The councilor elected in France and president of the Regional Council of Europe (CRE) of the Portuguese Communities, Luísa Semedo, announced this weekend on the social network Facebook the resignation of the post of president.
“I consider that I do not have the necessary conditions to continue to represent all the Councilors and Councilors of this worthy body of representation of the Portuguese Communities in Europe”, can be read in the letter shared last February 8th.
Semedo decided to publish the document and the resignation letter to avoid “spreading eccentric versions”. “The times that await us are going to be rough, we will be here to face them. The fight continues! “, writes.
Luísa Semedo formally resigned by letter to the Secretary of State for Communities, Berta Nunes, and to the President of the Permanent Council (CCP) Flávio Martins. At issue is the fact that he refuses to meet the deputy of Chega, André Ventura. “I do not recognize its legitimacy, I think it is the result of an anomaly, a failure of our democratic system. Racism, fascism, Nazism, sexism, homophobia are not opinions, they are crimes “.
About the communities, Semedo also mentions that he thinks of “daughters and sons of Portuguese descent who hold dual nationality and who could also be discriminated against and encouraged to be returned to their land by politicians who share the same ideology as André Ventura in the countries of residence.”
Luísa Semedo also considers that she cannot be “the host and the interlocutor of those who consider me as inferior”, in reference to her role in the Portuguese communities.
Despite leaving the presidency of the European Council, Luísa Semedo stresses, however, that she will continue to hold the position “as a counselor until the end of her term and it is in this position that I answer and as a citizen that I will always fight, with all my strength, against all the type of views and hierarchical practices “.
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