SFGate.com:
Brazil’s leftist president faces a runoff for a second term after voters denied him an outright victory Sunday amid last-minute allegations his party engaged in a scheme of electoral corruption and dirty tricks.
The Oct. 29 runoff was announced by election authorities after 98% of the vote had been counted, with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva getting 48.8% compared to 41.4% for the center-right Geraldo Alckmin, Sao Paulo state’s former governor.
It was a stunning defeat for Silva, after polls less than a week ago predicted him trouncing Alckmin with 59 % of the vote – far more than the 50% plus 1 vote needed to win the contest in the 1st round. Read more.
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