Africa-Press – Cape verde. In a post he has just published on his Facebook page, the President of the Republic returns to the case of Cape Verde’s abstention in the United Nations General Assembly on the resolution approved by 120 countries that aims to open the humanitarian corridor in support of the population from the Gaza Strip, this after explanations by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Rui Figueiredo Soares, about the voting direction of the city of Praia (see the piece in this newspaper). José Maria Neves once again insists on the need for information and coordination between sovereign bodies, especially in complex matters of foreign policy, regretting that the Government has been timid in this aspect. « I note, with regret, that this Government has been very timid, sometimes bordering on constitutional disloyalty, in information and articulation, acting alone, as if this were in accordance with the Constitution and more beneficial for the country» . And he adds: ” Arrogance and ‘ proudly alone ‘ have never been good company in democratic societies “, warns the Head of State in the post, which we publish below.
Under the terms of the Constitution of the Republic, the Government is the one who directs the country’s internal and external policy.
In the semi-presidential government system, which is that of Cape Verde, taking into account the powers of the President of the Republic in international relations, it is essential, for the good of the country and to avoid unnecessary noise, that, in this field, there is healthy cooperation between the two sovereign bodies. In this sense, information and coordination between the Government and the President of the Republic is not only a duty but also a good practice, since the approval of the 1992 Constitution, and is already a custom, and much more beneficial for the effectiveness of the country’s foreign policy. .
Remember that in countries with more consolidated democracy, the opposition itself is heard on the most sensitive issues, and in Cape Verde, the Opposition Statute requires this to be done, with the aim of seeking consensus on more delicate and complex political issues. external.
Arrogance and “ proudly alone ” have never been good company in democratic societies.
I note, with regret, that this Government has been very timid, sometimes bordering on constitutional disloyalty, in information and articulation, acting alone, as if this were in accordance with the Constitution and more beneficial for the country.
It is never too late to draw attention to the urgency, in this unstable, chaotic and unpredictable world, of acting with prudence, intelligence and with one voice in the international arena, for the good of the country’s image and for the benefit of all, as has been the prerogative of Cape Verde’s good governance, a functioning Democratic Rule of Law.
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