The Chega party presented a motion of censure against the Government, but faces a constitutional obstacle: Parliament is currently on recess. The motion of censure requires specific procedures that would normally be discussed in a plenary session.
With 230 MPs across the country, there is a possibility that the parliamentarians may be called back earlier than planned to debate the motion presented by Chega. This unusual situation raises the question of how to proceed with an instrument of parliamentary oversight during the period when work is suspended.
The President of the Assembly of the Republic, José Pedro Aguiar-Branco, responded to this situation by convening an extraordinary Conference of Leaders for this Thursday. This body is represented by the leaders of all parties with parliamentary seats, and it is up to them to define the schedule and the way in which the motion of censure will be handled.
The extraordinary convocation aims to find a solution for the processing of Chega's motion of censure, at a time when, normally, legislative work would be suspended until September.
