The President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, reacted to the results of the Italian legislative elections stating that “the people are always right” and hoped that “European cohesion” would not be affected.
One lesson I’ve learned from my long experience, even as a teacher of these subjects, is that people are always right. It is worth asking why people at a given moment are right in a certain sense,” the head of state told reporters during a visit to Stanford University on Monday afternoon, in California on Wednesday morning. in Portugal.
The Brothers of Italy party, led by Giorgia Meloni, with roots in the Italian Social Movement (MSI) founded by followers of fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, won the most votes in Sunday’s legislative elections in Italy.
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Giorgia Meloni will seek to form a government with the support of the Anti-Immigration League allied with Matteo Salvini and Silvio Berlusconi’s Forza Italia.
Asked about the impact of these Italian laws on the European and Portuguese political landscape, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said that “whenever there are elections and the right wins, plus one or the other right, those who consider themselves close are happy” and “when they win more or another left, those who are close are happy”, refusing to “enter this discussion”.
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What I can say is that Italy is very important for Europe, but really very important for Europe and for us,” he added.
According to the President of the Republic, “there are reasons to hope, to hope that Italy, firstly, will be able economically, at this difficult time, to take the necessary steps regardless of the transition of governments and, secondly, that politically this also maintain that cohesion that is fundamental European cohesion”.
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Italy has always been part of the European hard core, it has always been a founder. And, therefore, being what it has always been, regardless of whether the government is more to the right or more to the left, is essential,” she reinforced.
Regarding the vote of Italian voters, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa quoted the song “Grândola, Vila Morena”, by Zeca Afonso: “People are the ones who order the most, and that means two things. First, each people freely chooses its destiny. Secondly, in addition to the merit of whoever wins the elections, there is also the demerit of whoever loses them”.
The head of state stressed that Italy “it is one of the main European powers” and “naturally it is closer” to Portugal, since it belongs to southern Europe.
Source: Observadora
