Piauí voters vote with hope for change and highlight positive campaign

It was a very beautiful campaign, with a lot of lightness and joy in our hearts, given the support we received from north to south of the state of Piauí, people from all sectors of society, all segments, wanting change, the time for change has come. Piauí needs a change in political representation, the way of doing politics. [...] Victory will definitely come," he said.

Elizeu Aguiar, voted at 10am at the Eduardo Henrique Accioly Municipal Early Childhood Education Center (Cmei), in Teresina. He arrived at the polling place accompanied by family members. Elizeu Aguiar spoke about the expectation of a good result at the polls and the possibility of the opposition advancing to the second round.

"First, I want to thank God for the journey, thank the press, the people of Piauí as a whole who listened to our proposals. We hope to feel in Piauí that we can transform. The expectation is the best possible. Let's wait for the polls to open. I'm very calm in the expectation of having a good result," he said.

Geraldo Carvalho, voted at 8:30 am at the State Full-Time Center (CETI) Professor Felismino Freitas, in Teresina. He arrived at the voting place accompanied by the candidate for the Senate from Piauí, Danniel Rocha (PSTU), as well as allies and supporters, and waited in line before voting. Geraldo evaluated the electoral campaign positively.

"A down-to-earth, eye-to-eye campaign, showing the reality of Piauí and defending a program that expresses a way out of the problems the working class is in. [...] We carried out the campaign hand to hand, talking to workers, the population, public servants, retirees, youth, small and medium landowners in the countryside and the city and we built a strong campaign that will continue the fight. The election is just a battle," he said.

Joel Rodrigues, voted at 8:50 am at Colégio Madre Savina, in Teresina. He arrived at the polling place accompanied by the candidate for re-election to the Senate for Piauí Ciro Nogueira (PP) and other allies and supporters. Before voting, Joel Rodrigues thanked the supporters who followed the campaign and took stock of the months of political activity.

"I am very grateful to God for the opportunity He gave me, for the courage, for the attitude, for everyone who followed with me on this journey, for those who welcomed us, opened the door, listened to our message, our proposals. So today is the most important day [...] It's the voter and the ballot box, and we will respect whatever that choice is. I spent four years in that state," he said.

Professor Gisvaldo, voted at 9:50 am at the Full-Time State Center (Ceti) Desembargador Heli Sobral, in Teresina. He arrived at the polling place accompanied by his wife, and stated that the party arrives on election day expecting a good performance at the polls.

"A very beautiful campaign, full of hope, a campaign that demonstrated to the state of Piauí that it is possible to build an alternative that is outside this historical logic of governance by family groups. So we arrived at the 4th, today, this Sunday, with a lot of hope and believing that people will be very well positioned at the polls. In fact, we may have a surprise and people will go to the second round", he said.

"Gratitude to the people of Piauí, wherever I went they welcomed me very well. We are satisfied with our purpose of seeking to carry our message and transform this state for the better. I think the government has to govern for everyone and not for a few," he said.

Rafael Fonteles, voted at 9:40 am at Colégio Madre Savina, in Teresina. He arrived at the polling place accompanied by his family and supporters. He said he was confident in the results of the polls and thanked him for the support he received during the campaign.

"Take this moment to thank everyone on this journey, everyone who helped us and supported us. At this moment we will wait very calmly for the decision of the people of Piauí and Brazil. I am very confident, very optimistic, but with great humility, waiting for the sovereign will of the people, who will choose their representatives, not only the governor, president, but also the parliamentarians who will act in the election process to decide the fates of Brazil and Piauí. I, in particular, made my proposals very clear so that the population can decide," he said.

Santiago Belizário, voted at 9:40 am at the Health Sciences Center (CCS), at the Federal University of Piauí (UFPI), in Teresina. He arrived at the voting place accompanied by the candidate for the Senate for Piauí Pedro Laurentino (UP) and other allies. Santiago highlighted popular participation in politics.

"We are very happy, our expectations are the best, as a result of the campaign that we developed in this electoral war, as we have called it, even though our party is contesting these elections in deeply unequal conditions, where the traditional oligarchic parties control the party fund, the electoral fund, they make this campaign a way of corrupting the conscience of our people. We understand that we can only change this reality with our organized people, building the struggles," he said.