Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa prefers not to comment, for now, on the constitutionality of the bill banning the use of burqas in public spaces. “I’ll have to wait and see. I didn’t want to form an opinion on this matter because I wanted to see the final version. I always want to see the final version of the Assembly’s laws”, the President of the Republic told SIC, classifying the law as “a clash of values”, in a country that now has a “more restrictive” political majority for immigration.
The bill was proposed by Chega and generally approved with votes in favor from the PSD, Liberal Initiative and CDS, votes against from the PS, Livre, PCP and Bloco de Esquerda and abstentions from the PAN and JPP. The Bar Association and the Superior Council of the Public Ministry warned of the possible violation of constitutional principles, but the President of the Republic says he will only form an opinion when he knows the final version.
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