The political month of September begins with a countdown to the next municipal elections in three years.
The PS urgently needs to clarify its internal leadership, since its latest candidacy for the Chamber, as not in accordance with the will of the Braga militants, but rather imposed by Lisbon centralism, has caused the PS of Braga more problems than advantages.
If Hugo Pires thinks of imitating the trajectory of Ricardo Rio, he is mistaken in four respects: firstly, the candidacy of Ricardo Rio came from the internal will of the Braga section, and even when there were internal disagreements at certain points, his candidacy corresponded to the will of the rank and file members SDP.
On the other hand, Ricardo Rio has always maintained his presence in Braga, he even sacrificed some professional life in order to fulfill his dream, identical to the dream of any native of Braga, with love for his city, with a vocation and political inclination to govern the city. Advice.
Hugo Pires, who opportunistically resigned as councilor when a new opportunity to govern the municipality was far away, instead engages in oppositional politics on weekends – when he does – and his lack of initiative, subject, ideas to fight the opposition, not wanting to give up the desired the position of deputy, which keeps him from Braga.
All this, therefore, has its pre-election price.
Another important difference between the socialist Hugo Pires and the social democrat Ricardo Río is that the latter has always managed to unite the party without ever registering major differences, since there has always been maximum respect for internal opponents, uniting everyone. Ricardo Rio, whether opposition councilor or mayor, has always been a unifying element, even if at certain times one had to fight for his candidacy before winning the city council.
Hugo Pires, on the other hand, was a disaster in dealing with internal opposition, and the distance he imposed on Pedro Souza was as much as “poking a jaguar with a short stick,” as they say in Brazil, in addition to the unfortunate way in which he publicly addressed his former socialist adviser Liliana Pereira.
Thus, there is no possible similarity between the political behavior of Ricardo Rio and Hugo Pires, as the former was clearly winning.
Let’s see what PS will emerge from this dispute and what will emerge from the socialist opposition in Braga.
On the other hand, the winning protagonist of the individual candidacy for the parish of St. Vitor, who, as everyone has already understood, will never be comfortable. the presence of any political force that intends to have a consistent and lasting project.
The CDU must continue on the path of confidence it has been on since the candidacy of Carlos Almeida, as Barbara Barros has already shown the same competence as an adviser as she did as a municipal deputy, even though she was recently shocked by her disgruntled comment. the death of Mikhail Gorbachev, which came as a result of a terrible bad moment, which, we hope, will be unrepeatable.
The IL, which has a dynamic and tough MP in the Municipal Assembly, will have to decide what to do if it intends to eventually become part of a successful coalition or, on the contrary, intends to continue to embody the statement of individualization.
Chega and Bloco de Esquerda, similar parties touching on extremism, will also try to continue their individual assertion, but without influencing the governance of the municipality.
As for the PSD, where there are no existing divisions in the PS, it must know how to continue and update the excellent work of the last three leaders and present a candidate who, like Ricardo Rio’s candidacy, comes from the party bases, from the base at the top, and not vice versa, with close connection with Braga, with public trials, all recognized, being, therefore, a natural candidate.
In any case, the next three years, which are practically starting now, will be busy and socially decisive for the future of the county.
