🇵🇹 Portugal's politics and elections 3.0

[MaxQue]

Any reason why Portugal is one of the few countries where Parliament hasn't voted on Sweden and Findland joining NATO?

[MaxQue]

Wait, are both the PM and Economy called Antonio Costa?

[MaxQue]

Liberal Initiative presents their election manifesto:

https://twitter.com/ECO_PT/status/1753817227822801103

IL proposes childcare check of 480 euros and immediate repeal of the “More Housing” package

The Liberal Initiative (IL) presented, this morning, their manifesto for the 10 March general elections. The manifesto focus on cutting taxes and repealing several policies made by PM Costa in the last 9 years. Party leader Rui Rocha criticized the PS for doing everything wrong in housing and warned that if PNS "teams up" with Mariana Mortágua, both will "blow up" the housing market. Rocha proposed a "kindergarten check" in order for parents to be free to pick any kindergarten they want. The main policies:

- Flat tax of 15%;
- Corporate tax reduction to 12%, 15% for large multinationals;
- Creation of "Special Economic Zones" with low taxes to attract businesses;
- Reduction of capital gains tax to 14.5%;
- Repeal of the government's "More Housing" package;
- Continuation of the high speed rail project;
- Healthcare reform that integrates public, private and social healthcare systems and return of the Public-Private Partnerships in hospitals;
- Kindergarten check of 480 euros for parents to be free to pick any kindergarten;
- Recruit retired teachers to ease the lack of teachers;

The manifesto presentation was also marked by a "feud" between the Electoral Commission (CNE) and IL, with the first saying that the manifesto launch was against rules, as today is reflection day in Azores. IL ignored the warning and pressed on the abolishion of the reflection day.

Do they believe in magic money trees, too?

[MaxQue]

The debate just ended. My mood is just... God, is this the best we got?

Crals, Farmlands what did you guys think of the debate?

I obviously didn't watch it, but I assume they are still better than the lawless mob "protesting" outside the studio.