The leader of Socialist Party (PS), Pedro Nuno Santosannounced its resignation after the results obtained for their training in the legislative elections of Portugalwhere he has obtained 58 seats in Parliament, twenty less that in the last legislature.
Santos indicated that You have asked to celebrate primary in the PS nationwide and that is not going to be presented as a candidate.
“I assume my responsibilities as leader of the partisOr, as I always did in the past, I always thought that I should assume responsibilities, that’s why I am going to ask for internal elections with the National Commission “of the PS, he said.
Santos added that this commission is scheduled next Saturday, where he will ask for primaries to which he will not appear as a candidate.
The general secretary of the PS made this announcement after Its party obtained 23.38% of the votes and 58 seats, the same as the ultra -right force Chega, with 22.56% suffrages; And behind the Democratic Alliance Coalition (AD), of the Functional Prime Minister Luís Montenegro.
Santos, with a face of circumstances, said that I had already telephoned Montenegro to congratulate him And he said that “they are hard and difficult times for the left, hard and difficult for the Socialist Party.”
“We do not cause these elections, but we wanted to win themwe did everything within our reach, we made a good campaign but we could not win these elections, the Portuguese people spoke clearly and we, as throughout our history, respect it, “he said.
And he argued that, in his opinion, The PS “never” should support AD, because Montenegro “does not have the necessary suitability” for the position of Prime Minister and because his government “failed” at several levels in the last year and presented a program with principles and values contrary to the socialists.
He added that, in parallel, The extreme right has become more “violent, aggressive and liar” and must be fought “without complacency.”
