Portugal needs a strong opposition
by Ester Amorim
University Professor of Management and Economics
When the Government has an absolute majority in Parliament, all opposition will become of little use, since it is of little use in voting, namely, in approving the budget it does not need an agreement because it has the guarantee of its approval.
In our electoral system and despite all the forces that seek forms of parties and PSD, the majority only got what they won and the majority government. Birth of the majorities of 2015 and following its normality, the PSD won the form, but absolute from 2015 which was normal until 2015 that the largest opposition party abstained from the presentation of the program of the Government of Parliament, the PSu against the entire parliamentary left vote, and the government was dismissed. It is the first time the party that won the majority in the Assembly of the Republic and the party that achieved that majority and legitimately formed the second Government.
We all know that the government party has a privilege both in terms of information and public opinion. António Costa took advantage and managed to do as he had come to power and forget everything that went well, unlike the PSD, when it ceased to be the Government, it took advantage of its decadence and the attempts at decadence of 2017 have already had their reflection with a defeat and change. of leader was consumed. Rui, with Rio de Janeiro being elected prime minister of the PSD, being a person chosen as prime minister elected under the conditions appreciated by PSD019.
But while a political mistake can be fatal in his conduct, it is not minor and has to be well programmed so as not to make any mistake, António does everything independent of politics, not jeopardizing the best of the university party, members of the Government, university professors and members of the government. , teachers and independent professors recognized to be candidates for Parliament as heads of the list by the various constituencies. Rui Rio, wanting to be innovative in method and action, did not give this importance and did not worry about the best choices, being he the leader and the greatest personality of the party, he did not want to assume as such and was candidate in second on the list for Porto. . In fact, it was something innovative and since the founders of the biggest parties, Sá Carneiro, Mário Soares, Álvaro Cunhal and Freitas do Amaral until today, no party leader has been considered a party leader for second in a list to Parliament and the results show that Rui Rio was wrong. But if in 2019 the experience was wrong, no one understood that in 2019 it continued with an even more wrong procedure, with inadequate choices for Parliament and a shameful result, which gave a majority to PS and António Costa. I have a huge personal regard for Rui Rio, I would like to have him as prime minister, but out of naivety and self-blame to end his leadership without honor or glory.
Today there is already a mexicanization of the political regime in Portugal, there is no real alternation in power, so it is very worrying that the PS with this absolute majority is transformed into a species of absolute power, without opposition, totally controlling the State and as institutions. .
Luís Montenegro takes office as President of the PSD in Congress on the 3rd of July. The victory that came in the direct forces was very expressive and the militants gave him the necessary confidence to be a strong assertive leader and, but in reality he has a long way to go, he will find a party without decadent, demobilized and that has his support in district or county commissions, but closed by society.
Luís Montenegro, has to draw up a plan for a well-being strategy, called by society to be close, all human resources think, capture images in universities, companies and capture society, get the party without internal opposition and focus all interventions in its main and only place such as PS and António Costa, demonstrate to the Portuguese that it is the only alternative capable of being the Government not to give a stage to other parties, namely to its right, demonstrating that to deserve the trust of the disillusioned, relegating these parties to its insignificance.
I am convinced that the Portuguese are eager to have an alternative that gives them hope and values and, above all, that they indicate the path of the future.
Luís Montene, having to control many obstacles, experience, and wisdom and has foresight in the future. I believe that the PSD in the next rounds to be Government. I trust Luis Montenegro.