This Thursday, the general secretary of the PKP reviewed the survey data published on Wednesday, which indicated a slight increase in the number of the CDU, given that “they will fail again”, given the “confidence” he has in contacting the people.
Speaking to journalists on the street of Queluz, which was always closely followed by about a hundred supporters, as part of the most popular street initiative since the start of the election campaign, Paulo Raimundo confirmed the “consistency” of the communist position. and noted that people “know what they are counting on in the CDU.”
“We have many shortcomings and many advantages, but there is one thing – consistency. We build results every day. You’ve seen people’s reactions and I would say it’s always growing, always growing, and that’s what we do. I’m tired of saying: public opinion polls determine a lot and give little. And they will fail again,” he defended.
The communist leader suggested that not all of his contacts with voters on the streets lead to votes in the March 10 elections. However, he takes it for granted that he can make them think about the cross over the ballot, despite the fact that he rejects his position of boasting.
“We are competing for votes here. Once we have made contact, people begin to speculate. It’s impossible to say that everyone I’ve spoken to will vote for the CDU, if I’m not anything it’s a braggart. “What people will think about after the contact that we have established, I have no doubt about it. Some who say they will not vote will still think about it, and this is how we build the result,” he explained.
And in another part of the street the reasoning continued: “Some of them are still convinced that they will vote for another party and vote for the CDU, others are undecided and will vote for the CDU. the power that gives them guarantees is a refuge for democrats and patriots, a refuge for all who live and work.”
Refusing to once again discuss post-election scenarios, since he understands that there is no point in diverting attention from the problems of the population, Paulo Raimundo was asked if he already has a ready-made text to present as an agreement to PS Secretary General Pedro Nuno Santos. , for a possible re-release of this thing.
“I have a text: the election program that I presented. This is our election program, not the PS program. (…) We are not talking about red lines, but there is one thing that I can guarantee: from March 11, as happened in the past, and with the strength that the people give us, the PS will be forced to solve problems that it does not wants to decide today, and will be forced to fulfill the promises she makes today. Only with our strength can this become decisive,” he retorted.
At the coffee stop, Paulo Raimundo assured that the person with whom he would like to have coffee on the 11th would be António Filipe, number two on the CDU list in Lisbon, who accompanied him on this street in Queluz.