He could have passed through the front door, at the end of a government in which he was the protagonist, with the management of a pandemic on his resume and popularity in PS and in the country on the rise. But he ends up leaving Small door, with daily news about serious problems in the SNS and accumulated emergencies, criticism from the entire sector and surveys that show that the hot summer has shaken its pass rate with the Portuguese.
There were many occasions when, during four difficult years, the hypothetical departure of Marta Feared from the Government was an issue in the sector and behind the scenes – but, even during all the obstacles of the pandemic, the rumors were distorted again and again. again. The Minister of Health who was described by those who know her as “resilience”, for being “tough” and “very ambitious”who promised in a 2019 interview to “never” feel “weakened by what other interests, whatever they may be, say, write or think”— “Do not bother me” — scored points during the pandemic, but ended up failing to withstand a summer of emergency room chaos and the latest news of the death of a pregnant woman, the definitive contours of which are yet to be investigated.
The day this death became known would end, at dawn, with the news of Marta Temido’s resignation and, minutes later, with the confirmation that António Costa had accepted it. The same Prime Minister who in June, at the beginning of the signs of chaos in obstetric and gynecological emergencies, took responsibility for everything that happens in the Government, and who during the pandemic several times guided by opinions of dread
In the morning, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, who over the summer had begun emphatically helping support the minister — denying that the SNS’s problems were caused by a particular minister or government — confirmed that he had been informed of the resignation. . He was the end of the dreaded era —even if he still needs to remain in government, to complete unfinished business while preparing for the transition to the successor.
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Source: Observadora
