Chega says "enough of governments that don't govern"

Chega MP Pedro Frazão accused Luís Montenegro's government on Wednesday of talking a lot and doing little and failing "on all fronts", saying that "enough of governments that don't govern".

" Portugal is tired of those who talk a lot and do little, and Luís Montenegro's government is an expert in this," he said in a political statement to the Assembly of the Republic.

The party's vice-president compared the PSD/CDS-PP government to a car without brakes: "It promised a lot of speed, but crashed head-on into the wall of truth. The Montenegro government has failed on all fronts , and we are here to say, loudly, what the street is saying, what the people are already shouting in the streets."

"Enough promises and lies, enough governments that don't govern ," he said, recommending that members of the executive branch "get out of the way" if they "don't know how to do it well," and make way for his party.

Among the "serious failures of the Government," Pedro Frazão highlighted the fires that affected several parts of the country during the summer, the accident with the Glória elevator in Lisbon, the housing crisis, and criticized areas such as justice, immigration, security, and agriculture.

"Moving on to the National Health Service, a promise the PSD made to turn the page in 60 days, but that turning of the page has turned into a complete about-face for the prime minister. There are shortages of doctors, nurses, and emergency rooms, but there's plenty of propaganda. The government says everything is better, that everything is almost fine, but listen to the streets, ladies and gentlemen, ask the families who wait months for an appointment, who look for a place for their babies to be born, who travel hundreds of kilometers to find an open emergency room," he argued.

Regarding the fires, the Chega MP noted that "3.1 billion euros have been spent since 2007", and criticized the lack of dedicated aerial resources to fight the fires.

"When €3.1 billion is spent in eight years and nothing changes, doesn't that smell like corruption? Yes, corruption, that biggest black hole in our democracy, every day another scandal, another shame, another name linked to the Socialist Party or the Social Democratic Party," he accused, adding that the Portuguese are asking themselves whether "it's worth working, paying taxes in this country, or staying here when the powerful live with impunity."

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