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Pedro Passos Coelho, during a visit to the People’s Festivities in Campo Maior
The winning PS scenario, but with a right -wing majority. But the “sprint” came after a leftist majority, without victory.
The socialist leader considered AD on Monday that it would be unthinkable for AD to give PS government conditions, in a scenario in which socialists earn the elections but the right in their entirety has a majority.
On the second day of the official campaign for legislatures, Pedro Nuno Santos Participated in a lunch of the Portuguese Tourism Confederation, in Lisbon, having Francisco Calheiros, president of this organization, considered that “It is likely that the right is to succeed your government” if the PS wins the elections but there is a majority of the right.
“Francisco Calheiros was saying that if the Socialist Party wins the elections, the right wins a government program. It was just what was missing. It was just what was missing! ”, Replied Pedro Nuno Santos, referring that the PS gave “all the conditions of governability to AD” In this last year.
Considering that “no one in the government, let alone the Prime Minister, can complain about the PS” because his party is in opposition “political stability to the country ”, the secretary general stated that“ the same must happen if the socialist party wins the elections ”and that “It’s unthinkable” if it doesn’t happen.
“It is not a favor to the Socialist Party. It is simply respecting the country. And now respect Also, first the country and the Portuguese, And secondly a party that when in opposition gave these conditions of governability to AD, ”he said.
For Pedro Nuno Santos, it is necessary reciprocity to the PS ”.
E 2015?
These statements surprised Ana Sá Lopes. The political commentator remembers what, In 2015, the opposite of what Pedro Nuno Santos now argues now.
That is: the leader of the PS argues that the right, mostly, should let the program of the winner PS (minority) pass; But 10 years ago, the left did not let a right -wing minority government (PSD and CDs) because it was mostly.
A “contraption” It was only born because the left – with Pedro Nuno in great movements at that time – did the opposite of what the same Pedro Nuno says now.
Ana Sá Lopes that these statements even “put into question” the formation of the spring.
“When Pedro Nuno Santos says that it is necessary to respect the will of the people, It looks like Passos Rabbit Speaking in 2015. And this is not exactly good, this request for reciprocity ” – although the commentator notices the stance of Pedro Nuno, who” let “the government program and the state budget of AD.
