Wahlen in Brasilien: Lula gewinnt zum vierten Mal die Präsidentschaftswahl
Mit einer spektakulären Aufholjagd hat Präsident Lula seinen rechten Herausforderer Flávio Bolsonaro besiegt. Der macht noch am Wahlabend klar, dass er seine Niederlage nicht anerkennt.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva achieved a spectacular victory in the presidential runoff against his right-wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro. After tallying nearly all the votes, Lula came out ahead with 51.75 percent to Bolsonaro's 48.25 percent. His lead amounted to over four million votes. In the first round, Lula had received more than two million fewer votes than Bolsonaro.
In just three weeks, Lula transformed his deficit into a substantial advantage. Between the two rounds, he added 10.3 million votes, while his opponent gained only 3.7 million. Such a comeback had never happened in a Brazilian presidential election. Lula succeeded mainly by mobilizing people to the polls who had not voted for him in the first round.
A digital campaign organized by left-leaning lawmaker André Janones reached ten million people via the WhatsApp group "Exército de Lula" in less than a month. This marked a surprising counter-offensive by the left on social media, which had largely been dominated by Flávio Bolsonaro and his supporters during the campaign.
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