Pedro Nuno Santos admits that AD budget amendments ‘limited to consensus points’ are viable

The Secretary General of the Socialist Party (PS), Pedro Nuno Santos, in statements made after a meeting with the President of the Republic, demonstrated his readiness for concrete agreements with the Democratic Alliance (AD) if the right-wing coalition forms a government. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa at the Belem Palace on Tuesday.

“The leader of the right-wing coalition is expected to present a stable government solution. We will be a responsible opposition. We are open to mutual understanding where there are common points of view, such as increasing pay scales in some sectors. civil service,” namely “security officials, teachers and court workers,” he emphasized.

Pedro Nuno Santos admitted that he had made it possible to amend the AD budget by limiting it to “points of consensus” but found it “virtually impossible to agree on the state budget.” Another novelty in the speech of the PS Secretary General is the opportunity to “participate in deciding the location of the new airport.”

The meeting came after a series of meetings planned by the head of state to prepare the next government, scheduled after the March 10 legislative elections.

Pedro Nuno Santos was the penultimate one to be received in Belem, and Luis Montenegro, leader of the Democratic Alliance (AD), will be the last to speak with Marcelo this Wednesday.

In principle, it is on the same day that the results of the emigrants’ voting will become known. The European and non-European circles are represented by four deputies.

AD, which unites SDP, HDZ and PPM, with 29.49%, received 79 deputies in the Assembly of the Republic in the legislative elections on March 10 against 77 for the PS (28.66%), followed by Chega with 48 deputies. elected (18.06%).

IL with eight seats, BE with five and PAN with one, maintained the number of MPs. Livre went from one elected representative to four, and the CDU lost two seats and was left with four deputies.