The president of the PSD stated today that he has a “founded expectation” that the President of the Republic will nominate him as Prime Minister to form a Government, saying that “it seems unavoidable that the AD won the elections and the PS lost the elections”.
“It is my well-founded expectation that Mr. President of the Republic, after listening to all the political forces, can you nominate me to form a Government”, said Luís Montenegro, at the beginning of his statement to the press, at the hotel in Lisbon where the AD (PSD/CDS_PP/PPM coalition) focused on election night.
In a room full of supporters, Montenegro was greeted with shouts of “victory, victory”, to which he responded “Portugal, Portugal”.
The PSD president began by welcoming the increase in participation in these elections and recalled that he “always said” that “winning elections meant having one more vote” and that only in these circumstances would he assume the role of prime minister.
“Well, it seems unavoidable that the AD won the elections and the PS lost the elections”, he stated, considering that the Portuguese wanted to “change government” and “change policies”.
On the other hand, he argued, voters wanted “the big parties to be able to present themselves in a renewed way and with the capacity to innovate”.
“Fourthly, they also said that it is necessary for parties, particularly those with parliamentary representation, to prioritize dialogue and consultation between leaders and parties”, he stressed.
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