The second round of the Brazilian presidential election will
Brasilia, October 4th (Xinhua) -- The results of the first round of voting for the Brazilian presidential election were announced on the evening of the 4th local time. No candidate received more than half of the votes, and the two candidates with the highest number of votes will enter the second round of competition on the 25th.
In the first round of voting, Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro and candidate of the Liberal Party, received approximately 47% of valid votes, ranking first; The current president and Labor Party candidate Lula ranks second with a gap of about 2 percentage points. The remaining candidates with a vote share below 5% will no longer participate in the competition.
According to the rules of the Brazilian presidential election, if a candidate receives more than half of the votes in the first round of voting, they will be directly elected. Otherwise, the winner will be determined by the two candidates who receive the most votes in the second round of voting.
The second round of voting for the Brazilian presidential election will take place on October 25th. Unless there are special circumstances, the results will be announced within a few hours after the second round of voting ends.
(Editor in charge: Wei Min)