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Bolsonaro’s Party Says It Recognizes Lula’s Election Win in Brazil

Flavio Bolsonaro's Liberal Party on Monday recognized the outcome of Brazil's presidential runoff, despite the candidate's objections to the poll won by leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Lula, who turns 81 on Tuesday, pulled off a dramatic comeback after trailing Bolsonaro in a first-round vote, a defeat which fired up the left on the streets and social media to secure him a fourth term in office. In the end, Lula pulled around 4.4 million more votes than his rival on Sunday.

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In Israel, Eisenkot Tries Quiet Appeal to Oust Netanyahu

Gadi Eisenkot, the man who could unseat Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, almost always dresses in black, speaks halting English and tends to respond in interviews with bullet-point lists, a reflection of the military culture that shaped him. For some voters in Tuesday's general election, the 66-year-old's lack of charisma may be one of his greatest assets.

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