Marcelo uses “atomic bomb” for the third time. Portugal goes to the early elections on May 18

Portugal goes to May 18 electionsHe informed the President of the Republic in a statement to the country this Thursday night, after the meeting of the State Council that took place this afternoon at the Belém Palace. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa The Assembly of the Republic will dissolve and convene early legislatures.

This will be a Third dissolution of Parliament in the presidential term of Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.

Although most of the parties have hung up for the first date, the President of the Republic will have been sensitive to several arguments, including the fact that on the 11th of pilgrims on the way to Fatima and the football game between Benfica and Sporting which can be decisive to determine who wins the championship.

In a 10 -minute intervention, the Head of State began warning that “the world has changed a lot in recent months” and “will change more.” “You The United States seems to be distancing from European allies, the European Union has to join even more“And” avoid being disposable or weakened between the United States and Russia. ”

“Portugal knew how to balance accounts, reduce foreign debt, attract new projects, climb the classifications in financial agencies,” he praised, warning that it is not necessary Waste the PRR and improve in education and health sectors.

Later, Marcelo published a problem: “Why did the government announce and present the motion of trust and oppositions rejected this motion?”

In the center of the problem, he said, was confidence that the government would continue to rule. On the one hand, the Government declared that the prime minister had always respected the law and ethics, on the other hand, the opposition said that there could have been disrespect for these principles.

The Government, Marcelo said, understood that the extension at the time of this “Judgment of judgment“It would make it impossible to continue ruling”, so it was “imposed” that Parliament spoke, and then people spoke if necessary.

“This commotion, not only legal or political, but above all ethical and moral judgment on a person and their reliability, raised a new question: All efforts to understand, even minimal, were impossible“He summed up.

Highlighting that “the agreement was impossible,” the President of the Republic said that the The parties aligned in the application for early elections. “The same was the unanimous opinion of the State Council, not wishing, but to have to accept the exit by reality,” he acknowledged.

Faced with this fourth election in five years, “nobody expected or wanted,” he will now execute two months of debate, Marcelo said, considering that it is “inevitable” what theme of the crisis occupies part of this debate.

Even so, it is important that the parties present proposals on the life of the Portuguese, the economy, employment, inflation control, salaries, health, education, housing or justice, exemplifies. All this in an image of a difficult international situationHe stressed.

The Head of State also expressed the desire that the transition is “if possible as peaceful as the one that lived in 2024”, although there are less months between the fall of the government and the first elections.

It imposed, said, not only a “clear, frontal, enlightening and dignified” debate, but also “respectful of difference and pluralism” that “Do not open the door to the experiences you know how they start and how they end”.

In a last message, the President of the Republic said it was relevant that “the debate gives force to those who represent in the Assembly of the Republic and govern” and also “to democracy.” “And with him, his ability to face and overcome the crises that only democracy has, not the dictatorship,” he said.

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The president told Montenegro that he was against the motion of trust

The meeting of State Council Analyze the political crisis after the government’s resignation that began at 3:10 pm, with some failures at the table, ended at 5:40 pm.

When leaving, as is the tradition, no counselor made statements about the meeting. However, according to reports from sources that were present at the meeting, they cite several national media, the president will have told the directors that I did not agree with the government’s strategy to present a motion of trust and that he made a point of expressing this to the prime minister before being voted.

They are members of the State Council, inherently, the holders of the positions of President of the Assembly of the Republic, José Pedro Aguiar-Branco, Prime Minister, Luís Montenegro, president of the Constitutional Court, José João Abrantes, provided with Justice, María Lúcia Amaral and Presidents of the Regional Government and former Presidents of the Republic of the Republic of the Republic.

The consultation agency of this president also includes Five citizens appointed by the Head of State and five chosen by the Assembly of the Republic.

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The current five members appointed by the President of the Republic are Leonor Beleza, Lídia Jorge, Joana Carneiro, António Lobo Xavier and Luís Marques Mendes and The Directors elected by Parliament For the current legislature São Francisco Pinto Balsmania and Carlos Coins, in the nomination of PSD, Pedro Nuno Santos and Carlos César, for the PS and André Ventura, for the arrival.

The former PSD president Francisco Pinto BalsemãoPresident of the regional government of Madeira, Miguel Albuquerqueand the justice provider, Maria Lúcia AmaralThey were absent at this meeting.

Wednesday, the Head of State received the nine parties at the Belém Palace. With a seat in the Assembly of the Republic, which was expressed unanimously In favor of the dissolution of Parliament and the call of elections Early Legislative.

On Tuesday, Parliament rejected a motion of confidence to the governmentdetermining the Renunciation of the Executive Minority PSD/CDS-PPA year and a day after the victory of the coalition of the Democratic Alliance in the first legislatures of March 10, 2024.

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The vote occurred after two censorship motions, which the prime minister survived, required by the arrival and PCP after controversy that involves Luís Montenegro and the family company, Spinumviva. The case has raised doubts about the fulfillment of the incompatibilities and impediments of the holders of public and political positions.