Agreement will be sealed after a new round of talks between President Lula (PT) and Márcio França (PSB)
Fernando Haddad’s (PT) pre-campaign sees how It is possible to define his ticket for the São Paulo government in the next few days. What’s needed to seal the deal is a new round of talks between President Lula (PT) and Márcio França (PSB), where the . According to allies, the meeting does not have a fixed date, but “is due to happen at any time”.
Interlocutors report that Márcio França resists and prefers to go another wayas is the wish of his own party, the PSB. The PT leadership, however, understands that it is necessary to choose to compete for the Upper House those who have scored better in the polls, as a “guarantee”: in this case, the former ministers Simone Tebet (PSB) and Marina Silva (Network).
Despite the preference of France, which already governed São Paulo in 2018, when Geraldo Alckmin (PSB) left his post – and ran for the Senate on Haddad’s ticket, but ended up losing, in 2022 – allies highlight that he can take on the vacancy of Haddad’s vice-president if this is Lula’s request. Mainly based on an exchange, such as the expectation of becoming minister if Lula is re-elected and Haddad does not win.
In recent days, as shown by Young Panthe – and internally approved a referral for this. The party had already been demanding from the PT and Lula himself – even publicly – a quick definition of the candidates for the Senate for São Paulo, under the argument that the delay has delayed the pre-campaign agendas of Tebet, França and Haddad himself.
*This text does not necessarily reflect the opinion of Jovem Pan.
