He rules out, in principle, backing down from the governors’ re-election bids, even with both facing difficulties and under the shadow of powerful godfathers.
The topic was discussed this Monday (2) by the party’s Electoral Working Group. The unanimous view in the collegiate was that removing from both parties the prerogative of running for a new term would give a bad image to the electorate, that not even the party approves of its own management.
A negative precedent remembered was the election for the government of Rio Grande do Sul in 2002, when the governor, who ended up defeated.
Despite this, rumors of a candidate change persist in the party. Elmano faces strong competition from Ciro Gomes (PSDB), and there is a possibility that the Minister of Education, Camilo Santana, will be the candidate for government.
In Bahia, Rui Costa could replace Rodrigues, who is threatened by ACM Neto (União Brasil).
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