The program of the XXIV Constitutional Government will be presented to the Assembly of the Republic late Wednesday morning after approval by the Council of Ministers.
According to the Prime Minister’s Office, the document will be handed over to the President of the Assembly of the Republic, José Pedro Aguiar-Branco, at 11:45 am.
A press conference of the Council of Ministers is scheduled for 12:15, which will take place at 9:00 at the official residence of the Prime Minister to approve the document.
The council of ministers was announced on Saturday by Prime Minister Luis Montenegro at an informal meeting that brought together the entire government in Óbidos, where he told the media that the program was already “very advanced.”
“Work is always underway to formulate, coordinate and draft projects, but we will continue to work in the coming days. On Wednesday at 9 am we will have a meeting of the Council of Ministers, at which we will approve the Government Program and send it to parliament,” he said then.
On this occasion, the Prime Minister also assured that “election campaign commitments must be fulfilled.”
On Tuesday afternoon, the President of the Assembly of the Republic, José Pedro Aguiar-Branco, had already announced that a symbolic moment was being agreed upon for the presentation of the government program by the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Pedro Duarte.
Last week, at the end of the first meeting of the Executive Council of Ministers, Presidential Minister António Leitan Amaru refused to answer whether the government’s program would be much different from the electoral program.
The program of the XXIV Constitutional Government will be presented and discussed in the Assembly of the Republic from Thursday to Friday, and after the conclusion of the debate the executive will assume all functions. The PCP announced a proposal to reject the document, but the PS has already stated that it cannot be implemented.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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