Cuba Press Reports Rousseff Win in Brazil

HAVANA TIMES, Oct. 4 — Cuba’s dailies highlight the victory of Dilma Rousseff in Brazil’s presidential elections with 47 percent of the vote to 33% of her closest opponent Jose Serra.

In a surprise good showing Green Party candidate Marina Silva finished third with 19%.

Rousseff, who seeks to be her nation’s first female president, ran on the ticket of current President Lula da Silva’s Workers Party (PT).

She now faces a runoff against Serra on October 31, since no candidate obtained a 50% simple majority of the votes tabulated.

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