“Portugal is tired of those who talk a lot and do little, and the Government of Luís Montenegro is a specialist in just that,” stated a representative in a political declaration in the Assembly of the Republic.
The vice-president of the party compared the PSD/CDS-PP Government to a car without brakes: “Promised much speed, but crashed head-on into the wall of truth. The Montenegro Government failed on all fronts and we are here to say out loud what the street says, what the people are already shouting in the streets.”
“Enough of promises and lies, enough of Governments that do not govern,” he said, recommending to the members of the executive that they “get out of the way” if they “do not know how to do it properly,” and make way for his party.
Among the “serious failures of the Government,” Pedro Frazão pointed out the fires that affected various parts of the country during the summer, the accident with the Glória elevator in Lisbon, the housing crisis, and left criticisms in areas such as justice, immigration, security, and agriculture.
“Moving to the National Health Service, a promise the PSD made to turn the page in 60 days, that turning of the page turned into the turning away by the prime minister. There are no doctors, no nurses, no emergency services, but there is an abundance of propaganda. The Government says everything is better, almost well, but listen to the streets, deputies, ask the families who wait months for a consultation, who look for a place for their babies to be born, who travel hundreds of kilometers to find an open emergency,” he asserted.
Regarding the fires, the Chega deputy noted that “since 2007, 3.1 billion euros have already been spent,” and criticized the lack of their own aerial means to fight fires.
“When 3.1 billion euros are spent in eight years and nothing changes, doesn’t this smell like corruption to you? Yes, corruption, that biggest black hole in our democracy, every day another scandal, another shame, another name linked to the PS or PSD,” he accused, considering that the Portuguese ask themselves if “it’s worth working, worth paying taxes in this country, worth staying here when the powerful live with impunity.”
