The TV channels have already reached an agreement and Luis Montenegro is going to participate in the debate, Ricardo Costa, a spokesman for the three TV channels, told Lusa this Friday.
On Wednesday, the head of the AD campaign headquarters clarified that “by agreement from the moment of the first conversation with the representative of the television channels, the AD coalition is represented in all debates by the chairman of the PSD, with the exception of those that oppose AD Livre and the CDU, where the representation of the Democratic Alliance coalition will be The response of the CDU president is similar to what happened in 2015.”
At the time, RTP, TVI and SIC were surprised by AD’s intention to replace Luis Montenegro with Nuno Melo in the debate and ensured that the proposed model would remain “accurate”.
However, the situation has already been resolved and Luis Montenegro will participate in the debate in question.
RTP, SIC and TVI clarified this Friday that they always understood “that the proposed debates involve exclusively the leaders of parties and coalitions with parliamentary representation”, following disagreements with the Democratic Alliance (AD).
This position comes at a time when the importance of televised debates between parties with seats in parliament is being debated, and disagreements with the AD campaign leadership regarding the legal framework in which they take place.
The three TV channels agree “that the legal position expressed by AD regarding the representation of coalitions is completely legitimate and reflected in the law” and repeat that “they have a different legal opinion on this issue, which follows primarily from the practice” of the Commission of the National Electoral Authority (CNE) and the Social Communications Regulatory Authority (ERC).
They acknowledge that “during the negotiation process, the AD representative expressed his intention to nominate Nuno Melo to participate in some of the debates” and reiterate that “at the time, the position of the television stations on this topic may not have been clear as they contributed to it.” a misunderstanding they regret.”
However, “the three television channels have always understood that the proposed debates involve exclusively the leaders of parties and coalitions with parliamentary representation.”
The three stations also stress that “at no time was the position of the television stations the result of any position against the CDS, but only from their understanding of the legal framework and the exclusive representation of the parties having seats in Parliament”, emphasizing the “expressed goodwill”. AD in addressing this issue in all conversations held over the last few weeks.”
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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