Brazilian presidential candidate, favored to win, lost in the first round for his position on abortion
Julius Severus / Matthew Cullinan Hoffman
BRASILIA, Brazil, October 5 2010 ( Notifam ) - The issue of abortion was the main reason that the Brazilian candidate favored to win, Mrs. Dilma Rousseff, but failed to win a majority in Sunday's presidential election, according to Brazilian media.
polls taken during the weeks before the elections, pointing Mrs. consistently Rousseff, who represents the Labor Party in power, with a victory of 59% to 51%. However, Rousseff managed to win only 47% of the vote, one time he fell advantage among evangelical voters, after a distribution of several videos on YouTube assembled by linking Mrs. Rousseff Brazilian Workers Party and the legalization of abortion .
In Estadão newspaper reported that "members of the campaign (the candidate of the Workers' Party) Dilma Rousseff unable to respond effectively about religious matters, such as the legalization of abortion. For them, that was the main reason that made the score he had Dilma, especially among the lower classes, migrated to the candidacy of his opponent, (Mrs.) Marina Silva. "
" During the final phase of the campaign, Dilma began to lose votes among evangelical and Catholic voters because she said so favorable about the proposal for the legalization of abortion in the country, "also noted in the paper.
in the newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo also reported the fall, saying he "lost votes Dilma Rousseff particularly among evangelical voters during the month of September, and during the same period, the rejection of its bid by this group of voters amounted to more than 50%. "
The surprise result of the first round of elections in Mrs Rousseff, was due to a previous massive campaign led by Protestant ministers, Catholic bishops, and cyber newspaper commentators who worked diligently to inform voters who think the same way on the pro-abortion record of Mrs. Rousseff.
As Lifesitenews (Notifam) previously reported, last month an evangelical minister was threatened with legal action by representatives of the Workers Party, after, during a sermon, he encouraged his parishioners not to vote for candidates from the Labor Party because of its pro-abortion political agenda and pro-homosexuality. His sermon was recorded and broadcast on YouTube, and received millions of comments.
After its precipitous drop in the polls, Mrs. Rousseff gave a press conference in late September, claiming she is "personally against abortion," what he called an act of "violence against woman. " However, his explanation seems to have had little effect on the election result on Sunday.
Mrs. Dilma Rousseff, a former Marxist guerrilla who spent three years in prison for activities that took place, was chosen by Mr. Luis Lula da Silva, the ultra-popular President of Brazil, to be his successor . In elections to resolve the tie, she will meet Mr. José Serra of the Social Democratic Party, who won 32% of the votes in the first round. However, the Brazilian Workers Party has won a majority of seats in the National Congress during the first round, ensuring that the hegemony of the party will continue, at least within the legislative branch government.
the original English version: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2010/oct/10100501.html
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Portuguese version: presidential candidate most likely to lose votes to win the first round - the key issue is abortion
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