End of the deadlock in Parliament? Montenegro and Pedro Nuno meet before the 4th vote

The prime minister-designate, Luís Montenegro, and the general secretary of the PS, Pedro Nuno Santos, meet this morning to try to unblock the election of the president of the Assembly of the Republic.

The news was reported by Público and, in the meantime, confirmed by SIC, which knows that the meeting is scheduled for 9:30 am.

The newspaper also added that there are two hypotheses on the table: the PSD withdraws its candidacy and accepts the election of Francisco Assis, or the PS supports the Social Democrat candidate.

Parliament will meet again in plenary this Wednesday, at 12:00, for a new vote. Parties have until 11:00 to present their candidates.

The meeting between Montenegro and Pedro Nuno takes place one day after Parliament failed to elect the president of the Assembly of the Republic.

In the first vote, José Pedro Aguiar-Branco (PSD) ran alone, but the majority on the Right did not materialize and Chega blocked the election.

The plenary returned for the second vote, after the presentation of new candidates. In addition to Aguiar-Branco, Francisco Assis (PS) and Manuela Tender (Chega) also voted. But none of the candidates achieved a majority.

In the third and final vote of the day, the result was no different. The PS and PSD candidates received the most votes, but Chega voted blank and postponed the election again.