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The presidential candidate André Ventura defended in the debate with the current President of the Republic, held this Wednesday by the SIC, that the right-wing electorate should not vote on January 24 for those who “were permanently on the side of the Government”, calling him “candidate that calls itself center-right ”. “Can someone on the right who is right vote for Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa?” He asked.
Seeking to link the interlocutor to the Executive of António Costa, Ventura pointed out to the current head of state the absence of intervention in the “multiple cases” that involved the ministers and having allowed “the substitution of those who made great mandates”, such as Joana Marques Vidal in the Office of the Attorney General of the Nation. and Vítor Caldeira in the Court of Accounts. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa reacted by saying that the constitutionally envisaged changes “did not weaken the fight against corruption” and underlined the progress in the processes of Banco Espírito Santo, ‘Lex’ and ‘Marquês’.
Dissatisfied with this explanation, Ventura recalled the “extraordinary mandate” of Joana Marques Vidal in the investigation of José Sócrates, “a prime minister who destroyed the Portuguese economy”, and once again accused the President of the Republic of “having taken refuge in a role formal “.
He also asked “what is the value of a President of the Republic whose words are worth zero to the Government”, alluding to the criticisms made by Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa against the performance of ministers such as Eduardo Cabrita and Francisca Van Dunem, without resulting in your exoneration. by the prime minister. And he recalled that “we have the largest government in history, to which the President of the Republic has consented.”
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