During the closing remarks of the debate on the XXV Constitutional Government’s program in parliament, the sole deputy of the JPP, Filipe Sousa, affirmed that his party is willing to “extend a hand” and “help find solutions based on mutual respect and listening,” arguing that “Portugal needs more than beautiful words.”
“Therefore, responsibly but also hopefully, the JPP will give this government the benefit of the doubt because Portugal needs stability, common ground, and shared paths. Naturally, we would like the Government’s program to be clearer and more decisive concerning the problems and needs of the autonomous regions,” he added.
The deputy observed “convergent points” in the executive’s program with the policies advocated by the JPP in their “daily political action,” stating that, for this reason, the duty of the Madeiran party is “not to stop fighting for a fairer, more supportive, and closer country to the people.”
Filipe Sousa ensured that the JPP “wants to speak truthfully, with a focus on the real country, the families who strive every day for a dignified life, the young people looking for opportunities, the elderly asking for respect and security, and all those who feel forgotten” by politics that “often speaks loudly but listens little.”
Today, the Assembleia da República votes on the PCP’s motion of rejection of the XXV Constitutional Government’s program, which is already set to be defeated, as it lacks the support of both PS and Chega.
The closing period includes about two hours for interventions from the parties, in ascending order of representativeness, and from the Government, followed by the vote on the PCP’s motion of rejection to the document, which PS and Chega have already said they will block.
