Despite this, it will allow people to set up platforms in the states according to their best convenience to elect the largest possible group of federal deputies. That means whatever you want.
In , for example, the mayor (PSD), who is a pre-candidate for government, threw himself into the dispute with a commitment to support the re-election of (PT). In Amazonas and Bahia, the PSD too.
According to PSD leaders, there will be no obligation for state directorates to necessarily give a platform to the party’s presidential candidate — who must be chosen from among the governors. (PR), (GO) and (RS).
In an event on Friday (30), today the PSD has 47 on its bench. The number of deputies is strategic for parties because it is the basis for the proportion of electoral and party fund distribution.
The PSD must have its own government candidates in Paraná, Santa Catarina, Amazonas, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, Pernambuco, Sergipe and Maranhão, but the party does not expect to have all these platforms for its presidential candidate.
In Minas, vice-governor Mateus Simões (PSD) will support (Novo), current governor and pre-candidate for the Presidency. In Sergipe, governor Fábio Mitidieri (PSD), who will run for re-election, has declared that he will support Lula’s reappointment to Planalto.
In Pernambuco, the name of third way does not excite allies of the governor, recently affiliated with Kassab’s party. According to interlocutors, the desire is to reach an agreement with Lula so that she does not harm herself in her bid for re-election. The state is largely Lulu, giving 66.9% of valid votes to PT in 2022.
In the last election, Raquel did not declare support for Lula or Bolsonaro, maintaining neutrality. Since taking office, however, he has shown interest in approaching the PT member.
In some states, however, the situation is the opposite — the PSD presidential candidate could be an alternative for candidates for governor who want to avoid polarization between Lula and (PL).
This is the case of ACM Neto () in Bahia, who opposes the PT, but does not want to be linked to Bolsonarism in a state where the majority of voters vote for Lula.
PSD leaders hope that this will also happen in Mato Grosso do Sul, where Eduardo Riedel (PP) could support Caiado, for example, if the governor of Goiás is Kassab’s choice for Planalto.
In Santa Catarina, the PSD must set up an alternative platform to Flávio, launching the mayor of Chapecó, João Rodrigues (PSD), to run for government.
In Goiás and São Paulo, the PL may be on the same ticket as the PSD. In the first case, Kassab’s party must support vice-governor Daniel Vilela (MDB) for the government, while the PL can launch Gustavo Gayer for the Senate.
In , the PSD is part of the governor’s base (Republicans), of which Kassab himself holds the Government Secretariat. Tarcísio, who is a candidate for re-election,.
Also on Friday, Kassab admitted that Ratinho, Caiado and Leite can only run for the Senate. In the last national election, the PSD tried its own candidacy, but ended up not launching any names. Party members admit that this could happen again this year.
In this case, they say, to guarantee the election of the largest group of federal deputies possible, the strategy would also be to not compromise the state platforms with any of the presidential candidates, maintaining neutrality instead of opting for Lula or Flávio.
