Portugal’s opposition Socialist Party secretary-general, Pedro Nuno Santos, has accused the prime minister of “being distant from the territory affected by the fires”, saying that Luís Montenegro should be listening to mayors and affected populations. Mr Nuno Santos has been doing this – choosing Socialist municipalities for his walkabout. But the PM is in the United States this week, taking part in an event organised by Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and then going on to the UN General Assembly. It has been a ‘long-standing’ date in his official agenda – and he is only due back on Friday, to talk specifically with Pedro Nuno Santos about the budget…
Opposition leader says PM should be on the ground after fires
Pedro Nuno Santos' laments this week have been that, in his opinion, the government is not interested in negotiating over the State Budget. Image: Paulo Novais/ Lusa
