Montenegro believes the country will be able to create more wealth and opportunity

SDP President Luis Montenegro said this Saturday that he believes the country will be able to “create more opportunities”, create “more wealth” and retain youth, saying “Portugal is worth believing in”. .

“I want to confirm the words of the President of the Republic, I really believe in the future of Portugal. I hope that we can create more opportunities, create more wealth and keep our youth,” said Luis Montenegro.

Speaking to reporters, Montenegro declined to talk about the letters exchanged with Prime Minister António Costa and Infrastructure Minister João Galamba, who was booed by people upon arriving at the ceremony, saying he only wanted to talk about “very important issues” of the country.

“Today I want to say that Portugal is worth believing in. The country can and should know that the PSD is not giving up on Portugal. The leader of the SDP wants to be prime minister, but not to fulfill any whim. is to give more development to the country,” he said, refusing to “put aside” the “deeds” that set the political agenda.

“It’s one thing to talk about these things, it’s another thing to talk only about these things. I’m talking about these cases, they deserve political treatment, in sovereign bodies and in the activities of political parties, and I will not exempt myself from it. One day the Portuguese might think that’s all I care about,” he said.

Noting that he is “more than anything concerned” with the future of the country, Montenegro defended the importance of cohesive public policy.

“I didn’t realize it today. For many years, I have strongly advocated a rallying-in-the-territories public policy, a public policy that can positively discriminate against low-density areas, and a public policy that can bring hope to the youth.” , he noted.

Citing the example of the Douro region and its “great potential”, the SDP president, like the president of the republic, resorted to agricultural work to criticize the “centralist power of Lisbon”, which does not invest in the interior and low population density.

“We must sow to reap, like farmers. You must sow, cultivate the land, and then reap. take care of our harvest, but for this we must sow the cohesion of the country,” he said.

When asked if this cultivation should also be done in the government, Montenegro agreed: “Of course.”

“Coming here is a good way to understand that the future of Portugal depends a lot on the ability to implement policies that promote greater cohesion, be it social, territorial or intergenerational,” he added.

Declaring that he was “unfairly accused” of not presenting political guidelines for the country, Montenegro also highlighted the constitutional review process and the principle of territorial and intergenerational cohesion.

“Getting territory, using the human and natural potential that the country has, and being able to hold on to our youth is a plan that no one can fail,” he said, given that the country has a “giant task ahead.” in the face of a demographic decline.