Portuguese Prime Minister and Secretary General of the Socialist Party, António Costa, called on the Party of European Socialists to take action against the Slovak party led by Robert Fico, adding that the parties cannot remain in power within the country. PES if they make agreements with the far right.
“As the leader of a political party that is part of a European party, PES, we must be very clear about one thing: if this party wants to remain in this family, it must not make agreements with the ‘far-right’ or the ‘extreme right’. If it makes agreements “With the extreme right, he should leave the PES party.”, Mr Costa said.
Speaking to reporters at the end of an informal EU summit in the Spanish city of Granada, the Socialist Party leader confirmed a letter he sent on Thursday (October 5) to the head of the Party of European Socialists Stefan Löfven, the group of which the Portuguese Socialists are part.
In the background, the Portuguese Prime Minister addresses the socialist party that has just won elections in Slovakia, SMER, whose leader has been accused of appeasing Vladimir Putin, but also of conspiracy.
Traditionally, SMER is part of European PES.
He added: “As you know, we have a basic rule for the far right, which is a red line, and therefore we do not have the hesitation that other parties have, whether or not to conclude agreements with (Portuguese populist right-wing party) Chiga.” Agreements with Chiga »Mr Costa said on Sunday (October 8).
“It is a concern that we do not feel, and therefore we cannot be part of the same political family as other socialist parties that may have suspicions or claims to align with political families that are diametrically opposed to us.”he added.
