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Brazil (Presidential)
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ELECTION TYPE |
DATE |
| Federative Republic of Brazil |
Presidential |
October 4, 1998 |
At stake
in this election:
- The office of the president of Brazil
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Description
of government structure:
- The president is directly elected by
simple majority vote for a four-year term.
- A runoff between the top two candidates is
not necessary in the event that one candidate receives more votes in the first round than
all of his/her rivals combined.
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Results of the election for president:
- Presidential
Candidate: Fernando Henrique CARDOSO
Party: Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB)
Valid Votes Received: 35,936,916
Percent of Valid Votes Received: 53.06%
- Presidential
Candidate: Luiz Inacio (Lula) DA SILVA
Party: Workers' Party (PT)
Valid Votes Received: 21,475,330
Percent of Valid Votes Received: 31.71%
- Presidential
Candidate: Ciro GOMES
Party: Popular Socialist Party (PPS)
Valid Votes Received: 7,426,232
Percent of Valid Votes Received: 10.97%
- Presidential
Candidate: Eneas CARNEIRO
Party: National Order Redefinition Party (PRONA)
Valid Votes Received: 1,447,080
Percent of Valid Votes Received: 2.14%
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When was
the last presidential election?
- Last presidential election held: October
3, 1994
- In the 1994 election, Fernando Henrique
CARDOSO received 52.97% of the vote and thus defeated Luiz Inacio (Lula) DA SILVA, his
closest competitor with 26.39% of the vote.
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Population
and number of registered voters:
- Population: 164,511,366 (July 1997
estimate)
- Number of registered voters: Number of registered voters: 106,076,088
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Of Interest:
- With approximately 100 million voters,
Brazil is the largest democracy in Latin America.
- In February 1997, Brazil's constitution
was amended to allow a sitting president to run for a second term of office. The October
1998 election will be the first in which the current president may run for re-election.
- No independent candidacies are allowed.
All candidates for president must belong to a registered political party.
- The October 1998 election was the first
time in which the majority of Brazil's voters will use computerized electronic voting
machines.
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| SOURCE: INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS (IFES) |
| For additional information:
IFES ElectionGuide Online |
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