The PSD demanded this Thursday that António Costa “give a complete explanation” in the Assembly of the Republic “no later than next week”, considering that there is an “epidemic of political crises” in the socialist government with 11 resignations out of seven to nine months.
After the resignation of the Minister of Infrastructure and Housing, Pedro Nuno Santos, at a press conference in Porto, the vice president of the PSD, Paulo Rangel, said that “the prime minister cannot hide” and “has to explain to the country” in parliamentnext week, in a debate requested by the Social Democrats.
Doctor António Costa, time is not for hiding. The time is to respond (…). We will never get used to this aimless navigation. We will never get used to this policy of impoverishment”, affirmed Paulo Rangel.
The Social Democrat considered that the Government “stopped governing” and is dedicated to “resolving internal crises”.
Controversy with Alexandra Reis causes the fall of Pedro Nuno Santos. Minister resigned and António Costa accepted
“This is a serious, very serious crisis. António Costa and the PS obtained an absolute majority to create a stable government. But right now the absolute majority is a factor of instability. We are witnessing an epidemic of political crises with 11 layoffs in seven/eight/nine months”, said the vice president of the PSD. Paulo Rangel said that it is a “regrettable record” and spoke of “political degradation.”
The resignation of Pedro Nuno Santos was announced on Wednesday night, following the case of compensation of half a million euros received by the Secretary of State Alexandra Reis when she left TAP.
The departure of the Minister of Infrastructures of the Government It happened 24 hours after the Minister of Finance, Fernando Medina, dismissed the Secretary of State for Financeless than a month after the inauguration of Alexandra Reis and after four days of controversy over the compensation of 500,000 euros paid by TAP, supervised by Pedro Nuno Santos.
Read the full resignation statement of Pedro Nuno Santos here
“Given public perception and the collective feeling generated around” the TAP case, Pedro Nuno Santos decided to “assume political responsibility and present his resignation”, already accepted by the Prime Minister, António Costa, said in a statement released on Wednesday . in the afternoon by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing.
Source: Observadora
