![]() ![]() After years operating in “opposition mode,” focused largely on keeping loyal followers mobilized and avoiding the emergence of a rival to his left, the former president is now transitioning back to “governing mode,” freeing him to tilt towards the center and embrace pragmatism. Lula’s decision to pick a conservative running mate does not come as a surprise. ![]() Reaching out to him is meant to improve the “aerodynamics” of the Lula campaign – that is, to reduce resistance among voters who are unhappy with Bolsonaro but who are also uneasy about seeing his Workers’ Party (PT) back in government. He strikes most voters as neither particularly inspiring nor offensive. ![]() ![]() Lula’s decision to invite Geraldo Alckmin to join him on the presidential ticket – likely to be formally announced in early April – is the most conspicuous indication yet of Lula’s campaign strategy of reaching out to centrist voters and projecting himself as a moderate, “big-tent” alternative to current President Jair Bolsonaro.Īlckmin, a conservative who governed the state of São Paulo from 2001–20–2018, lost to Lula in the run-off in the 2006 presidential election. SÃO PAULO – As former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva gets ready to run in this year’s presidential election against current President Jair Bolsonaro, he is preparing to announce his widely anticipated choice of running mate. ![]()
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