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Portugal’s far right accuses government of ‘unprecedented democratic deterioration’ during censure motion

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Chega leader André Ventura accused Portugal’s institutions and government of unprecedented democratic deterioration as Parliament began debating his party’s censure motion.
  • The motion targets Interior Minister Luís Neves, who faces three investigations linked to controversies from his time leading the Judicial Police and denies wrongdoing.
  • The Socialist Party plans to abstain, meaning the motion is not expected to pass.

Chega leader André Ventura opened his party’s censure motion against Portugal’s government by accusing the country of suffering an “unprecedented deterioration of democratic institutions.”

An unprecedented deterioration of democratic institutions.

· André VenturaThe Chega leader described what he said had brought Portugal to the censure debate.

The motion targets Interior Minister Luís Neves, whose continued presence in the government has drawn criticism from Chega. Ventura accused Neves of acting like the country’s “sheriff,” deciding what could be done and when he would answer journalists and politicians.

“What brought us here was an unprecedented deterioration of democratic institutions; an unprecedented decline in the role of the head of state and the government,” Ventura told an extraordinary session of the Assembly of the Republic. He said Chega would not accept the undermining of democracy or freedom, or the use of the Judicial Police as a weapon for personal or political purposes.

Sheriff.

· André VenturaVentura used the term to criticize Interior Minister Luís Neves’s conduct and public responses.

Neves, who oversees internal security and previously served as national director of Portugal’s Judicial Police, has become embroiled in several controversies linked to that period. The Office of the Prosecutor General has confirmed three investigations connected to the allegations involving him. Neves has denied committing crimes.

What brought us here was an unprecedented deterioration of democratic institutions; an unprecedented decline in the role of the head of state and the government.

· André VenturaHe accused Portugal’s institutions and government of serious democratic decline.

Ventura also questioned Prime Minister Luís Montenegro’s decision to keep Neves in office and attacked the Socialist Party, which has announced it will abstain. That position means the censure motion will not succeed, Ventura said, accusing the Socialists of being “captured by Neves.” Neves appeared before a parliamentary committee just hours before the debate. The motion is the first censure motion faced by Montenegro’s government in the current legislative term.

Captured by Neves.

· André VenturaHe used the phrase to criticize the Socialist Party’s decision to abstain.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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