Former Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho this Monday praised the government led by Luis Montenegro for approving, as a first measure, the change of the executive’s communication logo, calling that “the matter does not end there.”
“The government started with an extremely symbolic but extremely important measure. We cannot pretend that we can play with symbols that belong to everyone (…) The government did well, despite the harsh criticism. It did well, the Government did it, I urge you not to stop there,” he said.
This Monday, Passos Coelho presented the book “Identity and Family – Entre a Consciência da Tradição e As Exigências da Modernidade” in a fully packed bookstore in Lisbon, attended by the leaders of Chega, André Ventura and the CDS-PP. , Nuno Melo, also Minister of National Defense of the PSD/CDU-PP minority executive.
The work brings together texts by such personalities as Jaime Nogueira Pinto, Manuel Clemente, Manuela Ramalho Eanes, João Cesar das Neves, Isabel Galrisa Neto, Guilherme D’Oliveira Martins or José Ribeiro y Castro and others.
At the entrance, Passos Coelho was asked about criticism for joining the family vision of some of the book’s authors, and he deplored the fact that “more and more labels and caricatures” appear in the public space with the sole purpose of “attack and disqualification.”
“Portugal, despite some delay in this approach, also experiences this vice, which reduces public space and tends to redirect certain discussions that interest the whole society towards ultramontanes, ultraconservatives and other things that usually follow,” he said. adding that in the political space these labels are quickly replaced by others.
“I went [chamado de] I was a fascist many times,” he added.
Regarding the theme of the book, the former president of the SDP defended the consensus that “the family represents the first space for socialization” and that, although it is not ideal and there are many dysfunctional families, it is there that the transmission of values should take place. begins.
“Families need help in education and training, but we are unlikely to achieve this with a kind of Sovietization of education, in which we want to direct education in favor of a certain point of view, which is not even dominant in society, let alone in families. “, he said, receiving thunderous applause from those present.
Passos Coelho also reiterated his opposition to the decriminalization of euthanasia, questioning “why public policy is aimed at helping people die rather than creating conditions for them to live.”
“It makes a lot of sense that many government policies could be redesigned to empower families and help them overcome their disadvantages,” he said.
The former SDP leader also wanted to return to the issue of security and immigration, which caused controversy when he attended the AD’s election campaign.
“I know there are a lot of sensitive people who think that a former prime minister cannot mix immigration and security in the same sentence, despite the fact that much of the government’s policy relating to immigration is in the homeland security system,” he said. He. said.
On this topic, he left in the news that made headlines in the latest edition of the weekly Nascer do Sol, warning that Portugal will be late in implementing the procedures that will become mandatory for all EU countries from the end of the year. Schengen group.
“It looks like the new government will have to resort to exceptional mechanisms at the Treasury – there will be no more time for public tenders, perhaps direct awards – to see if we are not reneging too far on our commitments,” he warned.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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