“The promises made to us were not fulfilled, so we will go alone. We have no issues, no complexes,” asserted the leader of the PPM, emphasizing that the AD acronym, which “has always been a winning acronym, cannot be used by others without these three parties.”
Gonçalo da Câmara Pereira is convinced that continuing with the AD acronym “would be an injustice and a deception to the electorate,” and confirms that the party will still present lists for the upcoming legislative elections.
When questioned by Lusa about which positions were being negotiated and might be acceptable for the party to remain in the coalition, provided it secured a place in parliament, the monarchist leader stressed that it would have to be the 14th slot on the Lisbon lists because “from there on, it would be a risk.”
But Lisbon was not the only matter on the table, as Gonçalo da Câmara Pereira admitted that other electoral circles were considered, as it makes no sense for “three parties, only two to have representation.”
He recalled that in the last legislative elections in 2024, the position occupied on the lists by PPM was the 19th and that at the time, they accepted it “knowing perfectly well that it was not eligible.”
The PPM leader also pointed to gaps in ecological policy, underlining that the party lacked an opportunity to address these issues, as in his view, “recently, these recent governments speak of environment and ecology, but do not know in the least what is happening, nor what they are doing.”
The National Council of the CDS-PP approved a proposal on Wednesday for the party to run in the legislatures allied with the PSD in the continental circles, Madeira and emigration, with the PPM joining only in the Azores.
In 2024, PSD, CDS-PP, and PPM formed a pre-electoral coalition, the Democratic Alliance (AD), which won the March 10th legislative elections by a margin of 50,000 votes over the PS.
