2018 Ciro Gomes presidential campaign

The 2018 presidential campaign of Ciro Gomes was announced on 8 March 2018. At the Democratic Labour Party (PDT) convention on 20 July, Gomes was officialized as the party candidate for President of Brazil. His running mate, Kátia Abreu, former Minister of Agriculture in Dilma Rousseff's government, was confirmed as his running mate on 5 August, last day of political parties conventions. Ciro Gomes' party formed the coalition Sovereign Brazil with AVANTE.[4]

Ciro Gomes presidential campaign, 2018
Campaigned for2018 Brazilian general election
CandidateCiro Gomes
Federal Deputy from Ceará
(2007–2011)
Kátia Abreu
Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply
(2015–2016)
AffiliationDemocratic Labour Party
Coalition partner
AVANTE
StatusAnnounced: 16 September 2015[1]
Presumptive nominee: 8 March 2018[2]
Official nominee: 20 July 2018[3]
Lost in the first round: 7 October 2018
Key peopleRoberto Mangabeira Unger (Economic advisor)
Nelson Marconi (Economic advisor)
Mauro Benevides Filho (Economic advisor)
SloganSeu voto vale muito. Mude.
(Your vote is worth a lot. Change it.)
Websitewww.cirogomes.com.br

Gomes finished third in the first round, receiving around 12.47% of the vote. He signaled his opposition to Jair Bolsonaro for the run-off, although he did not formally endorse Bolsonaro's opponent Fernando Haddad.[5]

Presidential ticket
Democratic Labour Party ticket, 2018
Ciro Gomes Kátia Abreu
for President for Vice President
Federal Deputy
from Ceará
(2007–2011)		 Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply
(2015–2016)

Election result

Presidential elections
Election year Candidate Running mate First round Second round
# of overall votes % of overall vote
2018 Ciro Gomes Kátia Abreu 13.344.353 12.47% Did not qualify

Party representation

Endorsements

See also

References
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  2. Lima, Vandson (8 March 2018). "Ciro lança pré-candidatura e apresenta equipe" (in Portuguese). Valor Econômico. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  3. Truffi, Renan; Amendola, Gilberto (20 July 2018). "PDT oficializa Ciro Gomes como candidato à Presidência nas eleições 2018" (in Portuguese). Estadão. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  4. "Avante declara apoio à candidatura de Ciro Gomes na disputa pela Presidência da República" (in Portuguese). G1. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  5. "Ciro Gomes sinaliza apoio a Haddad e diz que tem uma certeza: "ele não, sem dúvida"".
  6. Amaral, Paulo (17 September 2018). "Os famosos que estão com Ciro Gomes" (in Portuguese). HuffPost. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
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