3h. Rui Tavares accuses the government of disrespecting democracy by delaying celebrations on April 25

Rui Tavares affirms that Montenegro, when canceling participation in events on April 25, wanted to “soundly” give “anything to the electorate” of “a party that competes with him by votes”.

Rui Tavares says he is shocked by the fact that the government has postponed his presence on the April 25 holiday agenda. The spokesperson for Livre accuses the government of ingratitude.

The decision of the centre-right government to postpone certain "festive events" to May 1 due to the national mourning of three days, decreed from Thursday to Saturday, aroused a wave of criticism. "Never has a socialist government tried to suspend, cancel or postpone" the celebrations of April 25, because "we are proud ...

Despite the dissolution and on a day of national mourning, the Assembly of the Republic marks this Friday the 51st anniversary of the revolution of April 25, 1974. Watch live and follow the formal session up to the minute.

Pedro Santos Guerreiro, executive director of CNN Portugal, says that the controversy surrounding the postponement of some April 25 celebrations was “emptied” after the Government's clarification.

“We cannot accept that a Government decides that April 25 is a disposable date that can be celebrated on any other date,” said Mariana Mortagua, speaking to journalists in Largo do Carmo, in Lisbon. “We are not going to wait a week to celebrate democracy, to celebrate the free vote, the universal vote, the first time that women were able to vote,” said Mariana Mortagua. The BE coordinator reiterated that “considering that April 25 could be celeb…