Lula-favored candidate leads election poll

[Judi Lynn]

Lula-favored candidate leads election poll
15:07, July 24, 2010

Brazil's former Chief of Staff Dilma Rousseff, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's handpicked candidate for succession, leads over his chief rival by eight percentage points.

Rousseff from Lula's Workers' Party (PT) garnered 41 percent of voter support, against 33 percent for opposition candidate Jose Serra, former Sao Paulo state governor from the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB),according to the Vox Populi survey released on Friday.

Green Party's Marina Silva won 8 percent of voter support.

In the previous Vox Populi poll, unveiled in June, Rousseff won 40 percent of support, while Serra got 35 percent and Silva eight percent.

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http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90852/7079231.html

[Judi Lynn]

1. Brazil's Rousseff Pulls Ahead in Election

Brazil's Rousseff Pulls Ahead in Election
By Raymond Colitt
July 23, 2010

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's ruling party candidate Dilma Rousseff has widened her lead in October's presidential race over opposition candidate Jose Serra, a poll showed on Friday.

It is the biggest advantage any poll has so far given Rousseff, who in December trailed former Sao Paulo state governor Jose Serra by as much as 20 percentage points.

Rousseff, a career civil servant from President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's Workers' Party, got 41 percent of voter support with 33 percent for Serra, according to the Vox Populi poll released by TV Bandeirantes.

The same poll in June showed Rousseff ahead with 40 percent support against 35 percent for Serra.

Former Environment Minister Marina Silva remained unchanged with 8 percent.

With only two and a half months left to the October 3 election, investors are closely watching to see whether either candidate can maintain a significant lead.

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http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=11240503

[naaman fletcher]

2. Lula is a great man..

I wish every LA nation had a leader like him, Venezuela and Colombia included.