The presidents of the parliaments of Portugal and Cape Verde expressed concern today over instances of instability in Portuguese-speaking countries, emphasizing that their respective assemblies can play a crucial role in finding solutions.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere have been signs of unrest in some CPLP countries, and what we aim to do, without interfering in internal politics, is to ensure that issues sparking \u2018different views within societies\u2019 are resolved preferably in parliaments rather than on the streets,\u201d stated Jos\u00e9 Pedro Aguiar-Branco, president of Portugal’s Assembly of the Republic.<\/p>\n
Without naming specific countries, Aguiar-Branco made his remarks in one of the rooms of Cape Verde\u2019s National Assembly building in Praia, the capital, during a meeting with his counterpart Austelino Correia at the start of a three-day official visit.<\/p>\n
The CPLP Parliamentary Assembly is scheduled for 2025, and Aguiar-Branco called for a strengthening of the role of parliaments as forums for debate.<\/p>\n
The goal is to \u201cenhance the reliability of parliaments so that issues needing discussion can be freely debated and the best solutions found.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s what drives us within the CPLP to aim for a stronger focus next year, so that countries experiencing difficulties can find additional support in resolving their issues through their respective parliaments,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe hope that the CPLP parliamentary assembly next year will foster this sentiment and make it a strong reality,” Aguiar-Branco said.<\/p>\n
Austelino Correia agreed with his Portuguese counterpart and reiterated earlier expressions of \u201cconcern\u201d about the situation within the CPLP.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are ready and willing to contribute, within the framework of parliamentary diplomacy, to ensure that issues are resolved institutionally and in the best possible way,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Looking at an \u201cunpredictable world,\u201d he added that parliaments like those of Portugal and Cape Verde must \u201cbe at the forefront in protecting and consolidating democracy, the rule of law, freedoms, and human dignity.\u201d<\/p>\n
Currently, Mozambique faces the most significant wave of instability within the CPLP.<\/p>\n
Since October 21, the country has experienced continuous strikes and protests led by presidential candidate Ven\u00e2ncio Mondlane, who contests the results of the October 9 general elections that declared the victory of the Mozambique Liberation Front (Frelimo), in power since 1975.<\/p>\n
As of today, at least 103 people have died in post-election protests, according to an update from the NGO Electoral Platform Decide.<\/p>\n
Guinea-Bissau is also grappling with a political crisis following President Umaro Sissoco Embal\u00f3’s dissolution of parliament in December 2023, contrary to constitutional provisions requiring a six-month interval after legislative elections. He subsequently formed a government of presidential initiative.<\/p>\n
Embalo postponed early legislative elections initially scheduled for November 24 and has yet to announce a new date. The opposition is demanding the scheduling of presidential elections, as the current president\u2019s term ends in February 2025. However, Embal\u00f3 argues that his term ends in September due to a judicial decision on an electoral dispute, setting the election timeline for November 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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