Liberal initiative bets on the hard core for list heads

The list heads of the liberal initiative to legislative elections are already known. The names will be presented to the party’s National Council (CN) next Sunday. But party militants heard by the sunrise are not surprised by the bets so far known, but there are those who criticize the choices because they belong to the hard core of the executive committee.

To what our newspaper has learned, information has not yet been shared with national counselors compared to the other elements that will compose the lists, which for many militants is ‘violating’ the National Council Regiment, which provides that all documentation regarding the work order points must be sent to CN members at least five days.

The party president will again be a list of list by the Braga circle. « Rui Rocha was a list of Braga district in the 2022 and 2024 legislative elections, having duplicated the party’s vote in this last electoral act, » said the official source of the liberal initiative.

Mariana Leitão, who was also the choice for presidential, will be a list of list for Lisbon. « The current parliamentary leader knows that it will never be elected to the presidency and there is no harm in this and it is normal for someone who is doing a service to the party comes to say, » I can apply for Belém, but knowing that I have no hypothesis I do not want to leave deputy, « the same sources say.

Carlos Guimarães Pinto, remains as a head of the list by the Porto circle. A choice that is seen by many as « Sebastianism of many militants. » It is recalled that the current deputy was already leader of IL and internally his name was even pointed out to the presidential. An idea that was always discarded and, in an interview with Sol, even recognized that he had no profile for this kind of campaign. « I have a visceral reaction to this kind of campaigns. »

Already Joana Cordeiro was the choice by Setúbal and Mário Amorim Lopes to Aveiro. André Abrantes Amaral will be a list of list by Leiria, Manuel Lemos by Faro, Ana Moura for the circle of Europe and Christian Höhn through the circle outside Europe.

Blanco from outside
The former vice president of the liberal initiative, Bernardo Blanco, does not appear on the list of upcoming elections, thus abandoning Parliament after six years, after first performing an advisor and after deputy. To our newspaper, sources close to the party admit that this absence does not cause any surprise, since the now elected national counselor has not hidden his ambition around being the future party leader.

« Bernardo Blanco is currently in an artificial intelligence startup as a capital annual and it is good because he needs to gain experience outside politics and, for now, have a leader in two years, but until then, it will all depend on how it will evolve in professional terms out of politics. » And they add: « Blanco has little experience, has an interesting potential, but it has to prove there. »

Admittedly, in recent days, Bernardo Blanco has been multiplying in explanations, stating that it aims to launch a civic project and dedicate itself to the private sector, removing the idea that its departure represents a « abandonment » of the party and waving with a return to the Assembly of the Republic.