“The important thing to note is that, for example, in the approval of the lists, we achieved near unanimity, and that is the strength of the Socialist Party, which is deeply united in this electoral battle,” stated Pedro Nuno Santos, reacting to Sérgio Sousa Pinto and Fernando Medina’s refusal to join the lists for the upcoming legislative elections.
Socialist deputy Sérgio Sousa Pinto, who held the fourth position on the list for Lisbon approved by the National Political Commission, informed the PS secretary-general on Thursday that he would not run as a candidate.
Former Finance Minister Fernando Medina had already communicated at the end of March that he did not wish to be included in the lists of socialist candidates for the upcoming legislative elections.
When asked if he felt the party was united, Pedro Nuno Santos emphasized that “the lists were approved with 92%” and that the PS has “all structures committed and enthusiastic,” despite the positions taken by both individuals for “different motivations” and “reasons.”
For the socialist leader, the notable point is that the party “is committed to winning these elections” and that, as a candidate for Prime Minister, he intends “to work humbly” to mobilize the country and the Portuguese to end “this chapter of the recent weeks, which was not good at all, and also the last year of a Government that did not begin to resolve any issues.”
Declining to comment on poll results, Pedro Nuno Santos pointed to “some things that were not well and worsened” to ensure that “it is possible to live better in Portugal” and that the PS can “govern for a majority, unlike an [AD] Government that governed for a minority.”
Pedro Nuno Santos was speaking in Rio Maior, in the district of Santarém, where he visited the Feira das Tasquinhas, which runs until the 6th.
