Former PS leader Antonio Costa praises his successor Pedro Nuno Santos’ preparation for decision-making in the March 10 legislative elections shown on television this Sunday.
“It’s time to develop someone who has experience making decisions, making choices, making decisions and having dialogue. Pedro Nuno Santos has such training. This is fundamental to the confidence we want in our future,” the Chief Minister continues to emphasize.
In a short broadcast, António Costa states that it was his government that returned pensions to pensioners that were cut during the PSD/SDS-PP government of Pedro Passos Coelho.
“No one knows what the truth is better than the pensioners, but the truth is that the PS returned their cut pensions. The rest went for a C,” joked the outgoing prime minister.
Costa emphasizes that Passos Coelho’s four years in power “demonstrated that austerity policies did not promote economic growth, did not pay pensions, did not increase wages and did not have the right accounts.”
“For all this, it was necessary to turn the page on austerity measures. It was by tearing down the walls on the left and gaining trust in Europe that we managed to get to where we are today,” the chief executive also emphasized.
Antonio Costa resigned as head of government following Operation Influencer, which is investigating allegations of corruption, despite the fact that he was not accused or accused of any illegal actions.
Pedro Nuno Santos committed one of the most rebellious acts of eight years of socialist rule when, on June 29, 2022, he announced that the new solution for Lisbon airport would involve building a new airport at Montijo, in defiance of António Costa. , who instructed the leader of the SDP to find a consensus solution on this issue.
The current socialist leader was forced to retreat and remained in government as infrastructure minister until the case broke regarding the 500 thousand euro compensation paid to former TAR administrator Alexandra Reis, citing “public opinion” and “collective feeling.” around the matter.
Despite moments of tension between Costa and Pedro Nuno, they have already appeared together several times: still the Prime Minister received the now socialist leader shortly after his election at the door of the PS national headquarters in Lisbon to hand over the certificate.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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