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How Does the Calculation that Decides Whether the Election Ends Tomorrow in the First Round Work?

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According to the polls, current President Lula Da Silva has a slight advantage.The Federal Constitution indicates that candidates must exceed 50% of the valid votes to win in the first round.

·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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For voters subject to the mandatory vote, the turnout is not limited to the first round. According to the Superior Electoral Court (TSE), each turnout is considered an independent election and therefore the turnout must vote in both stages when there is a second turnout. In the 2026 elections, the first turnout is scheduled for this Sunday (4) and a possible second turnout will be held on October 25th. Those who are required to vote must appear …

·Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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·São Paulo, Brazil
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There are three days left for the first round of elections in 2026, scheduled for Sunday, 4, and the Presidency's dispute reaches the final line with little chance of being defined in the first round, as occurred in 1994 and 1998. To win the presidential election in the first round, the candidate must win more than 50% of the valid votes. The account disregards the white and null votes. That is, if no candidate reaches the absolute majority, the…

Photo: TSEO Brazil goes to the polls with a tight dispute, in which the decision of the undecided and the appearance can weigh in the outcome The post Election: undecided and abstention can define if there will be second turn apareceu primeiro em Canal Rural.

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To win in the first round, the candidate of the majority election has to obtain the absolute majority of the votes, that is, more than half (50% plus one), without considering the whites and nulls. The majority system is used to elect the president of the Republic, governor and mayor. According to the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE), for president, governor and mayor of cities with more than 200,000 voters, wins who achieves the absolute majority …

·Quadra, Brazil
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UOL broke the news in São Paulo, Brazil on Saturday, October 3, 2026.
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