PSD leader Luis Montenegro said this Thursday that he is not afraid of any political debate and said that “the televisions have abandoned” the agreed upon debate pattern.
“I’m not going to get into any more controversy. I’m not afraid of any debate with anyone. We were invited to 10 debates, we accepted 10 debates and a model of participation in the debates. If there are any changes, we must solve this problem,” said Luis Montenegro on the sidelines of the Fábrica 2030 conference, organized by the ECO newspaper, in Porto.
In response to a question from the director of the ECO newspaper on this matter, Luis Montenegro said that “a certain scheme was agreed upon to allow all the points of clarification that underlie the debate to be carried out, it seems that the television stations have abandoned this idea.” this was agreed upon from the start.”
At the exit, journalists already asked whether he accepted the proposal of Pedro Nuno Santos, who today showed himself ready for new debates with the PSD, while Luis Montenegro, Nuno Melo and Gonçalo da Camara Pereira are participating in them; Montenegro did not comment.
On Wednesday, the newspaper Diário de Notícias reported that the PSD intends to replace Luis Montenegro with SDS-PP leader Nuno Melo in debates with the HDZ, scheduled for next Saturday, and with Livre (scheduled for the 17th). February).
AD Campaign Manager Pedro Estevez told Lusa in a written statement that “the Democratic Alliance and its leader are not afraid to debate with anyone.”
However, the head of the AD campaign headquarters stated that “by agreement since the first conversation with the representative of the TV channels, the AD coalition is represented in all debates by the chairman of the PSD, with the exception of those who oppose AD Livre and the CDU, where the representation of the Democratic Alliance coalition will be responsible President of the CDU, similar to what happened in 2015.”
RTP, TVI and SIC were surprised by AD’s intention to replace Luis Montenegro with Nuno Melo in the debate and ensure that the proposed model remained “accurate”.
“The TV channels took note with some surprise of the decision made by the leadership of the AD campaign. We do not question AD’s motives or the qualities of the SDS leader. But we can’t put this whole process at risk,” says one journal. note.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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