An opinion article addresses the current situation of PSD, Portugal's main right-wing party, referring to Pedro Passos Coelho and Luís Montenegro (or Rui Rio, depending on the temporal context) as figures seated at the leadership table.
The text acknowledges that PSD has, over the past two decades, had leaders and political figures who demonstrated a willingness to take unpopular positions in the name of a vision for the country.
According to the article, the party does not currently suffer from a lack of political talent among its members. The criticism pointed out is rather an absence of willingness to risk unpopularity for ideological convictions.
The central message of the text suggests that the current PSD has lost the political courage that characterized previous generations of party leaders, privileging popularity calculations over firm principles.
