Former President of the Republic and former Prime Minister Aníbal Cavaco Silva told the newspaper that the government should remain in power if the 2025 state budget fails. observer published this Wednesday, thus confirming the position already taken by Prime Minister Luis Montenegro.
“Budgets not being approved is a common occurrence in some European countries. In Spain, there has been no budget for two years and no one has died,” he began with a statement. The former head of state considered it “very likely that the next budget will be approved,” but understands that “otherwise it is not a drama.”
“Our budget law is very clear about what to do if the budget is not approved,” he added, meeting with the prime minister, who warned on Monday that he would not resign unless the opposition approved the document. Montenegro stressed that “a government that leaves parliament without approving a motion to reject its program should cease its activities only when the political forces that have obtained the necessary majority are present and approve the vote of no confidence.”
Given the current parliamentary structure, Kavako knows that “this government will definitely not pass a vote of confidence” and admits he made a “very risky decision” when he did so in the 1980s and saw the motion approved. “I don’t recommend this to another government,” he stressed.