Political commentator ägelo Correia stated this Saturday on SIC Notícias that Socialist MP Pedro Delgado Alves has every right to disagree with the President of the Assembly of the Republic.
Portuguese MP turns his back on Assembly President in bold protest
However, the SIC analyst criticized the manner in which the Socialist Party (PS) lawmaker expressed his disapproval of José Pedro Aguiar-Branco's speech.
"Dr. Pedro Delgado Alves is fully entitled to disagree with the President of the Assembly of the Republic, the President of the Republic, or anyone else for that matter. But on such a solemn day, turning his back (...) is an unjustified provocation that creates unnecessary distance—and, in my view, shows a certain lack of respect. And refusing to even listen, even if he disagrees, not wanting to hear anything at all, is, above all, an infantile act," he emphasized on SIC Notícias.
During the Parliament's commemoration of the Carnation Revolution, Socialist MP Pedro Delgado Alves turned his back after the speech by the President of the Assembly of the Republic, José Pedro Aguiar-Branco.
In his interview with SIC Notícias, the Socialist lawmaker described Aguiar-Branco's remarks as "deeply serious" and insisted that he had neither interrupted, insulted, nor protested—simply expressing his disapproval in a peaceful manner.
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