The President of the Republic considered that Luís Neves does not have the conditions to continue as Minister of Internal Administration. This position arises in the context of a controversy that involved the government official and that motivated an intervention by the PS leader, António José Seguro.
António José Seguro had given the prime minister a deadline to resolve the question related to the Minister of Internal Administration. The socialist leader thus demanded a quick resolution of the situation created around Luís Neves.
The position of the President of the Republic came to reinforce the pressure on the executive to make a decision about the future of Luís Neves in the government. The situation became unsustainable after the revelations or controversies that motivated Seguro's intervention.
The prime minister was thus confronted with the need to act before the demands of both the President of the Republic and the main opposition party, to resolve a political crisis that threatened the stability of the executive.
