Prime Minister Luis Montenegro and the 17 ministers of the XXIV Constitutional Government take office today at 18:00 at the National Palace of Ajuda.
This will be the third chief executive to take office as President of the Republic Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, but the first led by the PSD, a party he already presided over – and neither of the previous two fulfilled their mandate to the end.
In the Ambassadors’ Hall, the head of state will inaugurate the prime minister, followed by 17 ministers, who will be called one after another in a hierarchical order to take the oath and sign the inauguration document.
The secretaries of state of the XXIV constitutional government, whose names are still unknown, will take office only on Friday.
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Updated April 2, 2024 | 17:51
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa arrived at the Palacio da Ajuda for the government inauguration ceremony
Luis Montenegro is already at the Palacio da Ajuda to take office as Prime Minister.
Luis Montenegro is already at the Ajuda Palace to take office as Prime Minister. Shortly afterwards, outgoing head of government António Costa arrived.
The inauguration ceremony of the new government will take place in the Ambassadorial Hall
Ministers begin to arrive at the Ajuda National Palace
Pedro Reis, Joaquim Miranda Sarmento, Miguel Pinto Luz, Rita Giudice, Margarida Balseiro Lopez and Margarida Blasco are already in the lineup. The National Palace of Ajuda will take office as minister.
BE and PCP are absent from the inauguration, PS without Pedro Nuno Santos
The BE and the PCP will not be present at the inauguration ceremony of the Prime Minister and the ministers of the XXIV Constitutional Government, and the PS will be Alexandra Leitan, not the Socialist leader Pedro Nuno Santos.
A bloc source told the Lusa news agency that “as has happened in the past, the Left Bloc will not be represented at the inauguration of the right-wing government.”
A communist source explained that “for decades, the PCP has had a practice of not participating in the inauguration of governments.”
In turn, the PS will be present, but without Secretary General Pedro Nuno Santos, who will be represented by leader Alexandra Leitan, a PS source told Lusa.
The government of Montenegro has the third largest number of women in the history of democracy.
The XXIV Constitutional Government will include 17 ministers in addition to the Prime Minister, the same number as the last chief executive António Costa, and will be the third most equal in democracy: 41% of the government team will be women.
Who are the new ministers chosen by Montenegro and where were they?
The Prime Minister-designate Luis Montenegro presented this Thursday to the President of the Republic the names of the 17 ministers of the minority government of the PSD and SDS-PP.
Author: morning Post This Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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