This Saturday, the PCP general secretary criticized the government for believing that in the first 70 days of its rule it did not oppose or even emphasize the dissolution of the National Service Authority (SNA), initiated by the previous PS leader.
“These 70 days of this Government not only did not contradict this path [de desmantelamento do SNS] “how did they come to this point, to highlight this,” the communist leader said at the end of a lunch with his supporters at the Pavilhão Multiusos de Fronteira in the Portalegre district.
Referring to statements by Prime Minister Luis Montenegro after visiting the Santa Maria Hospital in Lisbon, Raimundo said the current head of government was right when he complained about the “heavy legacy of the Socialist Party”.
“The Socialist Party’s absolute majority has opened the door to dismantling the NHS and ousting doctors, nurses and technicians from the NHS that are sorely needed,” he said.
However, for the communist leader, the problem is that in the early days of the Democratic Alliance (DA) government, the situation did not change, but even worsened, when it was necessary to “respect doctors, nurses, technicians, give them working conditions and the value of their careers.”
“Visit hospitals as much as you want, receive any delegation on these visits, go to the Prime Minister, the President of the Republic, the Minister of Health, the Secretary of State, hold any inaugurations you want, but an urgent and immediate solution To solve the problem, you need to value the workers,” he insisted.
Given that other measures are “just sand in the eyes”, Paulo Raimundo said that the assessment of SNS workers “is completely in line with the options of the previous government and the options emphasized by the current government”.
In his nearly 30-minute speech, the communist leader also addressed the closure of hospital emergency departments, saying it was necessary to “ensure that all pediatric and obstetric emergency departments are open and ready to serve those who need them.”
In the case of emergency obstetric care, the PCP leader stressed that her work was important to ensure that pregnant women “do not have to walk back and forth across this country, intermittently and in danger.”
Among other things, he insisted on the right to retire without penalty for those with 40 years of contributions, an extraordinary increase of 7.5% in all pensions and reforms, and the distribution of the wealth created in the country by workers.
At the end of his speech, Raimundo warned that the PCP “does not join those who want the war in Ukraine to last until the last Ukrainian” and does not follow “hypocrites who say everything the boss says, but who remain silent, as the leader orders, in the face of the genocide that is taking place against the Palestinian people.”
The PCP leader also spoke about the crisis in Venezuela following the presidential elections of July 28, the results of which, attributing victory to Nicolás Maduro, are disputed by the opposition.
“Here we cannot echo those who, whatever the outcome of the elections in Venezuela, already a month, two or three months ago decided who should be the winner,” he continued, concluding that “the people decide, even against the will of those who did not want it.”
“That’s how it was, and it must be acknowledged,” he added.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
I’m Sandra Hansen, a news website Author and Reporter for 24 News Reporters. I have over 7 years of experience in the journalism field, with an extensive background in politics and political science. My passion is to tell stories that are important to people around the globe and to engage readers with compelling content.