The nationalist political proposal of PS General Secretary Pedro Nuno Santos, entitled “All Portugal”, was approved this Sunday by 88.9% of the votes of delegates at the 24th Party Congress.
The President of the PS and the Bureau of the Congress, Carlos César, announced in Pavilion 1 of the Lisbon International Fair (FIL) that the proposal of the Secretary General of the PS “was approved by 88.9% of the votes of the congressmen.” there were 2.2% votes against and 8.8% abstentions.
The alternative proposals of José Luis Carneiro “For all, for all” and Daniel Adrian “Full Democracy”, the two losing candidates for PS leader in the direct elections on January 15 and 16, were rejected.
The policy proposal of Pedro Nuno Santos gives the state a role in promoting investment in innovative sectors, proposes the “gradual restoration of the frozen service life” of all civil servants, and the abolition of the position of the representative of the Republic in the autonomous regions by constitutional means. review.
Regarding the understanding with other parties, he praises the management of the PS with the parliamentary support of the parties to his left, the so-called Geringons, considering that this “historic change” is “a legacy of the leadership cycle of António Costa that must be protected.”
The new Secretary General defines the PS as “the angular axis of the parliamentary debates of democratic forces, wherever they are” and establishes the following principle: “In Parliament, the PS unites with all the forces that are set out in the Constitution. Portuguese Republic and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, implementing policies aimed at social progress.”
The PS Secretary General’s proposal was coordinated by Deputy and former Minister of State Modernization and Public Administration Alexandra Leitão.