Lula says Geraldo Alckmin will again be his running mate in Brazil’s October election
The Facts
- Lula said Geraldo Alckmin will again be his running mate in Brazil’s presidential election scheduled for October.
- Alckmin is Brazil’s current vice president.
- Lula announced the decision on Tuesday during a cabinet or ministerial meeting.
- Alckmin will leave his role as minister of development, industry, trade and services to join the presidential ticket.
- Lula and Alckmin were political rivals before becoming running mates, and Alckmin ran against Lula in the 2006 presidential election.
- Lula and Alckmin first ran together in 2022 as part of a broad coalition.
Context
Why is Alckmin leaving his ministerial post?
Lula said Alckmin will leave the Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services because he will again be a vice-presidential candidate, and multiple reports say Brazilian election rules require executive-branch officials other than the president and vice president to step down before running U.S. News & World R…,Star ,Diario Río Negro.
Will Alckmin remain vice president while campaigning?
Yes. Reports say Alckmin will leave his ministerial role but continue serving as vice president until the election takes place France 24,PULZO.
Why was Lula’s choice of running mate closely watched?
Several reports said there had been months of speculation over whether Alckmin would stay on the ticket, including discussion of other political options and whether he might instead run for office in São Paulo Daily Mail,Straits Times,France 24.
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