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Caso Luís Neves: "Whatever the President of the Republic says on October 5th will not fail to have influence"

CNN Portugal3 September 2026 at 19:46

Commentator João Marcelino, from CNN Portugal, commented on the Luís Neves case and the motion of censure against the Government presented by Chega. Marcelino considered that the motion of censure is a "stillborn", suggesting it will not have practical results.

Regarding the Luís Neves case, Marcelino stated that the words spoken by the President of the Republic on October 5th will inevitably have influence over the outcome of the situation.

Chega was the party responsible for the initiative to present the motion of censure against the Government, in a gesture that Marcelino considers to have no political future. The motion arises in the context of political tensions that also involve the Luís Neves case, on which the President of the Republic is expected to comment.

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