October 29, 2006
Big News of the Day
And so, we went through a whole "second round" in the elections, just for this...
FT.com / In depth - Lula wins easy victory in Brazil electionPresident Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil won a decisive victory in the country’s presidential election last night.
With 99 per cent of the votes counted, Mr Lula da Silva had won 60.8 per cent compared with 39.2 per cent for his challenger, Geraldo Alckmin, of the centrist opposition PSDB.
Here is hoping and praying that Lula's second administration will succeed in finding real solutions to the corruption and crime waves that are plaguing this country.
Update
Here are some comments I left at the Publius Pundit blog, which I thought were appropriate here:
A few issues I see on the horizon:
1. Will Lula take a stand against the virulent leftism of Hugo Chavez and Evo Morales, or will he continue to be their plaything?
2. As he moves into his next term, will his overwhelming majority cause him to move in an increasingly leftist direction, or will he continue to defend the freedoms people have by and large enjoyed in his first term?
3. Will he make fighting crime a serious priority?
4. Will he participate in the fight against worldwide radical Islam, or will he continue to look the other way and pretend the problem doesn’t exist right under his nose.
This second term could be one of outstanding achievements, or it could be time to pay the piper. We shall see.
Posted by Andrew on October 29, 2006 9:34 PM.
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