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The Countries: Forget it, Burkina Faso, Michigan is still the worst.
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Kepler
I loafe and invite my soul
aparch
Acetaminamerican
I assume Brazil's elections are nationally controlled and not every county reporting to their state election board.
FadeToBlack&Gold
Proud Statist
The way the press talked about it for the last month, the Brazilian population hated both candidates and Lula was doomed.
aparch
Acetaminamerican
Maybe not. Apparently some big elections in Canada swung hard right.
FadeToBlack&Gold
Proud Statist
In the prelude to what you'll see in several US political contests in about 9 days, Bolsonaro Junior is refusing to concede.
That and $9.00 will buy you a Starbucks. "Conceding" is not a thing - either you request a recount or you don't. You file a lawsuit, or you don't. And then, finally, you storm the capitol, or you don't.
FadeToBlack&Gold
Proud Statist
Yeah, and all the reputable outlets are saying any formal challenge is unlikely to succeed given that their Supreme Court's chief justice was appointed by Bolsonaro Sr. and he has already affirmed the result. I guess poll closure was extended at the last minute by 2 hours due to weather and public transit issues, but that was per the request of both parties/campaigns, so not much leg for Junior to stand on there either.
That is one thing that bugs me about election night - the news outlets gush over the moment that someone gives a "concession" speech, as if that meant they were pulling their name off the ballot or something. No - the counting continues. And if, by some quirk, enough truly legitimate ballots were found to put that person over the top, then they would be certified as the winner, speech or no speech.
When you concede in chess (knock over your king), you are, in fact, declaring the other person the winner. When you "concede" an election, you're just publicly predicting that you'll end up with fewer votes once the counting is done - it does not affect the substantive procedure of counting all the votes and certifying the result.
When you concede in chess (knock over your king), you are, in fact, declaring the other person the winner. When you "concede" an election, you're just publicly predicting that you'll end up with fewer votes once the counting is done - it does not affect the substantive procedure of counting all the votes and certifying the result.
Kepler
I loafe and invite my soul
Israeli election on track for highest turnout in 45 years. 36 different parties have a credible chance to gain a seat in the Knesset. Now that's what I call democracy!