The representative of PAN/Madeira admitted today that he will resign from his position if the national representative Ines Sousa Real does not recognize the illegality of the agreement on parliamentary advocacy signed with the PSD/CDU-PP coalition, which unconditionally won the regional elections. majority.
“This political commission was attacked by the real Ines Souza, who currently cannot continue to lead PAN. There are two ways. Either come and say that you are renouncing your young deputy, or resign. If you don’t do any of this, let’s go to the Constitutional Court to fight this interference and these illegalities on the part of Ines Sousa Real,” said Joaquim Sousa.
“If Dr. Ines Souza Real does not get in touch today, at the end of the meeting [da Comissão Política Nacional]this is what Dr. Monica Freitas did [eleita à Assembleia Legislativa Regional] Here in Madeira it is illegal, so yes, I will take serious and decisive action regarding my participation in PAN,” he assured.
When asked by journalists whether resignation would be such a radical measure, a PAN representative admitted that this hypothesis “will be discussed,” explaining that “people who respect the law cannot tolerate such situations.”
Joaquim Sousa spoke at his home, where he convened a meeting of the Regional Political Commission of Madeira to discuss, among other things, the agreement on parliamentary influence signed with the Somos Madeira coalition (PSD/CDS-PP).
The official noted that only two regional commissioners were present and expressed regret that the MP elected by PAN in Sunday’s regional elections, Monica Freitas, as well as other commissioners did not attend the meeting.
The PAN National Political Commission will meet this Wednesday evening to vote on the parliamentary protection agreement signed after the regional legislative elections in Madeira.
The PSD/CDU-NP coalition won regional legislatures on Sunday but fell one MP short of an absolute majority, and a parliamentary advocacy agreement with the MHP was announced on Tuesday that won the mandate.
A PAN spokesman said on Wednesday that the agreement on parliamentary influence was illegal, and the party’s elected lawmaker Monica Freitas assured that it had “full legitimacy.”
Joaquim Sousa said that the document must first be approved by the National Political Commission of the party and said that, as the party’s representative in the region, he was supposed to take part in a meeting today with the representative of the Republic of Madeira, Ireneu Barreto. who started listening to selected games on Sunday.
After a meeting with Ireneu Barreto, during which Joaquim Sousa was in front of the São Lourenço Palace where the hearings were taking place, Mónica Freitas told reporters that the agreement on parliamentary advocacy signed with the PSD/CDU-PP coalition has “all the legitimacy”, which contradicts statements from the regional representative.
The elected official also stressed that the elements announced today are part of the regional political commission, rejecting accusations of usurpation of functions made by Joaquim Souza.
On November 12, 2022, Sousa took office as head of the PAN regional political commission after elections on a single list.
In July this year he was nominated as head of the party list in the regional elections in Madeira.
But on the eve of the presentation of her candidacy to the Madeira County Judicial Court, PAN announced her replacement with Monica Freitas, justifying the decision in a statement as “incompatibility.”
Joaquim Sousa filed a lawsuit to annul the candidacy of the People-Animals-Nature party in the elections, but the claim was rejected as unfounded.
During the press conference held on Tuesday in which the agreement on the parliamentary legal profession was announced, the elected deputy said that Joaquim Sousa will no longer be the representative of the regional structure, but will replace him, since he is number two in the structure of the regional party, and assured that that the issue is “already being considered” without explaining.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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