The Algarve has 15 representatives in the different national bodies of the PS elected at the 21st congress of this party, which took place last weekend in Lisbon.
Jorge Botelho, Luís Graça, Ana Passos, Joaquina Matos, Fernando Anastácio, António Miguel Pina and Miguel Freitas (effective) and Francisco Martins, Vítor Guerreiro, Célia Brito, Ana Sofia Belchior and Ricardo Calé (alternate) were elected to the National Commission.
Francisco Oliveira (member of the National Jurisdiction Commission) and Pedro Pimpão (alternate of the National Commission for Economic and Financial Inspection) were also elected to national bodies. The president of the PS/Algarve António Eusébio integrates the National Commission and the National Political Commission, by virtue of his functions.
According to the Algarvian socialists, delegates from the region highlighted “the measures taken in defense of the Social State, the National Health Service and the Public School, in order to reduce inequalities and promote the recovery of income over the first six months Government and the resulting benefits for the Algarve region».
«Algarvian delegates also warned of the potential damages of gas and oil exploration in the Algarve for the economy and for the economic fabric of the region, stressing that as this process progresses, if the necessary precautions are not taken, it is clear that for the country and for the Algarve the “bone” will remain, that is, the hidden side, for many, of the risks of what all this means», according to PS Algarve.
The remaining national bodies of the PS – Deputy General Secretary, National Secretariat and National Political Commission – are elected at the first meeting of the National Commission, scheduled for June 15th.
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