Aécio's campaign coordinator signals support for Marina in the second round.
The president of the DEM party, Senator Agripino Maia, says he is working "against a greater evil, which is the PT"; to that end, he is considering "an alliance with Marina Silva, for example," should Aécio Neves (PSDB), whose campaign he coordinates, not make it to the second round of elections; "The feeling that drives us - PSDB, DEM, and Solidariedade - is to guarantee Aécio's place in the second round. If that's not possible, to support the transition to the second round. That is, with an alliance with Marina Silva, for example. It's all against a greater evil, which is the PT."
247 - The president of the DEM party and general coordinator of the campaign of Aécio Neves (PSDB candidate) for president, Senator Agripino Maia, signaled this Monday that his party is considering allying with candidate Marina Silva, of the PSB party, should there be a second round between her and President Dilma Rousseff.
"The strategy is to do 'everything against a greater evil, which is the PT'," he said in an interview with Broadcast Político, from the newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo. "The feeling that drives us – PSDB, DEM and Solidariedade – is to guarantee Aécio's place in the second round. If that's not possible, to endorse the transition to the second round. That is, with an alliance with Marina Silva, for example. It's all against a greater evil, which is the PT," he stated.
Election polls released last week showed Marina in second place in voting intentions, ahead of the PSDB presidential candidate, who is now in third. Datafolha, released on Friday the 29th, showed a tie between Dilma and Marina, with 34% of voter preference, and 15% for Aécio Neves.