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André Ventura claims that whoever votes against the motion is a crutch of the Government

Now8 September 2026 at 19:43

The leader of the Chega party, André Ventura, stated that parties that vote against the censure motion presented by his party will be a crutch of the Government. The statement was made in a tone of criticism directed at opposition parties.

Ventura specifically criticized the positioning of the Iniciativa Liberal and the Socialist Party, accusing them of acting out of electoral calculation. According to the Chega leader, by voting against the motion, these parties become accomplices of the executive.

Chega's censure motion comes in the context of a broader political dispute, where Ventura seeks to pressure opposition parties to adopt more defined positions against the Government.

The Chega leader uses the expression "crutch" to suggest that parties that do not support the motion are implicitly supporting the executive's policies, functioning as informal support for the Government.

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