“Marta Temido failed to fulfill her mandate”: Andre Ventura reacted to the resignation of the Minister of Health

Chega leader Andre Ventura said Tuesday that the health minister “cannot carry out his powers” after Marta Temido submitted her resignation to Prime Minister António Costa.

In statements to CMTVThe MP stressed that Temido’s departure from the healthcare portfolio “is news that was inevitably political, although António Costa was not expected to accept his resignation at this time.”

For André Ventura, the minister’s resignation was a “waiting step.” “If not for your initiative [a demissão]it will be at the initiative of the parliament,” the party leader concluded.

Health Minister Martha Temido has resigned from her position. “Health Minister Marta Temido today submitted her resignation to the Prime Minister as she realizes she can no longer remain in office,” said the memo, sent to newsrooms early Tuesday morning.