The anti-democratic blocking forces in parliament

Marco António Costa, 

Vice-president of the Social Democrats

After a meeting with the Social Democratic Youth, 

Marco Antonio Costa told reporters 

that what one has "seen is the sum of negative desires 

that tend to subvert the election results."

Speaking about the current political atmosphere in Portugal.

These same desires - meaning the expressed intention 

to make the government collapse, 

with the presentation of a motion of rejection of the program of governance, 

which will be presented in the Assembly -

thereby trying to "prevent those who won the elections to govern the country."

The situation of political uncertainty that exists today, he stressed, 

"harms the country and will have serious consequences on stability",

 not to mention the "disruption to the economic growth 

that the country is experiencing." 

Antony Costa ensures that " the Portuguese have reasonable grounds 

to express great concern about their future 

with this attitude of negative desires 

that are forming a blocking force within the parliament 

without any respect for the election results."

Before concluding his remarks with the journalists, 

the vice president of the Social Democrats conceded 

that it is not "surprising" to find this position from the communists PCP

 or the Bloco Esquerda, 

but when it comes from the Socialists (PS),

 it is different.

"This is more incomprehensible when there are parties 

with different responsibilities. 

We find it strange, coming from the Socialists (PS) 

because it has a special responsibility in democracy 

and we do not understand what's behind 

this sudden change of attitude," 

he concluded.