2018 Ciro Gomes presidential campaign
The 2018 presidential campaign of Ciro Gomes was announced on 8 March 2018. At the Democratic Labour Party 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.
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.Election result
Presidential elections
Party representation
