Ventura says the soul of the Democratic Alliance is to be a pillar of the PS

Chega’s leader, André Ventura, said this Saturday that the “soul of the AD” should be the “crutch of the PS” and declared that his party represents the “only opportunity for change” in the legislative elections on the 10th.

At a lunch meeting in Coimbra, Andre Ventura took advantage of a gaffe by SDS-PP leader Nuno Melo, who on Friday evening erred and said that “a landslide victory is needed to allow Pedro Nuno Santos to become leader of the party.” a prime minister who does not depend much on others.”

“These campaigns [de PS e PSD] move from strange to strange so that yesterday [na sexta-feira] Nuno Melo even called for Pedro Nuno Santos to win. […] He was not mistaken, this is what is in their souls, they are PS crutches. This is the soul of AD,” he said.

Ventura believed that “that’s why they don’t want Chegi, because in their hearts they will continue to let the PS rule. [a Nuno Melo] DNA, that’s really the nature of AD.”

“So we must have more votes than these two parties on the 10th. Only in this way can we ensure that we have the government of the future, and not the same repetition, the same formula of the past that we have had so far,” he said, pointing out that this formula “has led to young people continuing emigrate, pension cuts, abandonment of security forces, neglect of borders, loss of wages, to two countries: one on the coast and one in the interior.” “.

“If everything failed, if for 50 years they had every opportunity and failed, why should we give them another chance? The only voice for change, the only possibility of change is not AD or PS. Chega is the only possibility of change, the only force for change in Portugal,” he said.

In front of his supporters, he repeated what he had already told reporters before entering the hall: that the PS and SDP were “participating in the parade of antiques,” referring to the presence of the former leaders of the two parties in their respective campaigns.

“There is no such rally at which the idea of ​​Luis Montenegro or Pedro Nuno Santos would be taken away. Sometimes Luis Montenegro brings Cavaco Silva, or Assuncao Estevez or Assuncao Cristas, and today it is Pedro Nuno Santos who brings Antonio. Costa. And the future, where is it? What kind of future should you give to people?” he asked.

“If the only future they have is the rulers of 30 years ago, the politicians of 20 years ago or the prime minister who left office due to corruption, then they are the past and we are the future of this country.” – he said.

President Chegi also took the opportunity to comment on the presence of former European Commission President Durau Barroso in the electoral campaign of the Democratic Alliance (PSD/CDU-PP/PPM coalition).

“Yesterday [na sexta-feira] Durau Barroso also said that protest voting is not enough, asking the right-wing electorate to vote not for Chega, but for AD. But who in their right mind would want to protest against the situation in Portugal would vote for the advice of a man who is leaving the Prime Minister, who is leaving his country, the country he loves, to sell himself to the European Union and who is leaving Europe. Union will go to one of the largest existing international financial companies? Who will follow this man’s advice? Only a privileged madman could do this,” he criticized.

In his speech, Andre Ventura wanted to comment on the words of Prime Minister António Costa, who warned that the European Union is “under fire from populism”, despite the fact that he attributed this to the General Secretary of the Socialist Party, Pedro Nuno Santos.

“It may even be under fire from populism, but at least with Chega it will no longer be under fire from corruption,” he said.

Also on housing, Andre Ventura once again advocated that bank profits should be used to lower mortgage payments and believed that more construction and less bureaucracy were needed.

“If we could save the bank with our taxes, pensions and salaries, then why can’t these gentlemen and shouldn’t make an effort so that we pay a little less for the houses we live in?” – he asked.

President Chegi also criticized the “right wing that considers itself liberal” that “says the market will solve everything” and the “left wing that is radical” and “thinks it is cutting the owners’ incomes or occupying houses.” just like it was in the 70s.”