PCP believes Miguel Albuquerque should consider whether he has the conditions to continue in office

The Secretary General of the PCP said this Wednesday that the President of the Regional Government of Madeira must consider whether he has the conditions to continue in office, and considers that this case is a “concrete example” of the subordination of political power to economic power. power.

“The President of the Government of Madeira, given the issues that are under consideration, even in comparison with previous issues, must reflect on whether he has the conditions to continue his rule,” Paulo Raimundo said in statements to journalists outside the Palace of Justice in Lisbon after how the CDU lists were handed over to the legislature of this district.

It is important for the communist leader that ongoing investigations involving searches in Madeira, the Azores and the mainland “are clarified as quickly as possible.”

“This is in everyone’s interests,” he said, adding that “hasty conclusions” should not be drawn.

The PKP secretary general believes that although the process only takes a few hours, it is “based on decades-old problems,” referring in particular to the fact that “political power is subordinate to economic power.”

“This is the main reason for the big problems that arise there: promiscuity, nepotism, negotiations,” he said, given that this situation occurs throughout the country, but “it is very obvious” in Madeira due to “the established Free Zone Scheme. with all the ensuing negotiations.”

“This case – I’m not talking from a criminal justice point of view, because the process is ongoing – is a concrete example of the fact that the life of each of us, the life of the majority of our people, depends not on political decisions, but on economic groups deciding with the help of their puppets, what life will be like for each person,” he said.

Asked what impact the case might have on the credibility of the political class among citizens after António Costa also resigned due to legal suspicions, Paulo Raimundo replied: “It’s a disaster, it’s a complete discredit.”

Raimundo said he has always said that the PCP should not be counted on to “fuel the fringe issues,” but noted that “it is not a fringe issue, it is a central issue,” once again insisting that it demonstrates subordination to political authority economic, contrary to what is provided for by the Constitution.

The PKP leader said this occurs in situations “that may ultimately be illegal, may lead to crime, but there are also expressions that, while bordering on legality, are morally, at least morally, reprehensible.”

“I will give you a concrete example: when we are all in tension, (…) the government, by law, in the state budget, decides to allocate 1,600 million euros in the form of tax breaks to economic groups. At the very least, there are immorality that needs to be confirmed,” he emphasized.

When asked if he believed that this kind of thing could contribute to the growth of Chegi, Paulo Raimundo replied that “it could contribute to the growth of all those who strive for a better life, seek solutions for their lives.”

“Not giving votes to these parties will improve your life. These parties want to take advantage of all the potential and opportunities that are open to them, and then do the opposite of what they are promising now,” he criticized.

The Judicial Police (SP) is carrying out about 100 searches in Madeira, the Azores and various regions of the continent on suspicion of corruption crimes, economic participation in business, malfeasance and abuse of power, among other things, a Lusa source told the process.

However, the prosecutor’s office said that the investigations that led to these searches involve political officials of the Madeira government and the Funchal chamber on suspicion of unjustified favoritism towards societies/groups.