The PSD's secretary-general, Hugo Soares, considered that Chega's motion of censure is completely misplaced from reality, accusing André Ventura of wanting to be constantly on television. This position was justified with Portugal's rating upgrade from A to A+ by the Fitch agency, something that had not happened in about 25 years. Hugo Soares recalled that wages are increasing, taxes are decreasing, employment is at historic highs, and unemployment at historic lows.
Chega's motion of censure against the PSD/CDS-PP Government will be discussed in parliament on Tuesday and already has guaranteed rejection, since it would need 116 votes in favor to be approved and bring down the executive. This is the first motion of censure against the XXV Constitutional Government and the third against PSD/CDS-PP executives led by Luís Montenegro. The document aims to hold the Prime Minister accountable for maintaining in office the Minister of Internal Administration, Luís Neves, due to the controversies involving his name while he was director of the Judicial Police.
André Ventura responded harshly, stating that the expected rejection of the motion results from a kind of courage schizophrenia in Portuguese politics. The Chega president defended that other parties did not have the courage to act and that the issue has to do with decency. Ventura also highlighted that in Portugal there is no instrument to dismiss ministers through parliament, unlike Spain which has sectoral motions of censure.
The Chega leader also questioned what is different between the case of Minister Luís Neves and the case of the real estate company Spinumviva linked to the Prime Minister's family, which also prompted motions of censure and led to the Government's fall in March 2025, when the confidence motion was rejected and the executive was subsequently re-elected.
