Ferro Rodrigues supports José Luis Carneiro
In the wake of the announcement made by the Government late Thursday afternoon about the government program, which was approved by the Council of Ministers, Paulo Núncio reinforces the importance of the “10 priority axes” that appear in the document that will be presented this Saturday.
In the Rádio Observador explainer , the CDS-PP deputy mentions the “increase in income that increases salaries and pensions”, the “reduction of IRS and IRC”, the “state reform with an unprecedented attack on bureaucracy”, the “reinforcement of citizens’ security with a more effective fight against crime” and pays special attention to “immigration control”.
On this last topic, Paulo Núncio states that the Government “is doing what needs to be done”, stating that it has to “put immigration in order after the chaos of the wide-open doors and the extinction of the SEF that was left by the PS”. The leader of the CDS parliamentary group reinforces that “immigrants who are currently illegally in Portugal must leave the country”, leaving the message: “regulated immigration yes, unregulated immigration never again”.
In response, PS MP Marina Gonçalves accuses the AD of “sticking to Chega’s agenda” on immigration, saying that Paulo Núncio’s speech is the one used by far-right parties, stating that it is necessary to have “the ability to listen [to the concerns of the Portuguese] without losing humanism”. Referring to the program announced by the Minister of the Presidency António Leitão Amaro, the socialist MP says she is not yet familiar with the document, but points to the “total absence of fundamental areas of governance”, namely housing.
Marina Gonçalves says that the Socialist Party is “somewhat concerned” about the direction of State Reform indicated by the Government — not the simplification of bureaucracy, where it admits there are points of convergence — but rather the dimension of “less state, less social services” that is underlying the program. Even so, it recognizes that the role of the PS in this legislature continues to be that of opposition, committing to oppose a “programme that for the most part does not even coincide with the socialist point of view”, but does not refute the capacity for dialogue with Luís Montenegro’s Executive.
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