“But let’s imagine that I am a candidate, then I would also think exactly the same: for any candidate, only the role of the election values the greatest number of Portuguese men and women who think ‘I am the best for this place’ and appear”, considered.
In the interview, the head of state was challenged by Ricardo Araújo Pereira to point out positive and negative characteristics to political leaders, and made the reservation that he would point out only “personal and non-political” aspects.
Regarding the Prime Minister, António Costa, he reiterated that he was an “irritating optimist” and stressed his “physical and psychic” resilience as a positive aspect.
“Now what is another face of reality? It is the irritant (…) it maximizes favorable scenarios and minimizes the hypothesis of unfavorable scenarios. Everything has a price ”, he pointed out.
The leader of the PSD, Rui Rio, the President of the Republic praised “the great determination” and the fact that, in some matters, “it does not fluctuate and is predictable”.
“Anyone who understands that he can change it is wrong. What is the other side of reality? The determination taken to the extreme can be stubborn, ”he said.
To the BE coordinator, Catarina Martins, the head of state positively highlighted his communication skills: “It is very clear, very incisive, the message passes with great efficiency. The other side of the coin is that this ease of communication can give an appearance of coldness, of harshness ”, he considered.
From the secretary general of the PCP, Jerónimo de Sousa, the President highlighted the affection and genuineness, “very linked to his simple, not simplistic, way of being”.
“What impresses me about talking to Jerónimo de Sousa is that he is very concerned, sometimes it feels like the weight of the world is on his shoulders,” he said, saying that he also found this characteristic in the former head of state Jorge Sampaio.
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said he still does not know well the new CDS-PP leader, Francisco Rodrigues dos Santos, but considered him to be a “well-intentioned and willful person”, pointing out that the “inexperience” taking the first steps ”.
As for André Silva, PAN spokesman, the President of the Republic considered that he deals with a “core of problems that are not artificial”, but is at risk of being “monothematic”.
Of the three new protagonists in the parliament, André Ventura, João Cotrim Figueiredo and Joacine Katar Moreira, the head of state preferred not to highlight characteristics due to the short time spent together, but, urged by the comedian, he ended up confessing that he does not have “much time” to see sports commentary programs, neither with the leader of Chega, nor others.
Ricardo Araújo Pereira also tried to get the President of the Republic to answer whether it would be worth vetoing the euthanasia law – about which he has not made any comments -, arguing that even these patients are at risk of being on the waiting lists, but only obtained one. new question as an answer.
“Why didn’t I tell the project’s subscribers when they had to choose to make a new law?” Asked Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.
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