This Saturday, the VI National Congress of the Liberal Initiative (IL) kicks off in Lisbon, which will re-elect its only deputy, João Cotrima Figueiredo, as president, as he presents himself as a single list.

A total of about 1,200 IL members will attend this electoral meeting, which starts at 11:00 – 700 in person at the Lisbon Congress Center and 500 online – less than two months before the January 30 Legislature. elections, the goals and strategies of which the liberals are already spelled out in the global strategy movement.

The first person to sign this proposal titled “Preparados. Liberalizar Portugal ”, is precisely the leader and only IL MP João Cotrim Figueiredo, who is running for a second term as Chairman of the Executive Committee without any internal opposition, presenting a single line of succession despite some exits and entrances.

Among the novelties of the new direction – the performance as vocals of one of the founders of the movement “Europe and Freedom” (MEL) Paulo Carmona, professor Miguel Pina and Cunha and lawyer Ana Pedrosa-Augusto, who was elected vice president at the first congress of the Alliance and was already part of the IL lists in the Lisbon Chamber of the last municipal councils, in addition to party advisor and IL activist No. 2 Rodrigo Saraiva.

From this organ – Monica Mendes Coelho and Maria Castello-Branco.

This Saturday, the first of two days of the convention, the agenda includes the addition of new clauses to the charter to comply with the Constitutional Court’s request, the feasibility of the new Declaration of Principles, and the presentation and analysis of the global strategy proposal and 16 sectoral proposals, in addition to political debate with various speeches by members.

The vote and then the swearing-in of the new Executive Committee will take place on Sunday. The last of three speeches by João Cotrima Figueiredo over two days is scheduled for the end of the meeting.

The other two will be this Saturday, one at the opening (regarding the Executive Board activity report) and the other at the presentation of the global strategy proposal.

In the global strategy move, it is proposed that it is also no surprise that João Cotrim Figueiredo will once again top the list from Lisbon.

After gaining 1.29% of the votes in the last legislatures, it is a “real ambition” for Liberals to now get “4.5% of the vote nationally”, which means more than tripling the result, and “the election of five deputies in the districts of Lisbon and Porto. as well as opportunities in Braga, Setubal and Aveiro. “

If the discussion and approval of names or electoral program is not on the agenda – this will be left to the discretion of the National Council – the proposal already defines the characteristics that liberal candidates will have to possess, as well as what will preside over the elections. making lists.

To enter a convention where the use of a mask is mandatory, you will need to provide a digital certificate of vaccination against covid-19 or a negative antigen test within 48 hours, or PCR within 72 hours.