Sunday, October 26, 2014

Dilma Rousseff re-elected Brazilian president

Left-leaning President Dilma Rousseff has been re-elected president of Brazil, after securing 51.45% of votes in a closely-fought election.An official count showed her rival, centrist candidate Aecio Neves, taking 48.55% of the vote.Ms Rousseff, in power since 2010, is popular with poor Brazilians because of her government's welfare polices.Both candidates made economic growth and lifting Brazilians out of poverty central to their election campaigns.


INC News, 26/10/2014

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