On the evening of October 30th local time, the final election results of the second round of voting for the presidential election of Brazil were released. former Brazilian president, Labor party candidate Lula won the general election.
According to Brazil Global Television on the 30th, the second round of voting for the Brazilian presidential election was all over the same day. According to the final results of the vote counting statistics, Bolsonaro won the votes of 49.13%, and Lula, who has the highest call, got the votes of 50.87%.
According to previous news from Al Jazeera, this is the most polarized election in Brazil since 1985. Bolsonaro has not admitted defeat yet, and he has previously accused the voting system of fraud without evidence.
was once the president and was also imprisoned
CCTV news reports show that Lula was born in October 1945 and founded the Brazilian Labor Party in 1980. He served as the President of Brazil for two consecutive terms from 2003 to 2010. He is the first president of the country's history to be a worker. During Lula's rule, Brazil's economy developed rapidly. In 2010, it jumped to become the seventh largest economy in the world. A large number of social welfare policies were implemented, and Lula also accumulated high public expectations.
In April 2018, Lula was imprisoned for corruption charges and was later released from prison in November of the following year. In 2021, Lula's previous criminal verdict was ruled as invalid by the Brazilian court .
Lula officially announced in May 2022 that he would participate in the presidential election with former governor of St. Paul State former governor Alkemin, and this is also his sixth time to run for the election. Judging from the results of the pre-election poll, Lula's approval rating has always been ahead of the current President Bolsonaro. He once said that if he was successfully elected, he would start to rebuild Brazil's economy, strengthen public financial management, and restrict the privatization of key national industries and implement tax reforms. In terms of international policy, Lula promises to strengthen cooperation mechanisms among Latin American countries, deepen cooperation between BRICS countries, and strive to improve Brazil's position on the world stage.
It is worth mentioning that Lula's competitor Bolsonaro was once called "Brazil version Trump " by the media. Previously, according to reference information, citing Effie , on October 2, Brazil's current President Bolsonaro also posted a video of former US President Trump canvassing votes for his election on Twitter.
According to CCTV News, in the first half of the second round of election vote counting, the current President Bolsonaro's vote rate has remained ahead. When the vote result was counted to 67.76%, Lula's vote rate surpassed and finally maintained the lead to win the election.
After this victory, Lula will take office as the 45th President of Brazil on January 1, 2023.
China: Heartfelt congratulations to
On October 31, Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian presided over the regular press conference. A reporter asked a question about former Brazilian President Lula being re-elected as president of Brazil.
Zhao Lijian said that China sincerely congratulates Mr. Lula on his re-election of the President of Brazil and wishes Brazil's national construction cause continuous new achievements.
Zhao Lijian said that China and Brazil are both major developing countries and important emerging market countries, and are comprehensive strategic partners for each other. In the 48 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Pakistan, China-Pakistan relations have developed healthily and steadily, and pragmatic cooperation in various fields has achieved fruitful results. China has always viewed and developed relations with Brazil from a strategic height and a global perspective. It is willing to work with the new Brazilian government led by Mr. Lula to promote the China-Pakistan comprehensive strategic partnership to a new level, better benefit the two countries and their peoples, and make due contributions to maintaining regional and world peace and stability and promoting common prosperity.
Biden and Macron sent congratulatory messages
After Lula won the election, leaders of many countries congratulated him.
According to Global Times , the White House reported that on October 30th local time, U.S. President Biden issued a statement congratulating Brazilian Labor Party candidate Lula on his victory in the "free, fair and credible election", and said: "I look forward to working together in the future (with Lula) to continue cooperation between the two countries."
French President Macron wrote on social platforms that Lula's election opened a new chapter in Brazil's history. "We will work together to meet many common challenges and reshape the friendship bond between the two countries."
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he looks forward to working with Lula to "strengthen the partnership between the two countries" and "promote common priorities - such as protecting the environment."
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador posted on Twitter: "Lula wins, the Brazilian people are blessed, and will usher in equality and humanitarianism."
Brazilian neighbors also sent blessings to Lula.
Argentina President Alberto Fernandez said Lula's victory "opened a new era in the history of Latin America " "An era full of hope and future begins today." He added in his tweet: "After you have experienced so many injustice, the Brazilian people elected you and democracy has won."
Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro expressed his desire to give Lula a "big hug". He wrote in his tweet: "Long live the people determined to achieve freedom, sovereignty and independence! Today in Brazil, democracy has won."
Edited by 丨Wang Naixin Comprehensive CCTV News, Global Times, Reference News, Beijing Daily, Beijing Business Daily (Reporter Fang Binnan and Zhao Tianshu)
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