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The censure motion presented by Chega "is clearly a political maneuver", considers the Minister of State Reform

Now8 September 2026 at 22:05

The Chega party presented a censure motion in Parliament. The Minister of State Reform, Gonçalo Matias, reacted to this motion and considered it "clearly a political maneuver". The official characterized the presentation of the motion as "a sad spectacle by those who presented it". Gonçalo Matias also stated that the motion ends "totally defeated".

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