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The Livre party has raised concerns over André Ventura chairing the CPI into Luís Neves, requesting a formal opinion on an alleged conflict of interest related to a legal case involving missing inquiry documents.
The Chega party has summoned the Governor of the Bank of Portugal to Parliament to provide explanations regarding the pension agreement reached with former governor Mário Centeno, which party leader André Ventura has labeled as immoral.
Questioned by journalists on the second day of the Avante! Festival, the PCP secretary-general did not reveal how the communists will vote on the motion of no confidence, adding that the problem “is no longer just Minister Luís Neves's, it has become the entire Government's.”
The Communists consider that the choice of the former deputy prime minister and former CDS leader is neither consensual nor “appropriate”
The party considers that the choice is far from consensual.
During a debate covering the war in the Middle East and the national landscape, CNN Portugal commentator Miguel Relvas was analysing the current state of labour negotiations when he responded to Pedro Frazão's comments on Lula da Silva. The Chega MP spoke on behalf of the party when he stated his opposition to the reception of the Brazilian president at Belém, which is taking place this Tuesday.
Communists consider that the blocking of the 25th of April Interpretive Centre has a 'double political meaning' and demand clarifications from the Government
The parliamentary group wants to know what the location will be and when the opening of the 25th of April Interpretive Centre is scheduled, following a blockade by the Executive.
The retired admiral says the prime minister 'was wrong' to equate him with André Ventura.
