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.
He maintained control despite opposition, implementing his agenda. He strategically separated his party from communists, forging an alliance with Christian Democracy and other centrist groups while retaining a leftist and reformist stance.