Rui Rocha, leader of Iniciativa Liberal, was not in the Assembly of the Republic at the time of the voting on the motion of censure against the Government, presented by Chega. The deputy was on his way to an already scheduled interview on CNN.
The party recalled that the vote of its former leader would not make a difference in the voting result, suggesting that his absence had no impact on the outcome.
On the same day, Rui Rocha had participated in the morning in one of the tensest hearings in Parliament, with the Minister of Internal Administration, Luís Neves, featuring in one of the tightest dialogues or even the tightest for the minister during that session.
These were some of the busiest hours politically in Portugal, with Rui Rocha being involved in two moments that stood out on the same day.
