Daniel Oliveira: "I think it's wrong that PS, BE and PCP abstained. A motion of censure to bring down a minister and not a government is a fraud and we should not abstain in the face of frauds"
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Daniel Oliveira: "I think it's wrong that PS, BE and PCP abstained. A motion of censure to bring down a minister and not a government is a fraud and we should not abstain in the face of frauds"

Expresso9 September 2026 at 10:00

Daniel Oliveira, in collaboration with Francisco Mendes da Silva, participated in an episode of the podcast "Antes pelo Contrário", where he analyzed the rejection of the motion of censure and the hearing of Luís Neves in Parliament. During the discussion, Oliveira harshly criticized the position adopted by PS, BE and PCP, who abstained in the voting of the motion of censure.

According to Daniel Oliveira, the motion of censure presented aimed to bring down a specific minister and not the entire government, which he considers to be a political fraud. In this perspective, the motion did not follow the traditional purpose of toppling an executive, but rather to remove an individual figure from the government.

Daniel Oliveira expressed his disagreement with the abstention strategy followed by the three left-wing parties. He defended that one should not abstain in the face of what he considers to be a fraud, suggesting that both PS, BE and PCP should have taken a clearer position, more consistent with their political principles.

The conversation between Daniel Oliveira and Francisco Mendes da Silva took place in the podcast format, where they sought to debate the political implications of this vote and the significance of Luís Neves's hearing in Parliament, which was the basis for the motion of censure presented.

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