Iniciativa Liberal will vote against Chega's motion of censure so as not to "turn Portuguese people into victims of the political crisis that would be created"Photo by Anna Shvets on Pexels
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Iniciativa Liberal will vote against Chega's motion of censure so as not to "turn Portuguese people into victims of the political crisis that would be created"

CNN Portugal3 September 2026 at 22:09

The president of Liberal Initiative, Mariana Leitão, announced that the party will vote against the motion of censure presented by Chega. The motion will be debated in Parliament next Tuesday.

Liberal Initiative justifies its position with the concern of not transforming the Portuguese into victims of a political crisis that would be created by the approval of the motion of censure. The party led by Mariana Leitão took this decision even before knowing the specific content of the motion presented by Chega. This position places Liberal Initiative on the side of the government, avoiding a potential political crisis in the Portuguese Parliament.

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