The Left Bloc considered this Wednesday that the resignation of Sérgio Figueiredo to a position in the Ministry of Finance It was an “inevitable result”what does not absolve Fernando Medina of a “reprehensible process” or the President of the Government “of an unacceptable lack of responsibility”.
The unavoidable result. It shows how it is possible to curb the whims of the absolute majority with the mobilization of public opinion”, reads a publication by the parliamentary leader of the Left Bloc (BE), Pedro Filipe Soares, on his official Twitter account.
Pedro Filipe Soares maintains that the decision to the former journalist “does not absolve [o ministro das Finanças, Fernando] Medina of a reprehensible process, nor [o primeiro-ministro, António] The cost of an unacceptable lack of responsibility”.
The unavoidable result. It shows how it is possible to curb the whims of the absolute majority by mobilizing public opinion.
But it does not absolve Medina of a reprehensible process, nor A. Costa of an unacceptable dischargehttps://t.co/MN6OQr1Ldp– Pedro Filipe Soares (@PedroFgSoares) August 17, 2022
The PCP has also reacted, considering this Wednesday that the resignation of the former information director of TVI to the position of adviser to the Minister of Finance was the “natural result” for a guardianship decision based on “disputable criteria”.
“He will know there”reacted the member of the Political Commission of the Central Committee of the PCP, João Dias Coelho, after being questioned by journalists about the resignation of Sérgio Figueiredo, during a press conference at the party’s headquarters, in Lisbon.
From the point of view of the communist leader, “it is a natural outcome to a decision based on debatable criteria, in terms of form and content.”
Sérgio Figueiredo resigned as advisor to the Minister of Finance, communicating the decision through a text published in the Jornal de Negócios.
“Enough for me! As of this moment, I am the ex-future advisor to the Minister of Finance. I calm the most startled souls that I have not received a penny, I have not even formalized the contract that I have been waiting for my signature since the week passed”, reads a text signed by Sérgio Figueiredo.
Sérgio Figueiredo resigns as Medina’s financial advisor: “I have always lived from my work”
In reaction to the resignation, the Minister of Finance, Fernando Medina, lamented “not being able to count on the valuable contribution of Sérgio Figueiredo at the service of the public interest.”
“I deeply regret the decision announced by Sérgio Figueiredo, but I understand very well the reasons that motivated it,” said Fernando Medina, in a statement sent to the newsrooms, about Sérgio Figueiredo’s decision not to provide consulting services to the office of the Minister. .
Medina “deeply regrets” Sérgio Figueiredo’s decision, praising his “experience and the qualities that distinguish him”
Source: Observadora
