Post by account_disabled on Jan 11, 2024 7:50:52 GMT
With more than 58 million votes, the largest vote received by a candidate in elections in the country, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, from PT, has been re-elected president of Brazil. Lula obtained 61% of the votes, against 39% for Geraldo Alckmin.
With 37 million votes, the candidate Special Data of the coalition led by PSDB-PFL now obtained fewer votes than in the first round. On October 1st, Alckmin was voted for by 41.64% or almost 40 million voters.
The president of the Superior Electoral Court announced Lula's victory, just after 7 pm, when the counting curve proved to be irreversible. He was following the results of the investigations in the states with his colleagues, around a snack table, in the court's Presidency room, when he was informed by his advisor that the results came out earlier than expected.
According to the first projections, the outcome of the dispute would only be known after 10pm. At 7:18 pm, with 16 million votes remaining to be counted, Lula had already established a lead of 20 million. “The machines surprised us once again”, admitted the minister, celebrating the efficiency of the electronic voting and counting system.
At 8:22 pm, Tucano candidate Geraldo Alckmin called Lula to recognize his victory. Minutes later, in a hotel in São Paulo, accompanied by several ministers, Lula made his first speech as re-elected president. “We want to govern for all Brazilians, but the poor will always have priority in my government,” said the president. “The solution lies in economic growth and income distribution, something we already started to do in our first term.”
Before closing, Lula recalled a promise made during the campaign that in a second term he would be more open to the press and allowed journalists to ask questions.
With 37 million votes, the candidate Special Data of the coalition led by PSDB-PFL now obtained fewer votes than in the first round. On October 1st, Alckmin was voted for by 41.64% or almost 40 million voters.
The president of the Superior Electoral Court announced Lula's victory, just after 7 pm, when the counting curve proved to be irreversible. He was following the results of the investigations in the states with his colleagues, around a snack table, in the court's Presidency room, when he was informed by his advisor that the results came out earlier than expected.
According to the first projections, the outcome of the dispute would only be known after 10pm. At 7:18 pm, with 16 million votes remaining to be counted, Lula had already established a lead of 20 million. “The machines surprised us once again”, admitted the minister, celebrating the efficiency of the electronic voting and counting system.
At 8:22 pm, Tucano candidate Geraldo Alckmin called Lula to recognize his victory. Minutes later, in a hotel in São Paulo, accompanied by several ministers, Lula made his first speech as re-elected president. “We want to govern for all Brazilians, but the poor will always have priority in my government,” said the president. “The solution lies in economic growth and income distribution, something we already started to do in our first term.”
Before closing, Lula recalled a promise made during the campaign that in a second term he would be more open to the press and allowed journalists to ask questions.