However, he was able to hold on to power and implement his policies. In particular, he sought and managed to distance his party away from the communists bringing it into an alliance with Christian Democracy and other centrist parties, but maintaining a leftist and reformist profile.
Despite challenges, he successfully retained power and implemented his policies. To counter communist influence, he maneuvered his party away from the left, forming an alliance with Christian Democracy and other moderate parties while maintaining a progressive agenda.