The leader of the PSD parliamentary group, Hugo Soares, considered "ridiculous" the censorship motion announced by the president of Chega, André Ventura, considering that it is Ventura himself who puts "institutions at risk". In an interview with SIC Notícias, Hugo Soares explained that the motion is against the Government and not just against Luís Neves, Minister of Internal Administration, underlining that the objective of a censorship motion is to bring down a government and provoke elections.
Hugo Soares criticized the timing of the motion, considering that it is "a finishing of the silly season" in which everyone feeds the speculation that André Ventura promotes. The social-democrat recalled that everything started with an inquiry committee announced by Ventura, moved to a resolution project to request the minister's resignation and ended with the threat of a censorship motion, with the televisions giving media space to the leader of Chega to announce the motion.
Regarding the revelations about Luís Neves's conduct, Hugo Soares downplayed them, indicating that the minister "is driving a car that belonged to a former drug trafficker," but that such practice is normal when using assets seized from criminals. The leader of the PSD parliamentary group condemned Ventura's statements that associate the minister with drug trafficking, defending that Luís Neves "fought drug trafficking like few others throughout an entire lifetime."
On Wednesday, Chega delivered in Parliament a censorship motion against the Government that, to pass, would need the support of the PS. One day earlier, Luís Neves had reacted to the controversies at a PSP ceremony in Madeira, stating: "You can keep screaming, I will keep governing."
