The President of Chega, Andre Ventura, said this Monday that from the moment the government takes over, it should not take any decisions that would imply large investments for the country.
“As of the 7th, the prime minister is in power, which means he only has to run this government and there are no major investments that should be left for the next government,” he said.
Andre Ventura was speaking to reporters before visiting the Christmas market in Lisbon when he was asked about the dates for formalizing the resignation of the government on Thursday and the dissolution of the Assembly of the Republic on January 15, announced by the President of the Republic. .
“I think that from the moment the resignation of the Prime Minister is formalized, on the 7th of this month, it is important that the Prime Minister realizes that he is in control, which means that from this day he must avoid progress and decisions. As for non-fundamental awards, non-fundamental public works, etc., etc.,” he emphasized.
Despite this, Andre Ventura argued that this transition to public management “cannot also serve as an excuse for saying that what needs to be done, for example in the health sector, should not be done.”
“What we have seen is a government that is very curious, in effect saying that it must move forward with the TGV because otherwise it will lose European funds, but it will not complete negotiations with doctors and nurses because it has already for the next government,” he criticized, arguing that the leader “is not prohibited from making health care decisions in terms of negotiating wages, careers, as well as operational means to keep services open.”
On this occasion, André Ventura was also asked about the statements of the Prime Minister, who confirmed on Friday his intention to launch the first tender for the construction of a high-speed line between Lisbon and Porto in January, if there is agreement from the PSD leader. .and future leader of the PS.
President Chegi said that the decision on “public works requiring large public investments, as in the case of the TGV” should be taken by the next government.
Noting that “this push by António Costa should be suspected,” Ventura said that, given the legislative elections, Brussels would not “impede the use of European funds for two or three months.”
Regarding the visit to the Christmas market in Eduardo VII Park, Andre Ventura considered it necessary to “stimulate local trade” and “the politicians, especially at this stage when the elections are held, will show that they are on the side of the people.” and try to “stimulate this business.”
After speaking with reporters, the Cega President visited the market and talked to traders about how business was going, tasted a lot of tasty things, fried with ginjinha and even made it a point to ride on the children’s carousel with other party leaders.
Ventura was also approached by some people who asked him to take pictures and “selfies”, noting that he looked like the President of the Republic, and played a game which involved trying to knock down cans with a gun filled with small plastic. bullets, but he did not receive a prize because he did not knock over all the cans.
The leader of Chega said that he could imagine that it was Prime Minister António Costa, and when six correct answers were thrown out, the delegation began to pronounce the names of other socialists, such as the President of the Assembly of the Republic, Augusto. Santos Silva, former infrastructure minister Joao Galamba or finance minister Fernando Medina.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal

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