The general secretary of the PCP announced this Saturday that the party had accepted Livre’s request for a meeting to think about left-wing agreements for local authorities, but stressed that the Communists have a local government project “different from all others.”
At a press conference after the central committee meeting, Paulo Raimundo said that this meeting with Livre would be a “normal meeting,” but stressed the current “municipal responsibilities of the PKP” and that the party “is in contention for the confirmation of this unique project.”
“We have already answered in the affirmative to hold this meeting, a normal meeting, even after the elections to the European Parliament, this is a normal meeting, we will accept it, we are still in the process of determining the date, because these calendars sometimes do not allow this earlier,” said leader of the PKP.
Paulo Raimundo avoided giving a clear answer about the possibility of creating a left-wing alliance in the next municipal elections, merely repeating the differences between the communist proposals for the remaining forces and that this is a question that depends on the political projects that are presented.
“You know us, I have confirmed this several times, the problem is not in people A, B or C, it is not the numerical goal of this or that, the problem is in the content, the proposals, the solutions for the population and the project that responds to the problems of the population,” he said.
The PCP general secretary also said that the communist history in local government has “confirmed evidence” and shows “differentiated work, a path of construction, the participation of other people, many independent people who join the CDU for the project it has and for the reaction it gives to problems.”
“It is not something that cannot be compared, it can be compared with proven evidence and that is what we are working on, we are working hard,” added Paulo Raimundo.
The Communist leader also added that the party also has a meeting planned next week with the ecologist Party “Os Verdes” to address local issues and analyze the results of the European elections.
Livre announced on the 23rd that he had requested a meeting with the leaders of the PS, the Bloc de Esquerda (which had already accepted the invitation), the PCP and the PAN to analyse the current political situation after the last elections to the European Parliament, as well as what is currently being thought in local authorities.
According to Livre, “it is essential that dialogue between progressive and left-wing forces takes place at a time of great challenges to national and European democracy” such as those we are facing now.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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