IL’s National Council meets on Sunday to review and discuss the congress planned for December and the political situation, which has changed “suddenly and significantly” as a result of early elections, on which the party promises to focus its full attention.
This meeting of the liberal national councilors, which this time will take place in Lisbon and not in Coimbra as usual, was planned even before the political crisis that began on Tuesday with the resignation of Prime Minister António Costa, with his order adding more work. perspective on the national political situation in relation to this week’s events.
The agenda for the IL National Council, whose liberal leader Rui Rocha’s initial speech will be open to the media, also includes an unelected National Assembly scheduled for early December and European elections next year.
When asked by Lusa about the possibility of postponing this National Convention due to the new political framework, an official IL source explained that “the political panorama in the country has changed suddenly and significantly, and the meeting of the National Council of the Liberal Initiative will take place this Sunday.” discuss and evaluate the national political situation and discuss the National Assembly.”
“The Liberal initiative is prepared and fully focused on the upcoming elections, the decisive moment to determine what kind of country we want to live in,” he added simply, without specifying what could be done regarding the National Assembly.
IL has scheduled a National Assembly for December 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the Europarque Santa Maria da Feira, Aveiro district, where, although not by choice, proposed amendments to the statutes as well as IL’s policy program will be discussed and voted on. At this main meeting, two global charter amendment projects will be presented and discussed and voted on.
One of them was approved by the National Council on the proposal of the Statutory Working Group, and the other was proposed by the Statutes + Liberals initiative, whose representatives include former IL-backed presidential candidate Thiago Maian Gonçalves. and the first liberal president, Miguel Ferreira da Silva, who at the last congress supported deputy Carla Castro as leader of the IL.
The European elections will also be discussed on Sunday after IL leader Rui Rocha assured on October 28 that the internal process for selecting the head of the list for the 2024 European elections is still ongoing and limited to the entry “availability demonstrated”, João Cotrim de Figueiredo.
“We are listening to the party and in time we will have great news for the Liberals, with a great head of the list, but we have to keep this whole path, which is necessary so that when all the processes are completed, we have a great candidate,” he said Juy Roc: In an interview with Observador yesterday, former President João Cotrim de Figueiredo demonstrated his readiness to head the European list, making it clear that it was a “party decision.”
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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