PS’s hard core tried to convince Pedro Nuno to avoid elections

The Socialist Party’s hard core wanted to have made the motion of confidence made by Luís Montenegro possible to avoid elections. However, Pedro Nuno Santos wanted to take his word avante, justifying that would not “give in to the blackmail of Montenegro”.

Alexandra Leitão and Pedro Delgado Alves There were two of the socialists who TRIED PEREMO PEDRO NUNO SANTOS to vote against the confidence motion presented by the AD government.

If the advice had been heard and the elections had avoided, the PS probably would not now have the headache of choosing a new secretary general and Pedro Nuno Santos would be stable.

This information is advanced by this Monday’s edition. The morning writes that some of the highest PS leaders thought the elections should be avoided at all costs.

In a room in the Assembly of the Republic, during the process that led to the overthrow of the government, Pedro Nuno Santos, Alexandra Leitão and Pedro Delgado Alves will have had a “Hard discussion about the meaning of the vote of the PS”.

However, Pedro Nuno Santos did not give in to the arguments of your hard core. Led his word avante, voted against And the country went to elections.

The PS secretary-general thought that the decision to overthrow the government would have to be a personal decision and made by the leader. Given the times that he stated that he would not make any motion of confidence from the AD government, the socialist considered that “Giving the saying for not saying” would be a personal humiliation.

According to the public, also MARIANA VIEIRA DA SILVA, João Paulo Rebelo and the party president Carlos César They will have warned Pedro Nuno Santos to the cliffs to use “atomic bomb” do vote against.

Last Sunday, this atomic bomb was really harmful For the party and, specifically, for Pedro Nuno Santos who resigned on his own election night.

Now it should be the new leader of the Socialist Party.