The President of Chega, Andre Ventura, this Wednesday called on the leader of the PSD, Luis Montenegro, to refuse to support the re-candidacy of Miguel Albuquerque for the post of leader of the regional social democratic structure in Madeira.
“If you are really serious about fighting corruption, then this Wednesday, when you have an evening rally, you have the opportunity to tell the country this: since we do not condone corruption, then I will not support it, I will not support it. “I don’t.” I will support Dr. Miguel Albuquerque,” Ventura said, addressing Montenegro.
The Chegi leader considered that if the PSD president “is a decent person, this is what he will do tonight,” and noted that he will “wait” to see if “Montenegro has such courage.”
“This is a cotton test,” he said, recognizing the SDP president’s expression about Chege.
Defending that this “cannot go unnoticed,” Andre Ventura questioned that in the PSD “the conversation about corruption is only for outsiders and only for conversations about others.”
“Luis Montenegro even revived Rui Rio’s old expression about the bath of ethics, but that is for others, for them it is never the same bath of ethics,” he stated, arguing that “if there really is a concern about fighting this kind of crime “Luis Montenegro has the opportunity to publicly declare that he will not support Miguel Albuquerque.”
Ventura reiterated that Chega’s “core program” is “zero tolerance for corruption in Portugal.”
Madeira PSD President Miguel Albuquerque officially announced his candidacy for the party’s internal elections scheduled for March 21 and assured that he does not feel weakened by the corruption charges.
More than 10.8 million Portuguese are called to vote on March 10 to elect 230 members of the Assembly of the Republic.
18 political forces, 15 parties and three coalitions are competing in these elections.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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