The rejection of the bill of finance 2022 by Parliament marks the break of six years of the Union of the left. It makes it inevitable the holding of anticipated elections in the coming months.
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Fruit of a divorce between the Portuguese left parties, the unexpected discharge of the Finance Bill 2022, Wednesday, October 27, should mark the premature end of the socialist government of Antonio Costa. The process of convening early elections is already engaged.
The President of the Republic, the Conservative Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, met on Wednesday night with the President of Parliament. “If the meeting is unable to adopt a budget that is fundamental to the country, it would be positive to the Word to Portuguese,” the head of state insisted. After a meeting with the social actors, planned on Friday, then another with the leaders of the various parties having a representation at the Assembly, Saturday, and the convocation of the Council of State, Wednesday, November 3, Mr. Rebelo de Sousa should proceed Unless surprised at the formal dissolution of the chambers, so that the anticipated elections could take place from January 2022. A few weeks ago, no one would have imagined that such a political crisis will shake Portugal.
Wednesday, the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) and the Party of the Radical Left Bloco of Esquerda (BE), however, abandoned the Socialist Antonio Costa and voted, with the right and far-right parties, against the project of Budget law. The text received only the favorable vote of the 108 socialist deputies (on 230 seats). With 117 votes against and five abstentions – those of the three members of the Animalist Party and Ecologist Pan and two non-registered deputies – he was thus rejected. A first since the advent of democracy in Portugal.
“irresponsible”
“associate a budget crisis with an unprecedented health crisis is the most irresponsible and it has real consequences for the lives of people and the future of the country, has insuven INES subta real, The leader of the animal party and ecologist Pan. Opposition it is not only against. “
If the leader of the principal party of the opposition, the Social Democratic Party (PSD, Rui Rio Rio, criticized the economic model for the socialists he accused of “depending on the radical left “, the left of the left, for its part, reproached the government its lack of ambition in social matters. The PCP requires a significant increase in the minimum wage, so that it passes from the current 665 euros current monthly to 850 euros, in order to respond to “a national emergency”, according to the Communist leader Jerónimo de Sousa. The government has proposed a gradual increase to 705 euros in 2022 and 750 in 2023, considered insufficient by the PCP. Just like that of 10 euros planned for pensions.
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