Misunderstandings
The opposition confined itself to a clamour for the Health Minister's resignation. The Government realised that, in the realm of the unreasonable, the best option was to carry on in the same vein. The debate was everything it shouldn't have been.
Montenegro praises the Health Minister and sends a message to task-oriented doctors: "We will not give up"
The Prime Minister criticised the 'disproportion' between the work carried out in the National Health Service (SNS) and the 'news wave' that creates a 'perception of chaos'. He said waiting times in emergency departments are the best they have been in five years.
Mendes wants the Health Minister to provide explanations because "the vacuum causes public alarm"
As the official campaign moves from its first into its second week, the candidate supported by the AD makes a direct appeal to the Health Minister.
Health Minister says she has not asked and will not ask to leave the Government
Ana Paula Martins added that she will “naturally” step down “when the Prime Minister so decides”.
Opposition signals exit for the Health Minister
The Socialist Party (PS) has already asked the Prime Minister for explanations about this case. The Socialists accuse Luís Montengro of reappointing a minister who is unaccountable. Almost without exception, the other parties say it is time for Minister Ana Paula Martins to step down or for the reorganisation of health services to begin.