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Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa admitted this Saturday to renew the state of emergency, in the field of the covid-19 pandemic, for just eight more days, starting on January 7, giving time to “find a solution that targets a month.”
In the first presidential debate, which pitted Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa against 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 usual.
“I bow down alone for eight days”he replied, making sure that “It has nothing to do with the campaign.”
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, we must renew “, set.
These statements by the President of the Republic point to the possibility that the State of Emergency be renewed for a month, after the increase in cases after Christmas.
The state of emergency, decreed on November 9, was renewed until January 7, with a mandatory curfew in counties with the highest risk of contagion.
Marisa Matias suggests that Marcelo favors individuals in the SNS
The deputy of the Left Bloc and candidate for the Presidency of the Republic took advantage of the issue of the renewal of the State of Emergency to point out failures in labor protection in the context of the 19 covid pandemic.
My model of fight against inequality plans to end the model of privileges “, Marisa Matias said.
The role of individuals in health was the center of differentiation between Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and Marisa Matias, who agreed with the need for left-wing understandings for the stability of the current government.
Marisa Matias has pointed out that there is excessive concern about the participation of individuals in the National Health Service and that “the NHS must be saved.” The candidate supported by the Left Bloc also said that the law on health bases was not fully complied with.
The truth is that the Basic Health Law has not been fully complied with. There were limitations imposed by the Government and the President. There is an excessive concern about private participation and the distortion of what is essential “, Marisa Matias said.
Speaking, the reelected President of the Republic stated that “The NHS is irreplaceable and crucial in health in Portugal” and highlighted the “very important role” of the BE in the basic health law, considering that the problem of this diploma arose in the application of the law.
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa even wanted to “pay this tribute” to BE for having gone “to the end” and “consistent with that position”, saying that he even isolated himself on this issue.
When asked if he was “blinking” before the blocking electorate, the President of the Republic was adamant: “I am not blinking and the proof is that I issued the basic law enforcement diploma that BE was against.”
