The PSD and CDS-PP will meet this Thursday with the national councils of the two parties to approve the constitution of the electoral coalition of the Democratic Alliance, which will also include the PPM, which will participate in the next legislative and European elections.
The meetings of these two highest bodies between congresses will take place at the same time: the PSD in Braga and the SDS-PP in Lisbon, both starting at 21:00.
According to coalition sources, the CDS-PP has two eligible seats, one on the list from Lisbon and the other from Porto, but it may be able to elect more deputies in these circles if the result is better compared to the last legislative elections.
It will not be easy for PPM to be elected in Lisbon’s list, 21st.
CDS-PP President Nuno Melo has already stated in an interview that in the next legislative elections in March he will be one of the party’s parliamentary candidates, which will guarantee a return to the Assembly of the Republic. this coalition agreement.
The last time the PSD and SDS-PP participated together in legislative elections with the Portugal-Frente coalition in 2015, they managed to elect 18 deputies for Lisbon and 17 seats for Porto.
In the last legislative elections in 2022, the PSD elected 13 deputies from the Lisbon district and 14 from Porto.
The SDS-PP lost representation in parliament for the first time because it was unable to elect a single deputy.
New meetings of the National Council of both parties are scheduled for January 15 to approve lists of parliamentary candidates, which must be submitted by January 29.
The PSD and SDS-PP announced on December 21 last year that they will compete in the legislative elections in March and the European elections in June with an electoral coalition that is reclaiming the name Democratic Alliance (the name of the first coalitions concluded between the SDS-PP). and SDS-PP in the 80s) and which will include “independent individuals”.
On Wednesday it was announced that the PPM will also join this electoral coalition, already approved by the party organs.
This is the fourth time that the PSD and CDS-PP will vote together in legislative elections.
At the time of the announcement, in a joint statement, the SDP and SDS-PP indicated that they would value and welcome, among other things, the ideas of the “Manifesto of a Reformist and Moderate Alternative,” signed by “more than 100 prominent figures.” from Portuguese society” to support a possible new leader led by the Social Democrats and their president Luis Montenegro.
AD “offers to offer the Portuguese effective political and policy change,” promising “much more ambition for high levels of prosperity, economic and income growth, and opportunity for all Portuguese.”
In the note, PSD and SDS-PP leaders Luis Montenegro and Nuno Melo also declared their commitment to “reformist courage” to promote “company competitiveness, Portuguese skills, innovation and value creation.” value, strengthening entrepreneurial and exporting Portugal, adding value to the rural world, which rescues and restores the welfare state from ongoing decline and ensures affordable and quality healthcare, education and housing for all the Portuguese people.”
The future AD will have “a strong social conscience and be based on the dignity of the human person to fight poverty, enhance social mobility, value family, renew demand for education and restore trust in third sector social institutions.” , lia- if.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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