The Standing Committee of the Assembly of the Republic approved today, unanimously, the suspension of the mandates of deputies Miguel Costa Matos, from PS, and Fabian Figueiredo, from BE. The two parliamentarians had their mandates suspended for short periods of time.
Miguel Costa Matos had his mandate suspended for a period of 35 days. Fabian Figueiredo, for his part, saw his mandate suspended for a period of 30 days. The difference in the suspension periods is not explained in the article.
The approval of the suspension of the mandates was unanimous on the part of the Standing Committee of the Assembly of the Republic. This committee is responsible for decisions made during the periods when the assembly is not fully operational.
The two deputies belong to different parties of the Portuguese left. Miguel Costa Matos is from the Socialist Party and Fabian Figueiredo is from the Left Bloc. The article does not specify the reasons that led to the suspension of the mandates of either parliamentarian.




