Lacerda will have the support of 70% of the candidates for city councilor.
A partial survey by the Regional Electoral Court (TRE) indicates a tight race for one of the seats in the capital's legislature, with approximately 1000 candidates. Patrus Ananias (PT), the main opponent of the mayor of Belo Horizonte, is expected to have the support of 20% of the candidates.
Mines 247 An unofficial analysis by the Regional Electoral Court of Minas Gerais (TRE-MG) shows that Belo Horizonte will have around a thousand candidates for city council this year. This number is very similar to the last election in 2008. On that occasion, 1068 candidates registered, a ratio of 26 candidates per seat.
Mayor and reelection candidate Márcio Lacerda (PSB) has the support of the overwhelming majority of candidates for city council, with approximately 70% of those registered declaring their support for the socialist. The PT candidate, Patrus Ananias, is expected to have the support of 20%. The remaining 10% are divided among the other five candidates.
Among the parties, the partnerships between PT-PMDB and PSDB-PR presented 82 names each. PSB and PV will have pure slates, and each party will have 62 candidates. Among the smaller parties, the highlight is PHS, which will also have 62 names.
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Belo Horizonte will have around a thousand candidates for city council this year. The number has not yet been officially finalized by the Regional Electoral Court (TRE-MG), but a preliminary survey conducted by Hoje em Dia shows that the parties will engage in a fierce competition for the 41 seats in the City Council.
A preliminary list should be released this Saturday (7), when the TRE will publish a notice with the names of the registered candidates. After this procedure, there will be a period of five days for the candidacies to be challenged.
After this deadline, the Regional Electoral Court (TRE) will release the list of candidates eligible to run for a seat in the City Council.
Considering the coalitions linked to the mayoral candidates, Marcio Lacerda (PSB) is in the lead. Around 700 people will support the socialist. Patrus Ananias (PT) is expected to receive the support of approximately 200 individuals.
Among the smaller parties, PHS presented 62 names, PSOL 15, PPL 10, PSTU 4, and PCO only 3.
Among the major parties, despite their alliance in the presidential election, PSB and PV will have separate slates with 62 candidates each. PSDB, which supports Lacerda, has formed a partnership with PR, and the two parties will present 82 candidates for the race.
The number is the same as that presented by PT and PMDB, who also agreed on a partnership for the proportional representation election in Belo Horizonte.