Paulo Raimundo praises the CDU’s show of strength on the streets of Lisbon

The CDU parade in Lisbon attracted thousands of people to Baixa this Sunday, with the PCP secretary general highlighting the great mobilization and growth leading up to the legislative elections on the 10th.

“This is another great show of strength. We started the campaign with a huge rally in Porto, and today the streets of Lisbon are full of people. I said that the CDU is growing and expanding. If there is any doubt, here is a clear demonstration of it,” said Paulo Raimundo in front of the street leading to Rossio, where a rally is taking place this Sunday and former communist leaders Jerónimo de Sousa and Carlos Carvalhas are present.

Speaking to journalists, Raimundo denied that the presence of the previous secretaries general was a response to other parties that had already recruited their former leaders to participate in the election campaign, such as AD or PS, but stressed that he was “very proud” that his predecessors had in the communist leadership.

“What other parties have not brought is solutions for the country. We bring all of this to the campaign. We count on everyone, and I am very glad that my comrades Jeronimo de Souza and Carlos Carvalhas are here today. They were there today and I am very proud to welcome them to the campaign,” he said.

Regarding the poll that was published this Sunday and which points to the rise of the CDU, placing it as the fifth political force, ahead of IL, PAN and Livre, Paulo Raimundo supported the idea that “the polls determine a lot and do it right.” little”, but reserved criticism for IL President Rui Rocha, who discredited the study and questioned the PS whether he wanted to form an alliance with the “anti-NATO party”.

“Do you know what the problem is with these leaders? They love to comment on poll results that are positive and then get upset about negative poll results. bad – “I don’t feel this shame,” he said.

At the parade, which was also attended by parliamentary candidates António Filipe (PCP) and Mariana Silva (PEV), Paulo Raimundo also received a greeting from former CGTP Secretary General Isabel Camarinha. The communist leader was soon followed by the new leader of the inter-union organization, Thiago Oliveira, who was also accompanied by several guards monitoring the area around the march leader.

Paulo Raimundo highlighted the presence of “large thousands” in the center of Lisbon and confirmed that the HDZ is “alive and well”, showing confidence in attracting many voters who are still undecided a week before the elections.

And, faced with the presence of Prime Minister António Costa in the PS campaign and the possible influence on the number of useful votes that could influence the Communists, the PCP secretary general ruled out a repeat of the last elections.

“This talk about helpful voices doesn’t work anymore. It worked two years ago, we know how it worked, but it no longer works because people have already realized that life moves forward only with the strength and those deputies that the CDU has. Whoever falls “One day in 2022, he will not fall into this gaffe again,” he concluded, before arriving in Rossiu for the last event of the campaign this Sunday.