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The President of the Republic intends to renew the state of emergency with “the same regime” for eight days, since there is not enough data on the Christmas period, which gives him time to “find a solution that aims for one month.”
In the first presidential debate, which confronted Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa with the blocker Marisa Matias, the President of the Republic was asked about the possibility that the current state of emergency be renewed only for a week and not for 15 days as it is habitual.
“I support myself only for eight days,” he replied, guaranteeing that “it has nothing to do with the campaign,” in person, broadcast by RTP and moderated by journalist Carlos Daniel.
According to the head of state, “there is not enough data on the Christmas period”, there are even “data that are contradictory”, which justify that “there were consecutive bridges and there was no evidence.”
“What does this mean? It is only possible to have a meeting with the experts on the 12th, but it is not possible to create a vacuum. In order not to create a vacuum, it is necessary to renew,” he said.
Thus, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, “if the parties agree, if the Government agrees, if the Assembly authorizes it,” the state of emergency is renewed “with the same regime for eight days” to “give time to a dataset that allows you to find a solution that targets one month. “
The state of emergency, enacted on November 9, was renewed until January 7, with a mandatory curfew in counties with the highest risk of contagion.
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