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Dilma Rousseff Keeps Bulgaria in Her Heart Bulgaria is in my heart, said Dilma Rousseff, the Bulgaria-descended Brazilian presidential candidate.
"The Bulgarian interest is very positive for me. I like the Bulgarians and I am happy for their support because Bulgaria is in my heart. I follow everything that you do for me and I thank you for that," Rousseff told the Bulgarian private TV channel bTV.
The Bulgaria-descendant has won the first round of Brazil's presidential elections but has fallen short of the 50% plus 1 vote needed to evade the runoff on October 31.
With almost 100% of the votes counted, Rousseff has received 46.6% in the first round of Brazil's presidential elections, Brazil's Supreme Electoral Court announced.
Her main rival Social-Democrat Jose Serra has 32.7%, while Marina Silva from the Green Party, who is believed to have "stolen" votes mostly from Rousseff, is third with 19.5%.
A total of 17.9% of the cast votes have been annulled. About 101 million of the 136 million eligible voters have cast their votes.
The only exit poll carried out by Ibope and announced by GloboNews TV had predicted a first-round win for Rousseff with 51%; its statistical mistake was within 2%.
Tags: Dilma Rousseff, Bulgaria, Brazil, Presidential elections, presidential election
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