José Luís Carneiro, general secretary of the Socialist Party, considered this Wednesday, December 10, it was inappropriate that Henrique Gouveia e Melo had stood up “as a PS candidate”, emphasizing that the only one in the presidential race who has the support of the socialists is António José Seguro.
José Luís Carneiro spoke at the Lost Steps of the Assembly of the Republic following the debate on Tuesday night between Henrique Gouveia e Melo and António José Seguro, arguing that “it was clear” that whoever meets the best conditions to be President of the Republic and has shown that he has the profile for the position is the candidate supported by the PS.
“I really consider it inappropriate that another presidential candidate has proposed himself as a PS candidate”, he said, criticizing Gouveia and Melo.
The PS leader reiterated that his party “only has one candidate”, António José Seguro, who is supported by the PS following the decision of the socialist bodies, in other words.
In the debate, Gouveia e Melo said that he represents “another political field too, which is that of the PS”, later classifying his opponent as representing “a faction of the PS”.
“You can’t even complete the PS. And that’s why you’re worried about these attacks you’re making on me”, replied the admiral.