a little note from Lisbon: i do not know anyone here who was not quite embarrassed with our president's comments on former and current PMs characters made out of stereotypes, racialist assumptions, and, some would add, a pinch of narcissism. i know those comments were not part of an official speech but a transcript of a dinner chit-chat that is by definition filled with platitudes. still: inappropriate.
greetings and long life to 25 abril! Cristiana Bastos Institute of Social Sciences | University of Lisbon | Av Anibal Bettencourt, 9 | 1600-189 Lisboa, Portugal *https://cristianabastos.org/ <https://cristianabastos.org/>* On Fri, Apr 26, 2024 at 6:43 AM 'Pedro Mascarenhas' via Goa-Research-Net < [email protected]> wrote: > The Portugal’s president, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, expressed some opinions > at an event with foreign journalists on Tuesday . ( In the month in which *50 > years* of democracy in *Portugal - 25/04/2024)* > > > > He said António Costa, former prime-minister, son of a Goan, as someone > reflective, the result of eastern ancestry, while Luís Montenegro, the new > prime-minister, is “completely different”. > > The head of state did not fail to analyze himself in this aspect. “I’m a > hurried Westerner,” he defined. > > The statement about Montenegro came when he explained how he saw the > change of Government ahead of schedule. “He [Luís Montenegro] is a person > who comes from a deep, urban-rural country, with rural behaviors. He is > very curious, difficult to understand, precisely because of this. > > Marcelo added that he “would be happy” and accustomed to António Costa's > governance until 2026, but the dissolution of Parliament was necessary > given his resignation as prime minister and secretary-general of the > Socialist Party (PS). > > In the interview with foreign journalists, the President of Portugal, Marcelo > Rebelo de Sousa declared late on Tuesday that Portugal was responsible for > crimes committed during transatlantic slavery and the colonial era, > indicating a necessity for reparations. > > > > > https://www.dn.pt/6486274197/marcelo-faz-analises-e-comparacoes-entre-costa-e-luis-montenegro/ > > > https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/24/portugal-pay-costs-slavery-colonialism-president > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Goa-Research-Net" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/1915337766.2997014.1714042569480%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/1915337766.2997014.1714042569480%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Goa-Research-Net" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/CAJ_erVPm7sTOQKMA2J5o6SFAGQYq6WLz4N7%2B57FzXV0HvRk97g%40mail.gmail.com.
