The XXI PS/Madeira Congress, marking the confirmation of Paulo Cafofo as the new president, will take place this Saturday and Sunday in Funchal, with the presence of the party’s general secretary, Pedro Nuno Santos, at the closing session.
Ahead of a meeting held by the Lusa news agency on Thursday, the PS/Madeira leader suggested that the regional structure would be open to other political forces for an alternative government solution to the PSD in the region, reaffirming his party as the “great driving force.” “changes.
“I’m not hiding it here [que] my strategy can go through conventions [com] parties that sincerely wish and do not want to sell themselves, as other parties have already sold themselves, like the PAN, like the CDS itself,” said Paulo Cafofo, referring to the agreement on parliamentary protection signed between the PAN and the Social Democrats, which make regional executive power of the SDP/SDS-NP coalition is viable.
The PS maintains its status as the largest opposition party in Madeira, but signals a sharp drop in the number of votes in the legislative elections on 24 September 2023: from 19 seats in 2019 (51,207 votes – 35.76%) to 11 seats (28,840 votes) – 21.89%), which led to the departure of regional leader Sergio Gonçalves.
Subsequently, former PS/Madeira President Paulo Cafofo, who in 2019 achieved the best electoral result for the Socialists in the archipelago, again ran unopposed to lead the party’s regional structure and was elected on 2 December.
Paulo Cafofo, part of the current government of the Republic led by António Costa, now retired and serving as Secretary of State for Communities, received 1,450 votes (98.65%) in the internal elections, with the party indicating that this was “the most the biggest vote in history.”
The XXI Regional Congress, scheduled to open at 10:45, will confirm him as the new leader of PS/Madeira.
The work agenda for this Saturday includes the presentation of a report on the activities of higher bodies, as well as discussion and voting on proposed legislative changes, and a presentation and vote on the global strategy proposal from 14:45 to 18:00. and discussion and voting on several industry proposals.
On Sunday, after voting and the announcement of the results of the PS/Madeira regional elections, there will be a final meeting scheduled for 12:30, with a speech by the party’s new general secretary, Pedro Nuno Santos.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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