly and desirably the eventual candidates, of course.”
“Also the National Political Commission to which I belong, by the way, so that I can express my position, which I have already transmitted personally to our Secretary General. But if there is more than a socialist willing to apply, I think it will be incorrect and undesirable move to some dozen militants Decisions that in good republican, socialist and secular tradition must be of the Portuguese people, ”he adds.
According to João Soares, António José Seguro, who was PS Secretary-General between 2011 and 2014, “It was, and remains, the object of a political bullying campaign, trying sometimes reduce and ignore its qualities“On the part of” a nameklature of various quadrants of the PS “.
The former Minister of Culture names Augusto Santos Silva, former president of the Assembly of the Republic, as “the most histrionic and visible exponent” insurance campaignmade “below the minimum levels of civility, dignity and solidarity” by “a nameklature” that “does not tolerate that the political privileges of which he has will be deemed in question.”
Based on the polls, João Soares maintains that insurance “is undoubtedly the best placed on the left, and in the left center, in terms of voting intentions”, without “expressing express indication that he is a candidate.”
Your insurance support is justified with “reasons for respect, trust and friendship“Praise to its” political and civic personal path, from youth so far, “the” values of democratic socialism “and the way it performed political and civic functions, in its view, with” proof of unquestionable seriousness. “
Of the PS and its leader, Pedro Nuno Santos, has only been heard a silence that is provoking a lot of noise within the party. While there is no unanimous decision of the militants, the internal split widens which candidate supports.
So far, Antonio Vitorino seemed the most certain choice, supported by party members for his experience with International Police at the World Migration Organization.
But now criticism is raining against the former Minister of Defense of the Guterres Government.
One of the hardest criticism comes from the socialist also Ana Gomes, who has been a candidate for presidential and also supports insurance candidacy.
“I am not in favor of the center of interests in my party, wherever it is in power, and in particular in Bethlehem. Obviously have to be serious people, credible people, people with political experience, but not smartliness that will use institutions for other designs that deep down discredit and weaken democracy, ”he told
“António Vitorino has a lot of cleverness and even a sense of humor. Also has a background, a Lobist Lawyer Pastsay, which led to what, for example, the head of the Mário Soares Civil House, Dr. Alfredo Barroso, had one day said that this would be to have a business lobbyist in Belém. He himself also said it was a kind of equivalent of Daniel Proença de Carvalho of PS, ”he said, quoted by.
