Pedro Nuno Santos’ summary of the first month of the new Government: “Political instability and incapacity”

Pedro Nuno Santos has no doubts: the new Government is not only “the biggest focus of instability in Portugal” but is also witnessing the worst start ever for all those chosen to lead the country, at least to the point where the memory of the PS leader manages to retreat.

“I have no memory of a Government having started in office so badly”, he told journalists this Saturday, after the meeting of the PS National Council. “These first 30 days of Government are worrying because if I try to sum it up in two words, all I can think of is instability and political incapacity. In 30 days they were unable to make a decision of value to the Portuguese people”, he criticized.

The general secretary of the socialists, on the other hand, refuses any responsibility for the climate of ungovernability that is becoming more intense, with opposition parties approving measures against the will of the Government of Luís Montenegro. “Do not divert responsibilities to those in parliament who are doing their part and their work. The PS, over these 30 days, was a factor of stability and responsibility”, he considers, accusing the prime minister of being “in combat” instead of dedicating himself to governing.

“It’s 30 days, it’s true, and 30 days are not enough to solve the country’s problems, but it’s clear that this Government does not have the capacity to govern Portugal”, he also declared, to highlight the “ill-preparedness at various levels” of the PSD coalition. /CDS-PP that won the March 11 elections.