Lisbon, (Lusa).
The President of the Republic left a message today against his dictatorships on October 5, stating that they are not wanted in Portugal and that they have not solved the current crisis around the world.
“We will continue to act in freedom, because we do not want dictatorships in Portugal,” said Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, at the commemorative ceremony of the 110th anniversary of the Implantation of the Republic.
The head of state, who was speaking at the Salão Nobre dos Paços do Concelho, in Lisbon, added: “And we know that dictatorships around the world have not solved this crisis, and perhaps they have not even taken it up in time and with transparency”.
Without pointing to any specific case, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa defended that Portugal should “continue to act in freedom” and “always in accordance with republican ethics, which repudiates cronies, clientele, corruptions”.
In a speech in which he called for “unity in essence”, the President of the Republic also said that Portugal must continue to “override the collective interest over mere personal interests, solidarity with selfishness, the convergence that makes the force – convergence in freedom not imposed uniqueness – to save whoever can, good community sense to individualistic adventurism “.
In the current context of crisis caused by the covid-19 pandemic, it is necessary to “continue to resist the fear that hinders action, the facilitism that aggravates the situation, the temptation to find scapegoats in a fight that belongs to everyone and is not just for people. some “, he considered.
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa ended his speech by declaring that “the 5th of October also came to remind him that popular sovereignty is the source of the legitimacy of those in charge, and that there are no particular egoisms that build a Republic, that cement a democracy, that they give force a freedom, to make a homeland live “.
“Long live the Republic, long for democracy, long for freedom, long for Portugal,” he then exclaimed.
This ceremony, which due to the covid-19 pandemic was held in a restricted format, was attended by, among others, the Prime Minister, António Costa, and the President of the Assembly of the Republic, Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues.
