Brazil gets first female president
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A former Marxist guerrilla who was tortured and imprisoned during Brazil's long dictatorship was elected Oct. 31 as president of Latin America's biggest nation, a country in the midst of an economic and political rise.
A statement from the Supreme Electoral Court, which oversees elections, said governing party candidate Dilma Rousseff won the election. When she takes office Jan. 1, she will be Brazil's first female leader.
With nearly all the ballots counted, Rousseff had 55.6 percent compared to 44.4 percent for her centrist rival, Jose Serra, the electoral court said.
In a 25-minute victory speech to jubilant supporters in Brasilia, Ms. Rousseff said her first promise was to "honor the women" of Brazil and that she hoped her win would allow "fathers and mothers to look their daughters in the eyes and say, 'Yes, a woman can.' " Known for her tough and serious demeanor, Rousseff only betrayed emotion when she spoke about President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Brazil's hugely popular leader the last eight years who chose her as his party's candidate to succeed him and used all his political will to get her elected. (AP)
ブラジルで初の女性大統領誕生
ブラジル大統領選の決選投票が10月31日に行なわれ、中道左派与党・労働党のジルマ・ルセフ候補が当選。同国では初の女性大統領になることが決まった。
Shukan ST: November 5, 2010
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