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Foreign Minister Augusto Santos Silva considered Ana Gomes “a good candidate” for the Presidency of the Republic, but does not believe that she should be supported by the Socialist Party (PS).
When asked on Tuesday night, on “TVI”, if Ana Gomes would be a “good candidate to be supported by the Socialist Party”, Augusto Santos Silva warned that they were “two different questions.” “Is Ana Gomes a good candidate? In my opinion, it enriches the democratic debate. If you are a good candidate to have the support of the Socialist Party, in my opinion not, “admitted the government official.
Regarding the party’s support for Ana Gomes, the Chancellor stressed that it is an issue to be discussed in the PS National Commission on October 24 and that it must be defined under four criteria.
“The first citerium is what is the assessment we make of the current mandate of the President of the Republic, my assessment (and the overwhelming assessment within the electorate of the Socialist Party and looking at the Portuguese electorate) is that this mandate was very positive and was very important this balance ”, assumed Augusto Santos Silva.
“Second criterion: know what the understanding of the President of the Republic is if he becomes a candidate for the second presidential term,” explained Augusto Santos Silva, recalling that “President Marcelo innovated a lot in the first term and well, in my opinion, and I hope that innovates a lot in its interpretation of the second term ”.
In addition to the interpretation of the last 4 years, the Chancellor mentioned “a third criterion, that is, if the candidate Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa will become one and I personally hope that he will be, what is his understanding of the projection of the President of the Republic “. In this regard, Augusto Santos Sinta is saying that “I would like the fight against extremism to come from the arc of the moderates and who understand well the common sense characteristic of the Portuguese people.
“Then there is a final criterion, which is the consonance of the Socialist Party with its own electorate. In fact, it is enough to consult the ballot box to understand the orientation of the Socialist Party electorate,” said Augusto Santos Silva.
Ana Gomes presented her candidacy on September 10 and admitted that she hoped that the PS had presented a candidate for the presidential elections. Despite apparently not being able to count on the Socialists, Ana Gomes will have Livre’s support, the party announced on September 21.
On September 16, Ana Gomes was the second favorite of the Portuguese and held 14% of the voting intentions, an increase compared to the 8.7% registered in August, according to a survey conducted by Intercampus to Jornal de Negócios, conducted before the socialist announces your request. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa led the poll, falling seven points to 60.3% of the voting intentions.
Regarding the State Budget for 2021, Augusto Santos Silva stressed that “it must be approved by the majority in parliament now I believe that all the conditions exist for this approval to be given and it is very important that this approval takes place” and assured that the Portuguese Communist Party. it is not out of negotiations with the government.
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