Progressives celebrate Lula’s win, while the right spits out its dummy (again)
Lula’s victory resonates far beyond Brazil, giving progressives around the world cause to celebrate while once again exposing the right’s troubling tendency to question election results when the voters’ verdict goes against them.
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