DECISIONS, DECISIONS...

Its been a while since I wrote something here, however I think it's time to start again due to all the crap that is happening in my country's political sphere.

OK, does anyone trully believes that there are no favours in politics?

Only a person as naif as I was on my first job application.

Let me tell you how it was….

It was to one of the departments at my town coucil's (can’t remmember which one) and I really thought I had a chance as, at the time, I had more qualifications then the ones they were asking for.

 Yet when I went to hand them my application form I was told the vacancy had already been fulfilled (even though I still had a few days left to deliever it).

The job had been given to an employee’s family member.

You see I could have been interviewed and put aside, instead I wasn’t even given a chance.

It’s ok, I managed fine without that job, but the point is, it cured me of any naivity regarding politics (at least in Portugal), favours occur all the time.

Does it make it right?

Absolutely not.

And ‘till today is the reason why I do not vote on the town council's election.

Now the lagislatives are another matter all together. I always vote on those ones.

My problem is, I usualy vote on people, not on political parties and this time I do not like any of the parties' leaders, thus can not vote this way.

Pedro Nuno Santos, forget it! Someone who made such a mess when he was the infrastructures minister does not deserve my vote.

Monteiro and Belo, Jeez talking about lack of charisma there…

Rui Rocha has not convinced me as IL’s leader yet.

Ventura’s all demagogy. Any person with half a brain can see that there’s no way he’d be able to do what he promises, simply because there’s no money to do it. In fact, for someone who’s far right, his preposals could have come from the far left parties…

The portuguese comunist party lost my vote completely when they refused to condemn Russia on Ukraine’s invasion,

Mortágua and her far left party are just too radical for my taste.

Livre and its leader, Rui Tavares loose themselves amongst the other left parties in Portugal.

Sousa Real is another one who’s not convinced me as PAN’s leader.

So you see my dilemma?

Now I'll have to read their programs, watch the debates and decide in which one do I trust more.

Mind you I’ve never particularly liked Costa and had to put up with him for 8 years…