Mariana Mortágua, speaking to journalists during an event in Marinha Grande, in the district of Leiria, acknowledged that the left “is not at its strongest” and “struggles to counter a set of myths, falsehoods, and exploitation by the far-right,” which she claimed “capitalizes on inequalities.”
Despite these challenges, Mortágua opposed the notion that the left is fatigued.
“The left is full of energy. If there is anyone who has historically fought against the far-right, it is the left. We won, and we relegated the far-right to the dustbin of history, where it belongs, and the left is crucial in this fight,” she asserted.
The deputy emphasized that all parties within the democratic spectrum aim to combat the far-right, but she argued that “it is necessary to know how to do it” by addressing the “root causes of people’s problems.”
Mortágua spoke alongside Fernando Rosas, the party’s lead candidate for the district of Leiria, who is one of three founding members returning to the party’s list for the Assembly after more than a decade.
The Left Bloc (BE) has not secured a seat in Leiria since 2022, when it lost its parliamentary representation in the district, first achieved in 2009.
“We are running Fernando Rosas in Leiria because we want him in the Assembly of the Republic and because it is important to have Fernando Rosas in the Assembly of the Republic,” Mortágua declared.
According to the party’s leadership, the BE is engaged in a “struggle” in Leiria to regain parliamentary seats committed to advocating for shift work laborers, promising to introduce a legislative proposal on the matter in the upcoming legislative session.
