Bahia becomes Eduardo's pride and joy.
The neighboring state has caused quite a stir for the governor of Pernambuco and likely presidential candidate Eduardo Campos, of the PSB party; Senator Lídice da Mata is the most likely candidate among the parties supporting Jaques Wagner (PT) who scores highest in the opinion polls conducted so far; in other words, there is hope for a strong platform for the socialist in the country's fourth largest electoral college; the 'necessity' of Lídice da Mata's candidacy was reinforced yesterday in a meeting between the socialists and the party leaders.
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Everything indicates that Senator Lídice da Mata, from the PSB party, will have no choice but to break with Governor Jaques Wagner (PT) and launch her name on a major party ticket in the race for the governorship of Bahia. She was elected in 2010 on the PT ticket with almost two million votes.
The pressure is coming from the streets and from within the PSB. One reason has left the governor of Pernambuco and presidential hopeful Eduardo Campos in an uproar. Lídice da Mata is the possible candidate among the parties supporting Wagner who scores best in the opinion polls conducted so far. In other words, there is hope for a strong platform for the socialist in the fourth largest electoral college in the country.
The candidacy of the senator from Bahia is one of the most strategic in the PSB's plan to elect 50 federal deputies and the maximum possible number of governors in the 2014 elections, when Eduardo Campos is expected to run for president against Dilma Rousseff.
In Bahia, parties within the coalition, such as the PDT, are sympathetic to the potential candidacy of the PSB. The 'necessity' of Lídice da Mata's candidacy was reinforced yesterday in a meeting between the socialists and party leaders in the six largest electoral districts in the country.