The SDP chairman did not rule out this Thursday that the Social Democratic deputies could ask the Constitutional Court (CC) to consistently check the euthanasia diploma, and pointed out the PS to a position of confrontation regarding the doubts of the President of the Republic. .
Speaking to reporters at the end of a visit to a future university residence in Lisbon, Luis Montenegro was asked about the position announced this Thursday by the Socialist Party that it will continue to reaffirm the decree on the decriminalization of death in medical care, which was vetoed by the president. Republic on Wednesday, forcing its promulgation.
“I see with concern that the PS completely ignored the remark made by the President of the Republic in his message that the previous process had a very short time for discussion. If the other one was very short, then this one lasted from one day to the next, there was clearly a confrontation between the majority that approved this diploma and the position of the President of the Republic, ”he said, given that the deputies, who “decided to hurry with this approval, did not want to respect the opinion Marcelo Rebelo de Souza.
When asked if the SDP would recognize the request for sequential verification of a diploma, Montenegro did not close the door.
“We are going to deepen our study of the final content of this diploma, we are also going to wait for the announcement of the President of the Republic. SDP deputies have a legitimate reason to use the tools that give them the law and the Constitution. “, He said.
Regarding the position of the SDP leadership, which preferred that this issue be put to a referendum, Montenegro considered that “this intention is always open”, reiterating that a nationwide discussion can only be on a specific legislative text.
“The PSD wanted to make consultation with the Portuguese possible, but the PS has blocked this possibility and has an absolute majority. For now, we must take this uncompromising position,” he said, without specifying what he would do in the future if he headed the government.
According to the Constitution, in the face of a veto, the Assembly of the Republic may approve a vote by an absolute majority of the current deputies, 116 out of 230, in which case the Diploma must be promulgated by the President of the Republic. within eight days of receiving it.
On Wednesday afternoon, the head of state removed doubts raised this Thursday about the constitutionality of parliament’s decision to decriminalize violent death, saying that he vetoed it because of a “problem of accuracy” and believes that if it is confirmed, “there is no drama.”
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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