This Wednesday, the president of the Liberal Initiative criticized the “experienced prime minister” for leaving a “legacy of chaos, fear and unrest,” saying António Costa suggested the country is worse but that the government is committed to doing everything to improve.
During a debate on the state of the nation held this Wednesday in the Assembly of the Republic, IL leader and deputy João Cotrim Figueiredo accused António Costa of “experience”, although these skills were not enough to “make one forget about the chaos in which public services are located” such as healthcare, education, justice, or welfare.
“This state of the nation makes the Portuguese think that today they live worse than a year ago, this is the country that you managed to create in your seven years as prime minister,” the liberal condemned. deputy, believing that “there are no skills that could rid” António Costa “of this legacy of chaos, fear and anxiety” and that “there is no justification for it to continue in the same spirit.”
In his response, the chief executive acknowledged that if he were questioned, it would be obvious that he would say that “the country is currently worse than last year” due to “the impact of inflation.”
“You think I don’t pay supermarket bills, you think I don’t know people who replenish their deposits, you think I can’t read inflation numbers, you think I don’t know what the social reality of this country is? I’m not from the Liberal Initiative, you know? I know well what the needs of citizens are,” he replied.
For António Costa, “management doesn’t always mean you’re better.”
“This is when you understand that we are worse off and that there are problems that need to be solved, instead of talking, talking, talking, you need to do, do, do, so that everything gets better, and this is our commitment to the Portuguese,” — he emphasized.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
