Portugal's authorities stated on Thursday that future officers would endure a brand new vetting system earlier than being appointed following a string of hiring scandals that has rocked the ruling Socialist Get together.
Candidates must reply a set of 34 questions that will enable the federal government to confirm every particular person's background and verify there that there have been no conflicts of curiosity, Presidency Minister Mariana Vieira da Silva instructed a information convention.
Vieira da Silva added that they'd additionally need to signal a declaration of honour.
"This mechanism is previous to nomination and seeks to anticipate an issue," she stated. "It's not an investigation... it's a set of questions that enables the individual to take accountability."
Opposition events have responded negatively to the brand new questionnaire, with Left Bloc lawmaker Pedro Filipe Soares describing it as "ridiculous".
He added: "The prime minister is telling us that he'll ask inquiries to the folks he invitations to the federal government? He did not do this earlier than?"
The Socialist authorities, led by Prime Minister Antonio Costa, has confronted quite a few challenges since profitable a parliamentary majority in final 12 months's election.
Since then, 11 ministers and secretaries of state have left their roles, in sure situations over allegations of previous misconduct or questionable practices.
Earlier this month, secretary of state for agriculture Carla Pereira -- who give up round 26 hours into the job -- discovered herself splashed throughout entrance pages after she allegedly had her financial institution accounts seized as a result of a corruption investigation into her husband, a former mayor.
In late December, infrastructure minister Pedro Nuno Santos resigned after a public outcry over hefty severance pay obtained by a brand new treasury secretary from state-owned airline TAP, which fell underneath the minister's remit.
In November, Costa's right-hand man, Miguel Alves, stepped down following formal accusations of malfeasance throughout his time as mayor in 2015-16.
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