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Brazil's record 21% abstention fuels turnout worries
Original: @ aproposnix so depressing! still hopeful we can get the absentees (33,4Million! 21% of the electorate) to come vote on
Brazil's first-round elections saw abstention reach 21%, about 33.4 million people, the highest rate since 1998. Observers are expressing dismay at the figure and at the number of extreme-right candidates elected to the Senate, while hoping absent voters can still be mobilised to cast ballots in the second round. Commenters describe the result as depressing but say they remain hopeful for higher turnout.
Why now: A record-high abstention rate and concerning Senate results in Brazil's elections are prompting debate on voter mobilisation before the second round.
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- @ aproposnix so depressing! still hopeful we can get the absentees (33,4Million! 21% of the electorate) to come vote on the second round. But worse is the many extreme-right that got elected for senate 😭💔 "Abstenção chega a 21% no primeiro turno e é a maior desde 1998"… · GurgelSegrillo@mastodon.ie · 2
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