Luis Montenegro tells Pedro Nuno Santos that “emotional stability” is needed to govern

The PSD chairman said this Monday that “to govern the country, you also need emotional stability,” addressing the PSD general secretary, whom he accused of delivering a frightening and divisive speech against AD.

“If the campaign of the PS and my main opponent is to scare people, then it is to want to come up with these things that he will cut, do and happen, it was important that he could stop, think about what he is saying . Honestly, think about what it says,” advised Luis Montenegro at a rally of the Democratic Alliance (AD) in the hall of the Macedo de Cavaleiros Cultural Center in the Bragança district.

“To govern a country, you also need emotional stability. You need stability to understand others, you need stability to know how to put yourself in other people’s shoes,” he added.

The PSD chairman, who accused the PS of “confusing the party with the state”, suggesting that he wants the state to “order the people”, believed that there was a difference between his criticism and that of Pedro Nuno Santos: “There is no us and them , here is Portugal, all of us. This position also matters.”

“What is also being discussed on Sunday are two different ways of being, two different ways of seeing the country, two different ways of seeing the individual human condition of each person in society, two different ways of understanding the country and designing each person’s life,” he said.

According to Luis Montenegro, “if by chance people believe more in the concept that the state, the government, the PS tell people what they should be, say that some are good and others are bad, say that their opponents are thinking of bringing cuts, about hurting people if people really believe they really need to vote for PS.”

“Because if they vote for AD, they will get a different answer: they will value the individual, the child who is growing, the young person who is in school, the person who is in school. the employment of those who are active today and those who were here before us and who deserve our respect,” he countered.

The PSD/CDS-PP/PPM coalition believes that “strong societies create growth” and does not want to tell people “what they should do”, but want to give them “the tools to do what they know and want.” “, he continued.

According to AD, “the one who should use society is not the state, it is the people, it is the institutions, it is the companies, it is the farmers, it is the traders, it is those who contribute in industry.” they risk their capital for the sake of everyone,” he emphasized.

The Chairman of the SDP expressed regret that the PS links AD with the danger of new cuts in wages and pensions.

“It is my honorable commitment: we will increase pensions every year in accordance with the law, and we will increase those that are lower, and we will guarantee a monthly income at the end of this legislature equivalent to 820 euros,” he repeated. .

Regarding the past, he argued that there was no need to “tell the story” because “the Portuguese know when they really achieved a better quality of life, when they really gained more purchasing power, and they also know when they lost and why.” they lost.”

Luis Montenegro attributed to Pedro Nuno Santos a speech that “divides society” that “viciously judges others” and argued that in this way “you cannot use the country as a lever” and “you cannot even achieve stability, which is a fundamental value for rule.”

“What scares me is that someone wants to run the country and says: half or more than half of the country is them who want harm to the people,” he said.

Regarding his speech, he stated: “I don’t judge the PS or other parties by thinking that they have bad intentions, I never say that they want to bring people into poverty, I say that the consequences of their policies have that result.”