Speaking to the Lusa agency, Carla Castro outlines the general lines of her campaign for the internal elections of the IL that she will contest with Rui Rocha and ensures that she has already put her “proximity policy” into practice at the dinners that her candidacy promoted, having planned “by the end of the year at least another 30 events”.
Underlining the importance of “active listening” to the members because in IL there is a “great desire to contribute”, the deputy and leader promises a positive campaign and the presentation of alternatives.
“The Liberal Initiative’s successful project now needs to take a leap of sustained growth and for that sustained growth we have a capable team and a consistent program”, he argues.
In Carla Castro’s opinion, “it is very important” that the party is able to “put liberal flags and liberal proposals on the political agenda”, something that she considers that the IL has not yet managed to do because there are some proposals that are unknown to the Portuguese. .
“In this proximity policy, we are not limiting ourselves to being close to centers in mainland Portugal. We requested meetings with the coordination of both the Azores and Madeira so that we can jointly define strategies for success and growth”, he anticipates.
Lifting the veil of the global strategic motion that will lead to the elective convention scheduled for January next year, the Liberal candidate outlines the objective “either to elect in Madeira or to multiply representation in the Azores”.
For this strategy for the autonomous regions, his campaign has already thought out proposals, “from electoral studies of perception of liberal flags” to “developing the study office for a regional component to support regional policy”.
“We are going to convene meetings with centers outside Portugal not only to prepare a growth plan for European companies, but also to promote synergies in terms of knowledge of liberal policies”, he also reveals, highlighting the “very participatory DNA in IL” that he calls “constructive disquiet”.
Information and training for members, nuclei and mayors has been “a very strong point” of Carla Castro’s campaign, which promises to manage the party in a “participatory and collaborative” way.
After the surprise announcement of early elections in IL and to which the current leader João Cotrim Figueiredo will not run for re-election, Rui Rocha and Carla Castro, both deputies and the executive committee, are the two names that are now in the running for the dispute election that will take place at the elective convention in January next year in Lisbon.
JF // JPS
