Insurance says that without political commitments there is no future for the country

Instead of «Shift governments» We need «Project governments» It is the main reflection that António José Seguro makes about the current state of the country, at a time when international challenges are many and that require new approaches to overcome challenges.

In the article that publishes in this edition of the Sunrise The former socialist leader, who has resurfaced in recent months on the political stage as probable presidential candidate explains in five goals as he sees the solution for the country to exceed what he considers to be «A regime crisis»

Portugal needs a «Qualitative Jump» And for this it happens a new political culture in which parties, particularly those that alternate in governance functions, favor a culture of commitment.

In the analysis he does to the main problems of Portuguese society, insurance does not ignore the political moment in which we live and the fact that instability is unable to produce satisfactory results. To all this is added international instability, which, according to the author forces the country to make choices. « The country must have a clear and consensual position on the strategic choices that Europe is preparing to do, namely in the context of defense and security, the increased competitiveness of trade policy, arguing for a new efficient and democratic European governance framework. ».

Unlocking President

António José Seguro gives a determining role to the figure of the future President of the Republic in the national political framework.

In a passage that can be understood as a critique of the performance of Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, the socialist who has already assumed to be reflecting on a presidential candidacy says: « In my understanding, ensuring the regular functioning of the institutions goes beyond the formal fulfillment of the constitutional rules ».

The author of the text considers that «A democracy without dialogue is a dying democracy» And looking at the current reality, where Portugal is on the brink of the third legislative elections in the four -year temporal space notes that «There are too many blockages in the processes of dialogue between state bodies and between political actors».

It is in this reading framework that insurance considers that « The next president of the Republic must have as its priority unlock the political system and foster the culture of dialogue and commitment, between bodies of sovereignty and between political actors. ».

In a long text that never refers to parties, the author detects poverty, the absence of social elevator, youth emigration, the country’s weak economic growth and low wages, as the main structural problems that 50 years after 25 April afflicted the Portuguese and threaten the country’s future. To solve them considers that the culture of dialogue and commitment is indispensable, otherwise «We will have single measures when we need stable policies». «Term governments put the country in time»observes in a very critical assessment of the governments of recent years. To overcome the impasse in which Portugal is, António José Seguro only sees one way, which, without name, will have to go through the understanding or commitment between the two parties of the badly -beloved central block, that many are already beginning to speak, all about the great purpose of leading Portugal to make such a qualitative leap that it considers urgent.

«I do not advocate power arrangements that serve, essentially partisan clients and others. The political stability that I advocate is a means to change and improve Portugal. I say about the need for democratic dialogue between political actors.

Like Gouveia and Melo in the text he wrote last March 28, António José Seguro also dedicates a relevant part of his reflection to the need to better explore the maritime resources that are disposing of the country, using new technologies, in particular using artificial intelligence.