The PSD/Algarve hopes that «a new cycle will open in the region» with the resignation of António Costa, who accuses him of not having fulfilled his promises to the Algarve, over the last eight years, in which he was leader of the Government.
In a position taken this Wednesday, one day after the prime minister submitted his resignation, Cristóvão Norte, president of the PSD Algarve, considered “that there is no other path left other than the dissolution of the Assembly of the Republic and the calling of new elections » and wants the people of the Algarve «to make a general assessment of the performance of the PS governments, but also, in particular, of the commitments made to the Algarve».
«The promises of the new hospital, the 50% reduction in tolls, the requalification of the 125 between Olhão and Vila Real de Santo António, the works at the Portimão cruise port, the diversification of the economy with some 300 million promised were not fulfilled. in the time of the pandemic or serious water issues», claims the president of PSD/Algarve.
«Not a single house was delivered in the Algarve under the affordable rental program and more than 5000 students started the year without at least one teacher for one of the subjects. In addition, it now takes longer to access a consultation or surgery and there are more people in the Algarve without a family doctor. Even with the ongoing electrification of the railway, the work has a marginal benefit for the region because crossing it from one end to the other will take an unbearable 2h25m. There was no structural reform of the region's future options,” Cristóvão Norte further accuses.
The leader of the Algarve social democrats confessed to being surprised by António Costa's resignation, but assured that the PSD/Algarve was already working, «creating from scratch a program with a study group made up of independents and activists, called Movimento Algarve ».
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