This Saturday, the PSD/Madeira Regional Council praised the political responsibility of the President of the Madeira Executive, Miguel Albuquerque, who withdrew the proposal of a government program from discussion in the Legislative Assembly, and hopes for fruitful negotiations “for the sake of stability.”
The Regional Council “underlines and appreciates the sense of mission and political responsibility demonstrated last Wednesday by the PSD/Madeira and the leader of the party and government, Miguel Albuquerque, by withdrawing the government program from discussion in the Regional Legislative Body of the Assembly, since its approval was not guaranteed,” it said. a note sent out to the editorial office with the conclusions of the meeting held in the municipality of Santa Cruz.
The decision was taken “in the light of public interest, opening from now on another period of dialogue and negotiations with the parties, which is expected to be fruitful and shared between the parties in the name of political and social stability, governance, progress and integrated development of the region, which have been and remain priorities for the PSD/Madeira from the very beginning”, this body considers.
The Social Democrats reiterate the importance of Madeira “adopting the government program and budget as soon as possible” to ensure that the executive is in control and that Madeirans “will see the public investments and works planned for the next four years, as well as the implementation all fiscal and social measures planned for the direct benefit of the population.”
PSD/Madeira also says it is ready to accept “other proposals from the opposition that will be positive for the region.”
The Regional Council also emphasizes that PSD/Madeira “has won nine consecutive victories in all contested elections since 2019, whether regional, national, local or European,” arguing that it must “continue to lead the direction of the region.”
“In fact, it is important to remember that in the early regional elections on May 26, PSD/Madeira clearly and unequivocally won 45 of the 54 parishes and 9 of the 11 municipalities in the region. this represents an exponential defeat for the PS/Madeira party, which had a difference of more than 20 thousand votes and a difference of 8 mandates,” he emphasizes.
On Wednesday, the president of the regional government of Madeira, Miguel Albuquerque, announced that the government program would be withdrawn from debate in the Madeira parliament, with a vote scheduled for the next day, Thursday.
The document will be rejected because the PS, JPP and Chega, with a total of 24 deputies out of the 47 that make up the semi-circle, have declared their vote against.
On Thursday, Madeira’s executive said in a statement that it had invited all parties with seats in parliament to a meeting on Monday to reach consensus on the executive’s program proposals.
At today’s meeting, the Social Democrats also called on all activists to hold the party’s annual party in Herdad do C’o da Lagoa on July 21.
The Regional Council adds that “after the Festa do Chão da Lagoa, everyone can also look forward to the political lease, which will take place on August 10 in Porto Santo.”
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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