Pedro Nuno Santos received a warm welcome from attendees at the Associação de Reformados, Pensionistas e Idosos do Concelho de Faro this afternoon, where he was greeted with applause and spontaneously joined one of the women for a dance.
After Faro, the Secretary-General of the PS is set to head to Évora, where campaign events for both the PS and AD are scheduled for the late afternoon. When asked to comment on whether he fears the campaign caravans might cross paths, allowing for a comparison of their sizes, the Socialist leader responded, “Fear? That’s something I don’t have.”
Before leaving, he took the opportunity to reiterate his belief that “Chega will not win in these elections” in Faro.
In the last legislative elections about a year ago, Chega’s victory ended the PS’s dominance in the Faro district, a stronghold since 2025.
Taking to the dance floor, Pedro Nuno Santos was a popular partner among the association’s members. He danced, twirled, and smiled, acknowledging that “one needs stamina” and “energy” to keep up with the lively dancers.
“I really enjoyed this little dance; he dances very well,” said Luísa, aged 74, to the Lusa agency.
Esmeralda, 66, a member of the association for 25 years, remarked that the dances are always lively and that Pedro Nuno Santos “danced very well.”
The music was live, and the performing singer humorously noted, “Look, he’s a good dancer,” adding comments like “keep up with him” and “take turns.”
The institution serves 37 people in the day center, provides home support to 33, and a social center for 60, while the various activities of the association, which hosted the Socialist leader today, engage about two thousand members.
“The PS is the one” and “don’t let yourself get down” were some words directed at the Socialist leader. After his visit, Pedro Nuno Santos stated the visit was primarily to signal the longstanding relationship the PS has with the elderly in Portugal.
“We know their difficulties, the problems they face, and over the years, we’ve sought to improve, and they know they can count on us. Trust with the elderly isn’t built in a month or a year; it takes years, and we have that trusted relationship with them,” affirmed the Socialist leader.
When asked if AD has a better relationship with the elderly, Pedro Nuno Santos responded, “But they don’t, and that’s why Luis Montenegro is worried,” emphasizing that the Prime Minister “doesn’t know the reality pensioners experience in Portugal, which is why he says what he does.”
