“This debate is an opportunity to show that there is a different path from the one that has been followed, but it is a safe change,” stated Pedro Nuno Santos in a prepared statement upon arriving at the debate between the Socialist Party (PS) and the Democratic and Social Center – People’s Party (PSD/CDS-PP) coalition at the NOVA School of Business and Economics in Carcavelos, Lisbon.
Pedro Nuno expressed his feelings of calm and confidence, asserting that his party possesses “the necessary proposals, a team with competence and experience,” in addition to “the energy and ambition of those who believe the country can achieve more.”
“I want to advocate for those who need better salaries, better pensions, need homes to live in, and a National Health Service that meets their needs. That is my focus, and I will use this debate to present our proposals,” he concluded.
Moments earlier, the president of the PSD highlighted the absence of protests, unlike those that occurred last year with security forces at the event’s entry, seeing it as a “sign of the times” and a reflection of a change in the political and social environment.
“It is a debate markedly different from the one we had a year ago, which was characterized by vehement protests from police at the entrance of the event. It is a sign of the times. It clearly marks the difference between the political and social climate of a year ago and the one we are experiencing now,” stated PSD president and Prime Minister, Luís Montenegro.
