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Marques Mendes says indiscriminate probing is degrading democracy; Gouveia e Melo points to opacity

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Marques Mendes says indiscriminate probing is degrading democracy; Gouveia e Melo points to opacity

Presidential candidate Luís Marques Mendes warned on Friday about the difference between legitimate scrutiny of ties between politics and business and an indiscriminate probing that is degrading democracy, while Gouveia e Melo pointed to opacity as the factor behind the deterioration. These positions were voiced during the radio debate with eight candidates for the Presidency of the Republic, ...

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