The President of the Republic considered this Monday an exercise in futurology to comment on the scenario in which the executive must govern the country in twelfth-part mode, highlighting that the state budget is valid for only four months.
“This is futurology. We have a budget that is valid for four months, and we are already talking about what will happen in eight or nine months,” he said, speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the opening of a space to support people. with advanced diseases at the Portuguese Institute of Oncology (IPO) in Porto.
The possibility that a new majority led by Luis Montenegro could rule by the principle of twelfth votes if the draft state budget for 2025 is rejected by parliament has been raised by several social democrats such as Duarte Pacheco, whom Renacensa interrogated in the Casa Comum program argued. that “if the government itself says: ‘I have the conditions to continue to fulfill my mandate with the current budget,’ the President will have a very limited right” to dissolve the Assembly of the Republic.
In Porto, still faced with the possibility, announced today by PS Secretary General Pedro Nuno Santos, of negotiating an agreement that would, in 60 days, resolve the situation of certain professional groups in public administration, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa refused to make any comments, hiding behind the political moment in which the country finds itself.
“I have nothing to say about this. I will not speak out during the election period on issues that are the initiative of the party, in this case the leader of the opposition, in relation to the prime minister. “As far as I understand, the Prime Minister has already blamed the reception and says he will respond,” he said.
“I have nothing to answer, especially at a moment that is an important, calm and peaceful moment, when the preparation of the government program and then the debate are being completed. But I will register, I will register,” he added, faced with the persistence of journalists.
PS Secretary General Pedro Nuno Santos wrote to the Prime Minister today, proposing to negotiate the agreement and “work together with the government to develop an agreement that will allow solutions to be found, if necessary, in terms of amendments.” budget on a number of issues on which there is broad political and party consensus expressed during the campaign in the last legislative elections.”
“What is at stake is the assessment of the careers and salaries of public administration workers, especially medical workers (all, not just doctors), security forces, judicial officials and teachers,” he emphasizes in the letter.
The head of state refused to comment on statements made by Luis Marques Mendes, who said it was “unacceptable that after five months Costa has not been heard”, arguing that the delay in hearing the Prime Minister under Operation Influential Man could prevent you from traveling to Europe “
“I don’t comment on specific legal processes, and I won’t comment on this one either. In the government’s inaugural speech, I limited myself to saying about the previous Prime Minister, António Costa, that he showed an important sensitivity to Europe. which was and remains in the national interest,” he concluded.
On Tuesday, Antonio Costa announced that he had instructed his lawyer to file a request that would allow him to be heard by the courts “as quickly as possible” to “clarify any doubts” or suspicions, a request that had already been received by the prosecutor’s office. in the Supreme Court, the Prosecutor General’s Office confirmed on Wednesday.
The work of the previous legislature was interrupted after the resignation of António Costa, after it was revealed that he was the subject of an investigation launched into the parliament by the Supreme Court after receiving a certificate in the criminal case of Operation Influencer.
The President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, accepted the resignation and two days later announced to the country the dissolution of parliament and the calling of elections, which took place on March 10, giving the majority to the PSD/SDS-PP/. PPM.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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