Brazilian presidential election, 2002
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Although Luis Inácio "Lula" da Silva
won the most votes in the first round, he did not manage to obtain majority of valid votes (i.e. excluding blank or void votes). This led the presidential election to a second round, which Lula won with 61.3% of valid votes.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva , known popularly as Lula, served as the 35th President of Brazil from 2003 to 2010.A founding member of the Workers' Party , he ran for President three times unsuccessfully, first in the 1989 election. Lula achieved victory in the 2002 election, and was inaugurated as...
won the most votes in the first round, he did not manage to obtain majority of valid votes (i.e. excluding blank or void votes). This led the presidential election to a second round, which Lula won with 61.3% of valid votes.