At an event held this Monday afternoon (28), Eduardo Leite confirmed that he will continue to be a member of the PSDB and announced his resignation as governor of Rio Grande do Sul. The information was anticipated by the presenter of the CNN Daniela Lima.
Leaving open the possibility of running for the Presidency of the Republic, Leite confirmed that he will step down as governor for complying with what the electoral law requires. “I will renounce a power in order not to renounce politics,” he said in a video shown at Palácio Piratini.
According to the Superior Electoral Court (TSE), April 2 marks the last date for disincompatibility of candidates for the Presidency. By law, governors, magistrates, state secretaries, ministers and other elective mandate holders must leave their functions so that they can run for other positions.
Now, who will assume the position of governor of Rio Grande do Sul is Ranolfo Vieira Júnior, then deputy of Eduardo Leite.
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Source: CNN Brasil
