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Brazil's Dilma Rousseff to face presidential run-off | |
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Brazilian incumbent Dilma Rousseff has received most votes in the country's presidential election, but has fallen short of an outright win. | |
With almost 90% of the vote counted, she has 41% and is set to face a run-off against centrist Aecio Neves (35%). | |
Brazil's voting system is all electronic and is likely to deliver complete official results shortly. | |
More than 142 million people took part in the polls, following a dramatic election campaign. | More than 142 million people took part in the polls, following a dramatic election campaign. |
Environmentalist Marina Silva is predicted to finish in the third place with 22%. Turnout was 80%. | |
Early in the campaign, incumbent Ms Rousseff - from the centre-left Workers' Party (PT) - had been expected to win outright. | Early in the campaign, incumbent Ms Rousseff - from the centre-left Workers' Party (PT) - had been expected to win outright. |
However, the death of one of the main candidates, Socialist Eduardo Campos, had a major effect on the race when he was replaced with Ms Silva. | However, the death of one of the main candidates, Socialist Eduardo Campos, had a major effect on the race when he was replaced with Ms Silva. |
During Ms Rousseff's tenure as president, unemployment has been lower than under any of her predecessors, at about 5%. The minimum wage has risen and the number of undernourished Brazilians has been falling. | During Ms Rousseff's tenure as president, unemployment has been lower than under any of her predecessors, at about 5%. The minimum wage has risen and the number of undernourished Brazilians has been falling. |
But the past 18 months have been marred by recession and corruption scandals, and protests over poor public services and the World Cup costs. | But the past 18 months have been marred by recession and corruption scandals, and protests over poor public services and the World Cup costs. |