Lula ahead in polls for Brazil’s first-round vote; runoff likely
If no candidate wins more than 50% of valid votes — which exclude blank and null ballots — on October 4, the two frontrunners advance to a second-round…
The Hindu reports: If no candidate wins more than 50% of valid votes — which exclude blank and null ballots — on October 4, the two frontrunners advance to a second-round runoff on October 25.
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