José Luís Carneiro, as PS leader, stated that the Socialist Party's abstention blocks a political crisis. This position arises in the context of broader political tension involving the party and the executive.
Regarding the Government, the PS general secretary considered that it follows "without direction," demonstrating strong criticism of the executive's political orientation.
Carneiro also criticized the executive for not having learned from the lesson of the vote on the Budget for 2026, suggesting that the Government did not draw adequate conclusions from that episode.
According to the socialist leader, the executive "went to deliver itself into the arms of Chega," in a reference to the relationship between the Government and the far-right party, indicating that the PS views this rapprochement as problematic.
