The former head of the National Council of the Workers' Party of the Republic said that he was surprised by the number of people who had to leave the country. He said it was the first time that such a large number of workers had left the country in such a short period of time.
"We didn't know that we were leaving so many people behind," he said, adding: "It's a good thing that we are leaving the country" The decision to leave was made after a meeting of the NSC of the Union of Workers, which was called to discuss a number of issues.