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2008 São Paulo Mayoral Election
The 2008 São Paulo municipal election took place in the city of São Paulo, with the first round taking place on 5 October and the second round taking place on 26 October 2008. Voters voted to elect the Mayor, the Vice Mayor, and 55 City Councillors for the administration of the city. The result was a 2nd round victory for incumbent Mayor Gilberto Kassab of the Democrats (Brazil), Democrats (DEM), who had previously assumed office after the resignation of José Serra, who went to run for governor in the 2006 São Paulo gubernatorial election., winning 3,790,558 votes and a share of 60,72% of the popular vote, defeating Marta Suplicy, of the Workers' Party (Brazil), Worker's Party (PT), who took 2,452,527 votes and a share of 39,28% of the popular vote. Candidates Candidates in runoff Candidates failing to make runoff Results Mayor City Councillors References {{DEFAULTSORT:São Paulo mayoral election, 2008 Mayoral elections in São Paulo, 2008 Oct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilberto Kassab
Gilberto Kassab (; born 12 August 1960) is a Brazilian politician and former mayor of São Paulo. His term ended in 2012. A civil engineer and economist, one of the most famous Brazilians of Lebanese descent, Kassab took over from José Serra, after Serra decided to run for governor of São Paulo. He belongs to the Syrian community of São Paulo, and is a member of the Partido Social Democrático (PSD). He is mentioned in 2017 among the beneficiaries of bribes from the multinational JBS. Political career *1993–1994: Councillor of São Paulo *1995–1999: State Deputy of São Paulo *1999–2004: Federal Deputy (resigned to run as vice mayor of São Paulo alongside José Serra) *2005–2006: Vice Mayor of São Paulo *2006–2013: Mayor of São Paulo (re-elected on 26 Oct 2008 for a four-year term) Administration The advertising industry criticized the city of São Paulo administration for the Cidade Limpa law, which prohibits all forms of external media and visual pollution ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
