Chega leader Andre Ventura assured this Thursday at a political “rent” in the Algarve that the party and the parliamentary group have “tremendous unity” and will be “very strong” at the opening of the parliamentary year.
“What is important for us today is that we will be very strong at the opening of the parliamentary year,” Andre Silva said upon arrival at the Vilamoura casino, where a dinner was held that marked the political “hire” of the far-right party. held.
Leader Chegi assured that “the parliamentary group remains united”, despite the fact that some deputies are not present “for some reason”.
“I didn’t want to fail to notice not only the presence of a significant part of the parliamentary group, many deputies” and other party leaders, “showing that we have this huge unity,” which “no matter how much some would like to destroy it, they cannot,” he repeated Andre Ventura.
The third largest party represented in the Assembly of the Republic experienced some internal turmoil with Ventura’s leadership challenged by some notable figures in the formation.
The most recent episode was the resignation of MP Gabriel Mita Ribeiro, who on Monday announced that he was asking for the resignation of Chega’s vice president after being removed from his position as research coordinator. This position was taken by André Ventura, who on the same day justified the decision by the internal reorganization he would propose.
Also this week, former Chega vice president José Diaz was removed from office by a decision by the party’s ethics committee, which will also propose his expulsion over a social media post that criticizes leader Andre Ventura.
President Chega made no direct mention of these cases, limiting himself to repeating that the party was “unified” and “will give a merciless fight to the socialist government”, emphasizing that he would not receive “lessons” from anyone on how to act.
“While the country is burning, António Costa is on vacation and he didn’t even bother to come and tell the Portuguese if he agrees with the absurd statements that his ministers have been making during these days,” Andre Ventura said in front of about 300 militants. Enough.
The leader of the far-right party explained that he was referring to Presidential Administration Minister Mariana Vieira da Silva, who, in his words, “stated that the fire in Serra da Estrela could even have positive consequences,” and Patricia Gaspar, Secretary of the State Civil Protection, who is said to have said that this fire “wasn’t even as bad as” thought.
“It is very clear from our side that these two rulers must take to the streets,” said Andre Ventura, who has once again defended life sentences for arsonists who should also be labeled “terrorists.”
The President of Chega criticized the unsuccessful attempt to hire Sergio Figueireda as Finance Minister Fernando Medina, saying that the episode revealed “the vast network of exchanges of services that goes from the Lisbon chamber to the government” being the “secrets of the Medina”, as well as the Costa, where “one hides the secrets of the other “.
He then appealed to the President of the Republic “to prevent the Government’s proposal to remove the National Bureau of Interpol and the National Unit of Europol from the jurisdiction of the Judicial Police.
According to Andre Ventura, the proposal aims to silence judges and prosecutors, warning against the risks of a lack of separation of powers.
The Chega leader criticized the “absence” of Marcelo Rebelo de Souza at a time when the country is on fire and wondered “what is keeping him from António Costa and PS, accusing the President of the Republic of “always whitewashing” the executive branch. .
Finally, Andre Ventura wanted to “make it clear” that Chega would “move forward” with the proposed resolution to censor the President of the Assembly of the Republic, emphasizing that Augusto Santos Silva was behaving more like a PS MP.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
