PAN spokeswoman Ines Souza Real said on Tuesday that Passos Coelho’s entry into the Democratic Alliance (AD) campaign brings the coalition closer to the agenda of the Chega party, and recalled the influence of their governments.
“Pasos Coelho is bringing AD closer to the most extremist program of the right, instead of bringing social democracy to the democratic center,” said the leader of the People-Animais-Natureza (PAN), speaking to journalists at Beja airport.
In other words, continued Ines Souza Real, AD, by including former Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho in the campaign for the March 10 elections, is betting on “an agenda that in some way seeks to get closer to the one that Chegi had.”
“These are the options of the Social Democratic Party, which the MHP does not follow,” he stressed, saying that the country should “have an immigration policy aimed at integration, not at inciting fear and hatred.”
Pedro Passos Coelho spoke on Monday at an AD rally in Faro and accused the PS of increasing instability in the country, which he attributes to immigration, and said that in schools no one should “shut the throats of students” for what should be your will and yours way of thinking.”
In statements to journalists, the PAN leader noted that the Portuguese cannot forget “the impact that the troika had on the country” during the government of Passos Coelho, stressing that “companies closed their doors and many families saw their difficulties.”
“This policy of insensitivity, these times when they demanded more from us than the European Union and the IMF itself. [Fundo Monetário Internacional] demanded, you must stay there,” he emphasized.
Noting that PAN does not reflect AD’s “conservatism”, Ines Souza Real proposed what she sees as a “more fair and empathetic society” with “lower taxes so that families can have a better quality of life.” “.
“We don’t need an agenda that gives us a culture of fear, insecurity, and policies that only settle scores with some economic interests and not with families,” he added.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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