The Nova Direita party has publicly agreed with the position of the President of the Santa Cruz Municipal Council, asserting that local authorities should not usurp judicial functions or interfere with other sovereign bodies.
The party understands the difficulties faced by the mayor in clarifying the situation to residents and her electorate, but believes the matter requires careful handling, invoking the principle that "Caesar's wife must not only be honest, but must seem so." Nova Direita has offered to meet at the Council premises to "reassure the People of Santa Cruz" and stresses the importance of respecting the presumption of innocence.
The statement also criticizes the President of the Regional Government of Madeira, suggesting that his immunity as a member of the Council of State might be used to avoid judicial clarification. Nova Direita thus seeks to balance respect for institutional roles with a call for greater public transparency.
