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This Wednesday's debate began at 15:05 at the Assembly of the Republic in Lisbon, with an intervention by Mariana Leitão.
Without the PS, the PSD and Chega need the votes of the IL, but the liberals ensure they are not involved in any understanding. Luís Montenegro releases the list of clients - which was already known.
The President of the Assembly of the Republic has requested that the Transparency Committee open an inquiry into statements made by PS MP Isabel Moreira during the debate on gender transition bills, following a complaint from the PSD parliamentary leader. In the dispatch, which Lusa had access to this Tuesday, José Pedro Aguiar-Branco admitted that the...
Mário Amorim Lopes (IL) criticises the PSD, Chega, and PS over the deadlock in the elections for the external bodies of the Assembly of the Republic. The liberal politician calls for “consensus” in the selections and accuses the PS of “blackmail”.
The leader of Chega, André Ventura, accused the PS this Monday of blocking elections for the external bodies of the Assembly of the Republic and of refusing to allow his party to nominate a candidate for the Constitutional Court.
The elections have already been scheduled several times but remain unheld due to a lack of consensus between PSD, Chega, and PS.
All parliamentary groups, except Chega, expressed solidarity with Teresa Morais, applauding the acting President of the Assembly of the Republic. However, some insist on the importance of taking the discussion further at the leaders' conference and in committee, with potential sanctions being reconsidered.
Isabel Mendes Lopes will serve her final days as parliamentary leader of Livre before suspending her mandate for one month for personal and family reasons. Paulo Muacho, elected for the Setúbal constituency, has been unanimously chosen to succeed her, taking over representation at the Conference of Leaders. Additionally, Tomás Cardoso Pereira will temporarily replace Mendes Lopes as a member of parliament during her absence.
