The Secretary General of the PS considered this Thursday Santos Silva to be an excellent President of the Assembly of the Republic, refused to comment on the lists of deputies and emphasized that it is in Parliament that government decisions are made.
These positions were expressed by Pedro Nuno Santos after the institutional meeting to present congratulations to the President of the Assembly of the Republic, where he was accompanied by Socialist deputies Alexandra Leitão and João Torres.
“Augusto Santos Silva was an excellent President of the Assembly of the Republic. He brought to this chamber the necessary powers to ensure that the Assembly of the Republic works politely, with respect for the law and for all Portuguese,” said the Socialist leader. journalists.
Santos Silva, former minister of state and minister of foreign affairs, supported the candidacy of José Luis Carneiro in the Socialist internal elections on 15 and 16 December. And since 2018, he has been repeatedly at odds with Pedro Nuno Santos regarding the political-ideological evolution of the PS.
For Pedro Nuno Santos, as President of the Assembly of the Republic, “Augusto Santos Silva leaves a good memory” during the execution of his mandate during the two legislative sessions of the current legislature, which ends on Monday with the dissolution of Parliament.
Asked about the possible continuation of the former Minister of State and Foreign Affairs in the role of President of the Assembly of the Republic in the next legislature, Pedro Nuno Santos said that it is “not yet the stage to discuss the lists” of deputies in the next legislature. PS.
“There are not even positions in the Assembly of the Republic,” he added.
“This was a very important institutional and non-partisan meeting with the President of the Assembly of the Republic, an institution that is the home of our democracy, the foundation of our Portuguese democratic system, to which we place great confidence and great hope,” he said.
In this context, the Secretary General of the PS stated that it is necessary to “continue to work to bring the Assembly of the Republic closer to the Portuguese people.”
“And work to build the trust of the Portuguese people in the Assembly of the Republic. It is from here that we will build a government solution. This is why the institution of the Assembly of the Republic is also so important for the PS and the democratic system,” he said.
“This meeting, in addition to presenting the greetings of the Secretary General of the PS to the President of the Assembly of the Republic, also demonstrates the importance of this house for our democracy,” emphasized Pedro Nuno Santos.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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