President of the PCdoB justifies broad range of alliances in 2016.
The president of the PCdoB State Committee, Luis Carlos Paes, justified the alliance policy the party adopted for the 2016 elections, outside the left-wing spectrum, as a way to avoid political isolation. Among the most questioned alliances is that of Fortaleza, where the PCdoB decided to support the re-election of the current mayor, Roberto Cláudio (PDT), whose running mate is the coup-supporting federal deputy Moroni Torgan, from the DEM party.
Ceará 247 - In an interview with Red Portal-CeThe president of the PCdoB State Committee, Luis Carlos Paes, justified the broad range of alliances the party is participating in during the 2016 elections. While acknowledging certain alliances outside the left as specific, Luis Carlos argued that the party could not afford political isolation. “However revolutionary the communists may be, we wouldn't succeed alone. We must strengthen our alliance with the people, pursue a broad political strategy to try and stop the rise of fascists, conservatives, and those who have no commitment to the country or to democracy. Political isolation will not help us face this battle,” he argued.
Among the most questioned alliances is that of Fortaleza, when the PCdoB decided to support the reelection of the current mayor Roberto Cláudio (PDT), whose running mate is the coup-supporting federal deputy Moroni Torgan, from the DEM party. The PCdoB has been one of the parties at the forefront against the coup that is attempting to definitively remove President Dilma Rousseff.