Original sentence: His first bid for the mayorship came in 1996, when he resigned as Health Minister to run in the election for mayor of São Paulo, which was won by Celso Pitta.Pitta was replaced in 2000 by Marta Suplicy, then a federal deputy.This places him in an uncomfortable position as during his mayoral campaign he promised to serve out his term as mayor before being a candidate for any other position.Though seen as something of a dour technocrat, Serra did pioneer new policies on HIV/AIDs treatment that were adopted elsewhere in the developing world
Edited sentence: After Collor de Mello´s impeachment, FHC served as Minister of Finance under Collor´s succesor Itamar Franco and introduced the country’s most stable and enduring currency, the Real, although he left the government with low popularity.As such, Serra is more associated with the FHC years than with his own record.His first bid for the mayoralty came in 1996, when he resigned as Health Minister to run on the election for São Paulo mayor that was won by Celso Pitta.Pitta was replaced in 2000 by Marta Suplicy, then federal deputy.Sometimes, Cardoso administration is regarded as something of a success in comparison to the chequered history of his predecessor, Fernando Collor de Mello.Though seen as something of a dour technocrat serving under a flambouyant ex-Marxist sociology professor, Serra did pioneer new policies on HIV/AIDs treatment that were adopted elsewhere in the developing world