Almost a year after being elected president of the PSD, Luís Montenegro finally cleared the doubts (many) about the role of the social democratic leader in relation to Chega. In the region of origin interview with CNN Portugal which will be broadcast on Friday night, Montenegro takes the opportunity to respond to Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, confirming that he does not rely on André Ventura’s party for any agreement or type of “contraption” of the hand.
“I want to confirm one thing to the Portuguese: we will not have in the government or racist or political or political policies, even opportunistic or populist – or political support, if you want”, shot the president of the PSD that day. that Express he is writing that, according to the opinion of the President of the Republic, there was no need “to understand if the PSD can compete in the primary elections without relying on Chega”, before any decision regarding the dissolution of the Parliament of the Republic due to the political problems caused by this case TAP.
“We will not have the support of racist, xenophobic policies or politicians with deeply disturbing values and, above all, I do not want immaturity and carelessness in my government,” he added. Luís Montenegro’s decision to prevent any compromise with Chega regarding the elections has already been praised by university professor and former minister Pedro Passos Coelho. Miguel Poiares Maduro, in a message sent to PÚBLICO.
Regarding the criticism of the President of the Republic that there is no reliable political path to the right, the democratic leader answers with certainty: “There is, there is another path and I am on behalf of my party, the Social-Democratic Party. Democrat. This is clear that even “
So, this is the second answer in a few days of Luís Montenegro to the doubts of Belém. Already on Wednesday, the leader of the Social Democrat accused Marcelo that the PSD is “an alternative” to the authorities led by António Costa, this after the President of the Republic reiterated the idea that at this time the second largest opposition party continued to exercise restraint. Elections as a real way to change the PS after the first legislative elections.
After explaining the ambiguity of Luís Montenegro in relation to the Chega party, the democratic leader has an important test in the European elections next year, and although he indicates the presence of possible negotiations with other political parties, it is very possible. that PSD will run automatically.
Montenegro and Marcelo, as he said Express at the beginning of the week and confirmed by PÚBLICO, they will meet next Tuesday, an opportunity that will be used by the PSD president to convince the President of the Republic that the people’s democrats are ready to govern.
Since taking the leadership of the PSD at the party meeting held in July of last year, Montenegro, with his remaining leadership, has been pushing back the popular solution when possible agreements with Chega, saying that this was not an urgent issue for the country. Now, with increasing pressure from Marcelo, and with a new crisis in the PS and the Socialist leader, Luís Montenegro sees it as time to express his views on the PSD coalition.
Updated articles based on Luís Montenegro’s content in Chega