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Rousseff-Serra Race Tightens before Brazil Presidential Vote Bulgaria-descended Dilma Rousseff has a narrow lead before the second round of Brazil's Presidential Elections on October 31, 2010.
Rousseff, the favored candidate of outgoing Brazilian President Lula da Silva, running from the Workerts Party, ended the first round with 46.5% of the votes vs. 32.5% for her competitor Jose Serra from the Social Democratic Party.
According to a poll of the Brazilian Institute of Public Opinion and Statistics (IBOPE) conducted October 11-13, Rousseff enjoys the backing of 49% of the voters, while Serra has 43%, as cited by BTA. This one predicts a 53-47% win for Rousseff when expected null and void votes are subtracted.
Another poll of Vox populi carried out October 10-11, shows 48% for Rousseff and 40% for Serra. This is forecast to translate into a 54.5-45.5% win for the candidate of the Workers Party.
Even though she is still in the lead, Rousseff, who is the daughter of Bulgarian immigrant Petar (Pedro) Rousseff, is believed to have lost much momentum from a month ago when had a 20%-lead over Serra (having actually reversed Serra's lead since the beginning of 2010). This is said to result largely from corruption allegations about Dilma Rousseff's substitute as head of the cabinet of outgoing President Lula da Silva.
More about Dilma Rousseff and her Bulgarian origins read HERE and HERE
Tags: Dilma Rousseff, Brazil, Lula, Presidential elections
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Equestrian Rousseff-Serra Race Tightens before Brazil Presidential Vote