
ブラジル大統領選の決選投票、現職ルラ氏が勝利
ブラジルで大統領選の決選投票が25日実施され、左派のルラ大統領が親米右派のフラビオ・ボルソナロ上院議員を下し、再選を決めた。ルラ氏は国民和解を呼び掛けたが、ボルソナロ氏は投票時間延長を理由に選挙無効化を求めている。
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ブラジルで大統領選挙の決選投票が実施され、現職のルラ氏とボルソナロ氏が激しい争いを繰り広げた。
【サンパウロ時事】ブラジルで25日、大統領選挙の決選投票が実施され、通算4期を目指す左派のルラ大統領(80)が、ジャイル・ボルソナロ前大統領の長男で親米右派のフラビオ・ボルソナロ上院議員(45)を下し、再選を決めた。就任は来年1月5日で任期は4年。中南米では治安の悪化などを背景に右派回帰が続いており、地域大国ブラジルの選挙結果が注視されていた。
中央選管に当たる高等選挙裁判所(TSE)によると、ルラ氏は有効票の51.79%、ボルソナロ氏は48.21%を獲得。4日の第1回投票では、ボルソナロ氏が首位で、決選投票前の主要世論調査もボルソナロ氏がわずかにリードしていた。
投票は25日午後5時(日本時間26日午前5時)に締め切られる予定だったが、ルラ氏側がTSEに「交通混雑のため投票所へのアクセスが困難になっている」と申し立てたため、2時間延長された。国全体で投票時間が延ばされるのは異例で、選挙結果の確定に影響する可能性がある。
ルラ氏は最大都市サンパウロで行った勝利演説で、大接戦を念頭に「私は2億1500万人(全て)のブラジル人のために政治を行う」と強調し、国民和解を呼び掛け。トランプ米政権と近いボルソナロ氏を破ったことで「この選挙は、ブラジルが誰かの裏庭になることを受け入れないと示した」と誇った。
一方、首都ブラジリアで演説したボルソナロ氏は、投票時間の延長が選挙の公平性を傷つけたと主張。「投票結果を認めることはあり得ない。選挙の無効化を求める」と述べた。
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