Xinhua News Agency Brasilia, October 2 (Reporters Bian Zhuodan and Zhao Yan)Brazil The first round of voting results of the presidential election were released on the evening of the 2nd. None of the 11 candidates received more than half of the votes, and the two candidates with the most votes will enter the second round of duel at the end of next month.
On October 2, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Lula delivered a speech after the results of the first round of the presidential election were released. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Rachel Patraso)
In the first round of voting, the Labor Party candidate and former President Lula won the most votes, with a vote rate of more than 48%; the Liberal candidate and current president Bolsonaro ranked second with a gap of about 5 percentage points; Brazilian Democratic Movement candidate Tebert and Democratic Labor candidate Gomez ranked third and fourth respectively, and their vote rate with the other seven candidates were less than 5%, losing the opportunity to continue to compete.
According to the Brazilian presidential election rules, if a candidate receives more than half of the votes in the first round of voting, he will be directly elected, otherwise the two who receive the most votes will decide the winner in the second round of voting.
On October 2, in Brasilia, the capital of Brazil, Bolsonaro delivered a speech after the results of the first round of the presidential election were released. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Lucio Tavola)
Statistics of the Brazilian Higher Election Court show that this year's general election had more than 156 million registered voters, accounting for about 72.6% of Brazil's total population, an increase of 6.1% from the 147 million registered voters in the 2018 general election.
Local media pointed out that the first round of voting results reflect that this presidential election still presents a traditional basic pattern of left-right confrontation. Although the middle parties have the will to integrate, they have not formed a joint force. The "third road" they adhere to failed to attract enough voters, resulting in their defeat in the confrontation with the forces of left-wing wing .
The second round of voting for the Brazilian presidential election will be held on October 30. If no unexpected situation occurs, the final result will be announced several hours after the second round of voting ends.
