2009 Workers' Party (Brazil) leadership election
Introduction 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.
National results ===President===Former Petrobras president José Eduardo Dutra, from the faction O Partido que Muda o Brasil (), 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 2010, 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 (), - 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 () had 12% of the vote, followed by Iriny Lopes of Esquerda Socialista () with 9.9%, Markus Sokol of Terra, Trabalho e Soberania () with 1%, and Serge Goulart of Virar à Esquerda! Retornar ao Socialismo! () 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%
External links * Official website of the 4th Direct Election Process of the Workers' Party