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Luís Filipe Vieira, president of SL Benfica, spoke this Sunday about the reactions to the fact that Prime Minister António Costa belongs to the honor committee of which he is also a candidate for the presidency of the ‘Águilas’.
Leaving this Sunday for Thessaloniki, Greece, where SL Benfica will play the qualifying phase to access the playoff for access to the group stage of the Champions League, Luís Filipe Vieira spoke with journalists about the multiple voices against which they are listened. this Saturday when the newspaper “Expresso” advanced with the presence of António Costa and Fernando Medina in the honor committee that supports this candidate for the club’s presidency.
“We are exceeding all limits,” he began referring to the president of the ‘Incarnates’. “I have been here for many years and have never seen such an offensive, slanderous and shameful campaign. Time passes and the truth always comes out, ”he said.
The Prime Minister and the Mayor of Lisbon will join the honorary committee for the re-election of Luís Filipe Vieira to the presidency of Benfica, the newspaper “Expresso” reported this Saturday.
The list contains more than 500 names from various areas and different political neighborhoods: the former Minister of Internal Administration of a PS Government, Rui Pereira; PSD deputy Duarte Pacheco; the deputy of the CDS, Telmo Correia; the president of the Seixal City Council for CDU, Joaquim Santos; António Saraiva, President of the Confederação Empresarial de Portugal,
For the newspaper Expresso, the prime minister’s office indicates that the support is as a partner of SL Benfica and not as the prime minister. The mayor of Lisbon also highlights that support is like a partner.
Rui Rio, president of the PSD and Catarina Martins, coordinator of the Bloco de Esquerda and André Silva, leader of the PAN were the only political leaders who reacted to the inclusion of António Costa in the honor committee. The tones were critical of the prime minister.
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