Play to Win?

Hi all,

We have encountered a certain situation recently in a non-tournament game:

A Player was sitting at 1-2 pool, with a political deck.

His Predator is a Stealth/Bleed with 4 vampires out and is 100% going for the kill next turn, as he has his own pressure on the back.

His Prey is at 1-2 pool as well.

Only action that the Player can take is a political action that will burn both his and Prey's pool, netting 1 VP and a suicide (self-oust).

If he does nothing, he dies next turn.

Is it legal to commit the political action and at least save the 1 VP?

What about in a tournament environment?

Is it treated as a maximization of the results you can accomplish for your interests?