CDS advanced alone with an amendment to the decree on flags, responding to a veto by the President of the Republic. The proposed amendment eliminates the previous article that referred to prohibited flags. This initiative comes in a context of tension between the party and the head of state.
The centre-right party decided to proceed with the amendment without the support of other parties, assuming political responsibility for the measure. CDS's proposal aims to address the gaps left by the presidential veto to the original decree.
However, an autonomous proposal by the PSD goes further than the solution presented by CDS. This distinction between the two initiatives reveals divergences within the Portuguese right on how to regulate the question of flags.
The article does not specify what the concrete differences between the two proposals are, nor what the expected consequences for citizens are.
