Chega’s leader André Ventura this Saturday asked the PSD president to clarify whether the PS government would be viable if right-wing parties had a majority in parliament, ensuring that Chega would not do so.
“Luis Montenegro must answer whether he will have to choose between the right and the PS, whether he prefers to extend his hand to the PS and make the PS viable, but then the PSD will not be much different from what the Bloc de Esquerda does. and the PCP did it,” he said on the sidelines of a rally in Angra do Heroísmo in the Azores on the eve of the start of the election campaign in the region.
Andre Ventura assured that “if there is a majority on the right,” Chega will not make the PS government viable and will “struggle to create a convergence that will allow the creation of an alternative government,” accusing the Democratic Alliance (AD), the formed coalition of PSD, CDS and PPM, of maintaining “culture of subordination to the Socialist Party.”
“This is a huge irresponsibility, a huge shot in the foot, this is naivety and amateurism that I hoped would not be in the coalition that wants to govern Portugal. Perhaps this is why it is clear that so many deputies, leaders and members of these parties want to come to Chegu,” he said.
The leader of Chegi reacted to the statements of CDS-PP President Nuno Melo, who said this Saturday that “AD will not make the left-wing government viable”, accusing him of being “a useful crutch for the PS”. “.
“The AD will not make a left-wing government viable, firstly because it will win the elections and, secondly, because normality disappeared when the PS governed after losing the elections and Pedro Nuno Santos clarified that it will not form a government at his post. completely viable, opening the door to invention 2.0, which would be a disaster for Portugal,” Nuno Melo said in a statement.
“The rules should be the same for everyone. Under normal conditions, whoever wins should rule,” added the centrist leader.
The CDS-PP president’s position came after Andre Ventura said there was a “sense of rebellion” between the PSD, CDS and the Liberal Initiative, as the AD accepted that a possible PS minority government was viable.
Overnight in Angra do Heroismo, President Chegui said he was “stunned” by Nuno Melo’s claims, saying the centrist leader was “denying himself”.
Ventura said “it was important for Montenegro to say what happens next” at the AD congress scheduled for Sunday because Nuno Melo “is a minor figure in this coalition.”
“It was important for the center-right to know what AD was going to do. We can’t just do things after the elections. We must have clarity before the elections and everyone must say what they want,” he stressed, arguing that AD’s position could make voters think that “it is better to vote for the PS government.”
The Chegi leader stressed that the party had already shown “signs of rapprochement,” citing as an example the case of the Azores, where it signed an agreement on parliamentary influence that allowed the formation of a PSD/CDU-PP/NPM coalition government. , in 2020.
“We have always demonstrated every sign of control and responsibility, and we continue to do so. The PS will govern only if the AD wants it to govern the PS, either by rejecting Chega, if this is fundamental for the majority, or by allowing the Government of Pedro Nuno Santos,” he stressed.
Andre Ventura also considered it “huge hypocrisy” on the part of the PSD leader in not wanting agreements with Chega in the Republic when this happened in the Azores, emphasizing that “there is only one Chega and there is only one PSD.”
“This is why no one takes it seriously anymore when parties say there will be no convergence. This convergence, if there are voices for it, must exist and will exist if people are responsible for it. be able to assess who is responsible,” he emphasized.
And he added: “Who benefits from this? Obviously the left, because they continue to feed the idea that there is no solution on the right.”
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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