The left-wing candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (50.88%) won by a narrow margin over his rival and current Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro (49.12%) with 99.63% counted and thus strengthens the options of comeback after a start of the count in which Bolsonaro was ahead.
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British opposition demands call for elections
The leader of the British opposition, Keir Starmer, once again called for general elections to be called "immediately" after the resignation of the Prime Minister, Liz Truss, after a month and a half at the head of the Government and in the…
Chile rejects the new constitution
The Electoral Service of Chile (Servel) reported that, according to preliminary data, the rejection of the referendum of the draft of a new Constitution was imposed with a large majority.
Voters responded to this question: "Do you approve…
Social networks prepare for the US elections
Facebook, Twitter and TikTok activated the measures to combat disinformation and foreign interference on the occasion of the United States mid-term elections, with the aim of avoiding interference in the election and the vote.
Meta will…
Droupadi Murmu, first tribal woman elected as president of India
Droupadi Murmu has been elected this Thursday as the president of India after having obtained the support of more than half of Parliament, thus succeeding Ram Nath Kovind, who had been in office since 2017.
At 64 years old, Murmu, has…
South Korea elects conservative Yoon Suk-yeol as new president
The president of the United States, Joe Biden, has transferred his congratulations by telephone to the new president of South Korea, Yoon Suk-yeol, for his victory in the elections.
Both leaders have affirmed "the strength" of the alliance…
Parliament of Hungary will elect the country’s next president in March
The Hungarian Parliament plans to hold the vote on March 10 to elect the next president of the country, as confirmed on Monday by the president of the Chamber, Laszlo Kover.
The favorite is Katalin Novak, making it likely that the country…
Costa Rica will have a second round of elections
The candidate of the National Liberation Party (PLN) for the Presidency of Costa Rica, José María Figueres, and the candidate of the Social Democratic Progress Party (PPSD), Rodrigo Chaves, will meet in a second round on April 3 after a…
President of Portugal dissolves Parliament and calls early elections
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of Portugal, signed this Sunday the decree of official dissolution of the Parliament of the country and called early elections for this January 30, 2022, as he had announced the previous month. The signing…
Official ruling party won elections of this #N21 in Venezuela
With 90.21 % of the votes counted, the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) wins in 20 of the 23 states of the country, in addition to Caracas, in the regional elections held this Sunday, November 21st.
The ruling party…
Justin Trudeau takes office as Prime Minister of Canada
Justin Trudeau, who won the general election on September 20 by winning 160 of the 338 seats in the House of Commons of the Canadian Parliament, took office for the second mandate in an act held in Ottawa, capital of Canada.
During the…
Two MEPs sanctioned for their participation in Ecuador elections
The Democratic Support and Electoral Coordination Group of the European Parliament has sanctioned the MEP of Izquierda Unida, Manu Pineda, and that of Podemos, Idoia Villanueva, for breaking the rules of electoral missions in the elections…