Workers' Party leadership election, 2009 (Brazil)
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The 2009 Workers' Party
Leadership Election was held on November 22 in order to renew all leaderships of the party (regional, municipal, state and national). On December 6, a second round
will be held to determine the new presidents of the party on the states of Minas Gerais
, Minas Gerais
, Maranhão
, Rio Grande do Norte
, and Amapá
, and several municipalities. On the party's fourth direct election process , 1,3 million members were able to vote. The first round results were officially released on November 26, with former Petrobras
president José Eduardo Dutra being elected the national president of the Workers' Party with over 58% of the vote.
, in which he will be responsible for the party's presidential campaign. He was criticized by the press for having mensalão scandal figures, such as José Dirceu
, on his coalition. This will be the first time since the corruption scheme was triggered that such names will return to the National Leadership of the party. The candidate for Mensagem ao Partido (Message to the Party), - a dissident faction from the "Majority Field" that arose after the scandal to ask for the expulsion of those involved -, José Eduardo Cardzo, a federal deputy for the State of São Paulo was the runner-up, having received almost 18% of the vote, a decrease from his 19% score in the last election. Nevertheless, he had almost 20,000 more votes, once the party membership grew significantly in the period. Geraldo Magela of Movimento Partido para Todos (Movement Party for All) had 12% of the vote, followed by Iriny Lopes of Esquerda Socialista (Socialist Left) with 9.9%, Markus Sokol of Terra, Trabalho e Soberania (Land, Labor and Sovereignty) with 1%, and Serge Goulart of Virar à Esquerda! Retornar ao Socialismo! (Turn to Left! Return to Socialism!) with 0.7%.
Workers' Party (Brazil)
The Workers' Party is a democratic socialist political party in Brazil. Launched in 1980, it is recognized as one of the largest and most important left-wing movements of Latin America. It governs at the federal level in a coalition government with several other parties since January 1, 2003...
Leadership Election was held on November 22 in order to renew all leaderships of the party (regional, municipal, state and national). On December 6, a second round
Two-round system
The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner where the voter casts a single vote for their chosen candidate...
will be held to determine the new presidents of the party on the states of Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais is one of the 26 states of Brazil, of which it is the second most populous, the third richest, and the fourth largest in area. Minas Gerais is the Brazilian state with the largest number of Presidents of Brazil, the current one, Dilma Rousseff, being one of them. The capital is the...
, Minas Gerais
Rio de Janeiro (state)
Rio de Janeiro is one of the 27 states of Brazil.Rio de Janeiro has the second largest economy of Brazil behind only São Paulo state.The state of Rio de Janeiro is located within the Brazilian geopolitical region classified as the Southeast...
, Maranhão
Maranhão
Maranhão is a northeastern state of Brazil. To the north lies the Atlantic Ocean. Maranhão is neighbored by the states of Piauí, Tocantins and Pará. The people of Maranhão have a distinctive accent...
, Rio Grande do Norte
Rio Grande do Norte
Rio Grande do Norte is one of the states of Brazil, located in the northeastern region of the country, occupying the northeasternmost tip of the South American continent. Because of its geographic position, Rio Grande do Norte has a strategic importance. The capital and largest city is Natal...
, and Amapá
Amapá
Amapá is one of the states of Brazil, located in the extreme north, bordering French Guiana and Suriname to the north. To the east is the Atlantic Ocean, and to the south and west is the Brazilian state of Pará. Perhaps one of the main features of the state is the River Oiapoque, as it was once...
, and several municipalities. On the party's fourth direct election process , 1,3 million members were able to vote. The first round results were officially released on November 26, with former Petrobras
Petrobras
Petróleo Brasileiro or Petrobras is a semi-public Brazilian multinational energy corporation headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is the largest company in Latin America by market capitalization and revenue, and the largest company headquartered in the Southern Hemisphere by market...
president José Eduardo Dutra being elected the national president of the Workers' Party with over 58% of the vote.
President
Former Petrobras president José Eduardo Dutra, from the faction O Partido que Muda o Brasil (The Party that Changes Brazil), also known as the "Majority Field", was elected president on the first round with over 58% of the vote. His election is seen as favoring the party's alliance with the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party for the general election of 2010Brazilian general election, 2010
The first round of the Brazilian general election of 2010 was held on Sunday, October 3, 2010. The Presidency of the Republic, all 513 Chamber of Deputies seats and 54 out of 81 Federal Senate seats were contested in this election, along with governorships and state legislatures of all 26 states...
, in which he will be responsible for the party's presidential campaign. He was criticized by the press for having mensalão scandal figures, such as José Dirceu
José Dirceu
José Dirceu de Oliveira e Silva is a Brazilian politician.He participated in a revolutionary armed group following the Brazilian military coup of 1964, and was exiled in 1969. He returned in 1980 and was active politically, his highest post was as the chief-of-staff to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's...
, on his coalition. This will be the first time since the corruption scheme was triggered that such names will return to the National Leadership of the party. The candidate for Mensagem ao Partido (Message to the Party), - a dissident faction from the "Majority Field" that arose after the scandal to ask for the expulsion of those involved -, José Eduardo Cardzo, a federal deputy for the State of São Paulo was the runner-up, having received almost 18% of the vote, a decrease from his 19% score in the last election. Nevertheless, he had almost 20,000 more votes, once the party membership grew significantly in the period. Geraldo Magela of Movimento Partido para Todos (Movement Party for All) had 12% of the vote, followed by Iriny Lopes of Esquerda Socialista (Socialist Left) with 9.9%, Markus Sokol of Terra, Trabalho e Soberania (Land, Labor and Sovereignty) with 1%, and Serge Goulart of Virar à Esquerda! Retornar ao Socialismo! (Turn to Left! Return to Socialism!) with 0.7%.
| Candidate | Faction | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| José Eduardo Dutra | O Partido que Muda o Brasil | 271,400 | 58.4 |
| José Eduardo Cardozo | Mensagem ao Partido | 79,867 | 17.9 |
| Geraldo Magela | Movimento Partido para Todos | 58,313 | 12.1 |
| Iriny Lopes | Esquerda Socialista | 50,334 | 9.9 |
| Markus Sokol | Terra, Trabalho e Soberania | 4,951 | 1.0 |
| Serge Goulart | Virar à Esquerda! Retornar ao Socialismo! |
3,292 | 0.7 |
National Leadership
The National Leadership of the Workers' Party is composed of 81 seats to be divided between the factions with the largest number of votes. O Partido que Muda o Brasil also scored the highest number of votes, in spite of having received nearly 20,000 fewer votes than in the presidential race.| Faction | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| O Partido que Muda o Brasil | 250,034 | 55.2% |
| Mensagem ao Partido | 71,663 | 15.8% |
| Esquerda Socialista | 47,984 | 10.6% |
| Movimento Partido Para Todos | 42,657 | 9.5% |
| Partido Para Todos | 24,963 | 5.5% |
| Contraponto | 6,385 | 1.4% |
| Terra, Trabalho e Soberania | 5,908 | 1.3% |
| Virar à Esquerda! Retornar ao Socialismo! |
3,392 | 0.8% |