The governor of, (PSD), confirmed on Tuesday (20), who is a presidential candidate in the 2026 elections. Leite met for the first time with the party bench in since he joined the PSD on May 9 after leaving the PSDB. “Yes, I am a presidential candidate. I seek this path. It is a legitimate aspiration of those who were mayor, governor and wants to contribute to the best of,” said the governor in a press conference after the meeting.
Asked about an eventual internal dispute with the governor of Paraná, also considered as a pre-candidate for the president of the PSD, Leite disconcerted. “We will be next to each other, seeking to contribute to this alternative path. If he introduces himself to a more viability candidate in the future and goes to the end in his aspiration, then ‘Bora’, let’s go together. I have no problem with it,” said Leite. The statement resonates with other moments when he gave clues that he understands Mouse as a “front” in the process of nomination to the presidency.
Kassab has already made statements signaling support for presidency milk pre-candidacy. However, the party’s internal situation is more complex, as the governor of Paraná, Ratinho Júnior, has already indicated that he wants the nomination. The party president has already stated that both can be placed as pre-candidates without preference.
On the same day, Ratinho reinforced his interest in competing in an interview with Jovem Pan. The Paraná governor praised the state chief of, Tarcisio de Freitas (Republicans), but said the PSD should launch a candidate.
Behind the scenes, Kassab still works the possibility of supporting the current governor of São Paulo, Tarcísio de Freitas (Republicans), for the presidential chair dispute. However, his nomination depends on the approval of (PL), which continues to claim that he will be a candidate, despite being convicted as ineligible and responding for other cases in the Supreme Federal Court (STF).
Maintaining both applications does not seem to generate discomfort in the PSD summit, which understands that there is a long term to define its future. The party must reassess the issue in the future, but it does not give evidence that it has already defined the criteria to evaluate which name will be chosen. The caption does not plan to perform previews or internal elections.
Possibly, Leite tries to keep his name up in behind -the -scenes conversations to value his political capital. The reelected governor did not rule out a place in the House or Senate.
