PS confirms CPI. Focus on Montenegro's exclusivity and declaratory obligations

A few hours before the Government's motion of confidence, this morning socialists presented the topics of the requested Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry (CPI) on the Prime Minister's family business.

The Prime Minister today accused the PS of intransigence and argued that the Government “tried everything until the last minute” to reconcile the Socialists’ request for a commission of inquiry and the continuation of the executive in office. Luís Montenegro was speaking to journalists in parliament, shortly after the motion of confidence in the Government was rejected, which implied the resignation of the PSD/CDS-PP minority executive. The Pri…

Beleza argues that the long-term viability of the Government would make it possible to tie Montenegro to the holding of the commission of inquiry. Carneiro calls for Marcelo's intervention. PNS says that the party “is united”.

The Prime Minister considered that there were no “surprises” in recent weeks, but that “[situations] were revealed on his own initiative”, which, in his view, “were not [in his] sphere to reveal”.

In the written response to Chega and the Left Bloc, the Prime Minister insists on not disclosing the “occasional” clients who used Spinumviva's services, nor the amounts received, the date and type of services provided. Luís Montenegro also points out that the company's well-known clients represented a large part of the company's turnover.

Alexandra Leitão hopes that the commission will allow “a thorough scrutiny of a situation that remains very obscure” and warns that, if the President dissolves the Parliament and calls elections, “the PS will submit the same request again” and will demand explanations from Montenegro again in the next legislature. PS will “avoid” calling the Prime Minister's relatives