Ciro Gomes is nearing his biggest electoral failure in Ceará, according to a poll.
In the 1998, 2002, and 2018 elections, Ciro Gomes won in Ceará in the first round. However, a poll shows him trailing Lula and Bolsonaro this year.
247 - Ciro Gomes (PDT) is nearing his biggest failure in a presidential race in Ceará, according to a report by VEJAThe state is where he began his political career, serving as a state representative, mayor of Fortaleza, and governor, and it has always been his electoral stronghold.
A survey conducted between August 31 and September 4 by the Paraná Pesquisas institute shows Ciro with 14,2% of voting intentions – far behind former president Lula (42,6%) and Jair Bolsonaro (29,4%).
In 2018, in the first round, Ciro won in Ceará, with 41% of the valid votes. It was the only state in which he emerged victorious in the last election. In 1998, in the first round, he was ahead of Lula and FHC. And then, in 2002, he had 44,5% of the votes, winning once again in the state.
"Ciro's poor performance in Ceará comes at a time of disintegration of his base, following the breakdown of the PT-PDT alliance that governed the state for sixteen years," VEJA points out.
The research was conducted through personal interviews with 1.540 voters from sixty municipalities between August 31 and September 4 and registered with the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) under number CE-04136/2022.
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