The Prime Minister, António Costa, said today that the Festa do Avante! it can take place as long as the health guidelines of the Directorate-General for Health (DGS) are complied with, because the political activity of the parties “is not prohibited”.
“The political activity of the PCP or any other party is not prohibited, nor does it cross our minds, I believe that to anyone, prohibit political activity. Now, these activities will have to be carried out according to the rules [da DGS]. In my party we had the congress scheduled for May, ‘sine die’ is postponed ”, said António Costa during an interview on Porto Canal.
The Prime Minister stressed that “there is nothing that allows the constitution, the law, wherever it may be, to prohibit the exercise of political activities”.
However, the head of the government warned that party activities, in which the communist ‘rentrée’ fits, “must respect health standards, as, incidentally, the PCP said he would respect”.
António Costa added that “each party is responsible, obviously, for the way it organizes” its agenda.
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