Rui Malheiro is not a candidate for IL leadership

Rui Malheiro lists the various events that have affected the party: « Rui Rocha’s resignation from the presidency of the Liberal Initiative Party two weeks after the legislative elections, not assumption of the party presidency for either of its vice-presidents, the party’s National Council was called to pronounce on a new elective convention four months after the last one took place. »

Rui Malheiro revealed on Tuesday that he will not present himself as a candidate for the leadership of the liberal initiative, after losing the last elections for Rui Rocha, reached 26.6% of the votes against 73.4%.

« With the awareness that the party union is currently fundamental to overcome such a sudden crisis as unnecessary, knowing that the party’s focus at this time should be out of doors and not within them, with the sense of responsibility I have always assumed since I entered politics and coincidentally in this large party, I will not present myself as a candidate for the leadership of the Liberal Initiative Party, » he justifies.

In a note that the sunrise had access, Rui Malheiro lists the various events that have affected the party: “Rui Rocha’s resignation from the presidency of the Liberal Initiative two weeks after the legislative elections, not assumption of the party presidency by any of its vice-presidents, the National Party Council was called to comment on a new elective convention, four months after the last one has taken place”, adding that the National Council decided to mark election Internal for the next July 19th.

A scenario that, according to the movement member united by liberalism, would be the ideal for “a thoughtful and enlightened reflection, without the pressure of municipal elections, about the direction that the party must take to actually be the solution to a more prosperous Portugal”, stressing that in this context, it would have to take a position that takes into account the best for the future of liberal initiative and the future of liberalism.