CDS-PP announces tributes to Marcelino da Mata in the Lisbon and Porto municipal assemblies

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CDS-PP announces tributes to Marcelino da Mata in the Lisbon and Porto municipal assemblies

The CDS-PP municipal group in Lisbon announced it will propose naming a street after the late military officer Marcelino da Mata, with a similar initiative planned for Porto. This follows the rejection of a previous PSD proposal by left-wing parties, the Liberal Initiative, and CDS-PP member Helena Ferro de Gouveia, whose individual vote against the party line sparked internal criticism. While the party honors da Mata as the most decorated soldier in the Portuguese Army, critics, including Ferro de Gouveia and left-wing municipal deputies, condemn his actions during the Colonial War, citing alleged war crimes and his role in upholding the Salazar dictatorship.

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