Alexandra Leitão and Delgado Alves attempted to persuade the leader, without success. Pedro Nuno stood firm, stating the decision was his to make, his word was at stake, and he would not "yield to Montenegro's blackmail."
The elections might not have occurred if Pedro Nuno Santos had heeded the advice of his closest allies. Several top PS leaders believed that elections should be avoided at all costs and that, to achieve this, the PS parliamentary group should abstain in the Government's confidence motion, as PÚBLICO learned from several sources involved in the process.
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