Marta Sofia, leader of the Livra list in Sunday’s legislative elections in Madeira, confirmed this Friday that people “do not trust and are dissatisfied” with politicians and appealed to her conscience to initiate change in the region.
“People are aware, and that is the awareness I am addressing,” he said, explaining that the message he is leaving “is meant to make people aware that these 48 years of failed policies [de governos liderados pelo PSD] They are not the solution, never have been, and that really needs to change.”
On the last day of the campaign for early regional elections, candidate Livra led a caravan around the island of Madeira and planned a rally in Funchal from 20:00.
Speaking to the Lusa agency, Marta Sofia said that the results of the election campaign were “positive” and that the Livre candidates were well received in direct contact with the population, but admitted that “only because [as pessoas] I salute you, just because they listen to you, because they share their pain with you, it doesn’t mean they’re going to vote.”
“What they really need is to be heard, and the only thing that matters is the time we spend,” Marta Sofia emphasized, adding that many people in messages of support emphasized the fact that they are “tough on government actions, but not on hate speech.” “
A candidate not affiliated with Livre highlighted “disbelief” and “dissatisfaction” with politicians as general characteristics of the population, as well as “comfort” in the face of the situation.
“In fact, I don’t expect votes to be guaranteed just by the approach [positiva] that people give me because they’re not happy right now and a lot of them say they don’t believe it’s going to change,” he said.
Marta Sofia, 40, a cultural specialist, also emphasized the presence of party representative Rui Tavares and Livre deputies in the Assembly of the Republic in the election campaigns, considering that they contributed to “strengthening and increasing visibility.” to the candidacy.
Livre made its debut in the regional legislative elections in September 2023 and received 858 votes (0.65%) out of 135,446 voters.
Sunday’s legislative elections in Madeira will feature 14 candidates vying for 47 seats in the regional parliament in one constituency: ADN, BE, PS, Livre, IL, RIR, CDU (PCP/PEV), Chega, CDS-PP. , MPT, PSD, PAN, PTP and JPP.
The early elections will take place eight months after the last regional legislative elections, after the President of the Republic dissolved the Parliament of Madeira following the political crisis provoked in January, when the leader of the regional government (PSD/CDU-PP), Miguel Albuquerque, was named as a defendant in the process, in during which suspicions of corruption are being investigated.
In September 2023, the PSD/SDS coalition won without an absolute majority and elected 23 deputies. The PS received 11 mandates, the JPP five, Cega four, and the CDU, IL, PAN (which signed an agreement on parliamentary influence with the Social Democrats) and BE received one mandate each.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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