The Deputy Secretary-General of the PS party accused the leader of the PSD party today of making “politics solely by reading news headlines” so as not to have to comment on the good results of governance, considering that the Prime Minister speaks when he deems it appropriate. “I think that the statement by the leader of the PSD party follows what has been his style in leading the largest opposition party today. Since assuming the leadership of the PSD party, Mr. Luís Montenegro has not been able or been up to generating an alternative, presenting ideas, because the PSD party has become a content void today,” said Joao Torres in a statement to Lusa news agency.
The leader of the PSD party, Luis Montenegro, stated today that the Government has ended, and that it was the president of the PS party, Carlos César, who admitted it when he called for some “refreshment” in the Socialist government.
“It is regrettable that the leader of the PSD party makes politics based on newspaper headlines,” condemned João Torres, considering that Luís Montenegro used the statements of the president of the PS party, Carlos César, in a “truncated manner.”
According to João Torres, “it would be advisable for the leader of the PSD party to read the interview in its entirety and not just stay with the headlines that originated from that same interview.”
“The episode and occurrence that took place were unfortunate and should naturally be regretted. Now, the Prime Minister should use his words when he deems it appropriate to do so and should not do it every day, hour, minute, or second, in tow with the parliamentary committee of inquiry into TAP,” he criticized.
In the opinion of the socialist leader, “the Prime Minister must safeguard and preserve a sense of State that the opposition leader has not demonstrated since he assumed the leadership of the PSD party.”
“And as such, institutions must be respected, and the Assembly of the Republic must be respected,” he argued.
According to João Torres, “the parliamentary inquiry into TAP is a very important oversight instrument of the government, and it would not be expected for the head of the government, the Prime Minister, Dr. Antonio Costa, to comment every day on new developments, new documents, new facts that are emerging, associated with this same parliamentary inquiry committee.”
“It is essential to emphasize that under no circumstances did the government fail to make available to the parliamentary inquiry committee as required,” he emphasized.
The president of the PS party, Carlos Cesar, argued that the Prime Minister should assess whether there is a need for some “refreshment” in the government, considering that greater rigor and discipline are necessary to prevent cases like those that have involved TAP.
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