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Absolutely despicable. Vic ALP minister Paul Edbrooke had a bullet left on his car with his firefighter number, something only a few people could know as he negotiates with the UFU. Remember the threats they made to Jane Garrett. theage.com.au/national/victo…
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Congratulations, President @LulaOficial, on your re-election in Brazil.
The relationship between Canada and Brazil has flourished under our partnership. Let’s seize this opportunity to make it even stronger, together — to create major new trade opportunities, protect the environment, and build greater prosperity for both our peoples.
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Brazil’s results tonight are a big endorsement for the idea that every country should have a second “are you you sure about that” election a couple weeks after the first one for the important stuff
Yeah I’m not talking huge numbers, but potential Lib->ON movers may have moved back to the Lib column. Agree about a general sense of disengagement though.
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Prediction markets also bombed having Bolsonaro around 80% at close of polls. Given that that was in no way a valid read off very close and herded polling, they thought the polls were underselling him.
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After wrongly having the incumbent ahead in the first round Brasilian pollsters hedged and herded on a narrow win for the challenger in the second only to be mostly wrong again. (Lula somehow won by 3.5, an unremarkable polling miss overall but the herding is spectacular).
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Swap Lula for Burnham and 2022 for 24 and I'm tentative to say, whatever happens in the next few years, we'll be making the same observation here in 28/29. xitter.cf/OwenWntr/status/211452…
Piss off Pauline
Pauline Hanson has called out Victorian Opposition Leader Jess Wilson for refusing to accept an election debate with One Nation after claiming there were only “two people” who could be premier.
news24.com.au/politics/austr…
Ms Mountebank retweeted
‼️ We've reached the crossover in counted votes, and I'm confident enough to call the election.
Lula will be RE-ELECTED as president of Brazil (>99% chance).
Better things are possible
The streets of Belgrade erupted in celebration as Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat in Serbia's parliamentary election to a student-backed movement.
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