PSD/ CDS: Coalition provides lists based on the latest elections
The commitment for a pre-election coalition signed Saturday by PSD presidents, Pedro Passos Coelho, e do CDS-PP, Paulo Portas, It provides for the establishment of joint lists based on the results of the last parliamentary.
The online edition of the Journal News (JN), reveals that compromise between Steps and Doors was signed on Saturday in a room of a five star hotel, in front of the Tagus, in Nations Park, in Lisbon, and must be returned to the respective party bodies next week.
Social Democrats and centrists govern together for close to four years, from 2011, when they agreed on a coalition government, following the parliamentary elections 5 June, the PSD won without an absolute majority, with 38,66% of the vote, against 28,05% do PS, and 11,71% do CDS-PP, which was the third most voted force.
The middle of this legislature, PSD and CDS-PP competed together at European elections 25 May 2014, through a coalition called Alliance Portugal, that got about 28% of the vote, against near 31% do PS.
More than 30 years Social Democrats and centrists who do not present themselves together on legislative, since the election of 5 October 1980, which they competed for the second time related, mais o PPM, the Democratic Alliance (AD) – repeating the format you had won the previous mid-term elections 2 December 1979.
As for the history of joint governance, before the current Government, They formed together five executive: three in the AD Times, between 1980 and 1983, and two between 2002 and 2005 – none of these governments, yet, completed a term in office.
This ceremony began at 20.10, without the presence of leaders of the two parties in assistance. Background, were eight flags, two each of the parties, Portugal two and two of the European Union, interspersed.
Pedro Passos Coelho and Paulo Portas came side by side in the room, the first red carnation to the chest, and made short speeches. First said the president of the CDS-PP, then the PSD. This was followed by the signing of the joint declaration, Sealed with a handshake, near 20:25.
This joint statement of Pedro Passos Coelho and Paulo Portas was not until early this afternoon when it was disclosed, by 15 hours, the press offices of the PSD and the CDS-PP, a statement that did not indicate the subject.
