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Goes to show First Past the Post is the dumbest of all electoral methods.

Adam Schwarz@adamjschwarz.bsky.social

So how did Lula come from behind to defeat Bolsonaro? In short, turnout. Bolsonaro's vote share barely moved. But Lula banked millions of votes from those who didn't vote in the first round & won eliminated candidates' votes. A remarkable mobilisation. Second round turnout is usually below first.

26/10/26, 3:14 am0 reposts4 likes

Michael Gattozzi

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Very big brained genius boy moments from the guys who supposedly read a lot about how ancient democracies failed. Very good job Founding Fathers