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Dilma Rousseff re-elected Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff re-elected Brazilian president
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Left-leaning President Dilma Rousseff has been re-elected president of Brazil, after securing 51.45% of votes in a closely-fought election. Left-leaning Dilma Rousseff has been re-elected president of Brazil, after securing more than 51% of votes in a closely-fought election.
An official count showed her rival, centrist candidate Aecio Neves, taking 48.55% of the vote. An official count showed her rival, centrist candidate Aecio Neves, taking just over 48% of the vote.
Ms Rousseff, in power since 2010, is popular with poor Brazilians because of her government's welfare polices. Ms Rousseff, in power since 2010, is popular with poor Brazilians because of her government's welfare policies.
Both candidates made economic growth and lifting Brazilians out of poverty central to their election campaigns.Both candidates made economic growth and lifting Brazilians out of poverty central to their election campaigns.
But correspondents say wealthy Brazilians were more likely to back Mr Neves, whom they regarded as someone to put the economy back on track after four years of low growth rates with the country now technically in recession.
Polarised campaign
With less than 2% of votes left to be counted, there are not enough votes to allow Mr Neves to catch up with Ms Rousseff.With less than 2% of votes left to be counted, there are not enough votes to allow Mr Neves to catch up with Ms Rousseff.
Her re-election for a second term extends the rule of Ms Rousseff's Workers Party (PT), which has been in power for 12 years. Polarised campaign
This has been Brazil's most polarised campaign since 1989, when Brazil held its first direct election after the military rule, says the BBC's Julia Dias Carneiro in Rio de Janeiro. Ms Rousseff's re-election for a second term extends the rule of her Workers Party (PT), which has been in power for 12 years.
It has been marked by aggressive accusations on both sides, a rivalry that reached part of the electorate, with nasty disputes proliferating on social media, she adds. "Thank you very much," Ms Rousseff tweeted after the results were announced.
The BBC's Wyre Davies in Rio de Janeiro says it was the tightest of contests, but in electing Dilma Rousseff, Brazilians had opted for continuity and backed a system and party that has brought economic growth and generous welfare programmes.
But, he continues, Brazil looks and feels divided - whereas Dilma Rousseff did well in the poorer northern states, her opponent took many of the wealthier and more developed southern parts of Brazil.
Aecio Neves, of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB), was the governor of the southern swing-state of Minas Gerais for eight years.Aecio Neves, of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB), was the governor of the southern swing-state of Minas Gerais for eight years.
Correspondents say wealthy Brazilians were more likely to back Mr Neves, who had vowed to put the economy back on track after four years of low growth rates with the country now technically in recession.
The election campaign has been marked by aggressive accusations on both sides, a rivalry that reached part of the electorate, with nasty disputes proliferating on social media, says the BBC's Julia Dias Carneiro in Rio de Janeiro.
The election comes after weeks of intensive campaigning by the two candidates and a presidential race that took a tragic turn after Eduardo Campos, a main opposition candidate, was killed in a plane crash in August.The election comes after weeks of intensive campaigning by the two candidates and a presidential race that took a tragic turn after Eduardo Campos, a main opposition candidate, was killed in a plane crash in August.
His running mate, a renowned environmentalist, Marina Silva, was thrust into his place, vowing to become the South American country's first "poor, black" president.His running mate, a renowned environmentalist, Marina Silva, was thrust into his place, vowing to become the South American country's first "poor, black" president.
But she came third in the first round after Ms Rousseff and Mr Neves secured 41.5% and 33.5% of the vote respectively.But she came third in the first round after Ms Rousseff and Mr Neves secured 41.5% and 33.5% of the vote respectively.
As neither candidate got an absolute majority, the election went into a second round.As neither candidate got an absolute majority, the election went into a second round.