“In the coming weeks, it will be announced. […] During the summer,” said André Ventura today when asked by reporters before a meeting with the administration of the Hospital Amadora-Sintra.
André Ventura also denied having difficulty finding members to join this alternative executive of Chega.
“On the contrary, there are even too many who want to join, and I even have to say ‘not you, not you, not you.’ There are so many that I have to tell them ‘step aside because we no longer have room for anyone,'” he mentioned.
On May 20, two days after the last legislative elections, the leader of Chega announced, at the end of an audience with the President of the Republic, that he would present “an alternative government.”
The following day, in an interview with SIC, he indicated it would be a “shadow government” formed by “a large part” of names outside the party, noting that the goal was to have a team ready to govern the country if and when necessary.
In another interview on the same day with TVI and CNN Portugal, André Ventura mentioned that Chega would present “in the coming weeks” a “shadow government to oversee the government’s activity in various areas,” consisting of “independents, valuable civil society members, people with a track record in health, housing, and economy.”
Later, on June 6, he stated that he would start issuing invitations on that very day.
In an interview with Antena1 on June 18, he mentioned there was no rush and aimed to present this team before Parliament suspends the legislative session for the summer break.
The last plenary session is scheduled for Thursday, with a debate on the State of the Nation, attended by Prime Minister Luís Montenegro.
Committees are set to meet until July 25, in most cases to finalize final drafts.
