The PT-PSB relationship is coming to an end in Bahia.
Senator Lídice da Mata (PSB), the highest-rated pre-candidate among the base's names for the 2014 race, hopes to count on Jaques Wagner's (PT) 'understanding' and says she wants to launch her campaign with his support; the governor, however, affirms that the senator belongs to the base, "but the moment she runs with another national candidacy, they are not two candidacies from the base"; PT and PSB are one step away from breaking their relationship, because in addition to Lídice's candidacy being boosted by the polls, Eduardo cannot give up a strong platform in the state with the fourth largest electorate in the country.
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The relationship between the PT and PSB parties in Bahia, which began in the 2010 election, should last just over a month. Governor Jaques Wagner hopes to announce the candidate by November 15th, who he expects will head the much-desired single ticket for the government's base.
The PSB, with a legitimate claim, on the other hand, hopes to lead the government coalition, but Wagner practically rules out this possibility. And that's where the discord begins.
Lídice, the highest-rated pre-candidate among the names from the base who are in the running for the 2014 election, hopes to count on the governor's 'understanding' and says she wants to launch her campaign with his support. The PT, as is well known, will not relinquish the top spot on the ticket.
In an interview with the newspaper Tribuna da Bahia last Sunday, Jaques Wagner stated that Lídice belongs to the base, "but the moment she runs for office with another national candidacy, they are not two candidacies from the base."
The Workers' Party member also said that the PSB senator will not take to the stage to defend President Dilma Rousseff's reelection bid because she will have to campaign for her party colleague and presidential candidate Eduardo Campos.
Lídice, careful with her words, assures that she will not oppose the PT. But as Wagner said, the base cannot have two candidates, especially when it comes to the PSB, which has a candidate who is an opponent of President Dilma.
Judging by the way things are going, PT and PSB are one step away from breaking off their relationship, because in addition to Lídice's candidacy being boosted by the polls, Eduardo Campos will not be able to give up a strong platform in the state with the fourth largest electorate in the country.