Two bills aimed at banning 'ideological' flags from public buildings were not approved by the Assembly of the Republic during Friday morning's plenary session, following a debate marked by a heated exchange between CDS member João Almeida and Left Bloc member Fabian Figueiredo. The legislative initiatives met different fates: the CDS proposal was sent to committee without a vote, while the Chega proposal was rejected by all parliamentary groups except for CDS. The debate was defined by criticism from left-wing benches, who accused the authors of attempting to ban the LGBT rainbow flag, leading to a personal confrontation after João Almeida responded to Fabian Figueiredo's criticism of the bill by calling him 'ridiculous'.