The socialist general secretary called this Thursday, December 18, for the mobilization of the PS around the presidential candidacy of António José Seguro, considering that the candidate supported by the party “is decisive” for the future of democracy and the balance of the political system.
José Luís Carneiro, who is in Brussels at the meeting of leaders of the European Socialist Party, defended these ideas in a video he sent to the lunch that António José Seguro promotes in Lisbon with his supporters, which included many PS figures, including the honorary president Manuel Alegre, the parliamentary leader, Eurico Brilhante Dias, the former ministers Fernando Medina, Alexandra Leitão, Duarte Cordeiro and Adalberto Campos Fernandes, and the former deputies João Soares and Sérgio Sousa Pinto or João Soares, among others.
The PS leader emphasized that he will be present in the campaign “whenever and whenever” António José Seguro “deems it opportune” and considered that “every party must mobilize for its candidacy”.
“António José Seguro’s candidacy is essential for the political balance of our democratic system,” he said.
Recalling that the right, in addition to the Government, is in the majority in the Azores and Madeira, in local authorities and in parliament, Carneiro emphasized the importance of “having a President of the Republic with the values and principles of Mário Soares’ party”.
“António José Seguro It is truly decisive for the future of our democracy and the balance of our political system. He has proven himself in his personal life and in his political life”, he highlighted, then recalling the positions in which Seguro has held.
The presidential candidate supported by the PS, in the words of the party leader, “knows well the importance of the balance between freedom, equality and solidarity”.
“Be strong, António José Seguro, you have us with you on this journey, which is also a journey for freedoms, rights and fundamental guarantees”, he said.