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Diplomacy, elections and conflict around the world, and what they mean for India.
Brazil's electoral court declared Lula the winner of the October 25, 2026 runoff with 51.79% of valid votes against Flávio Bolsonaro's 48.21%, a record fourth term; Bolsonaro's Liberal Party accepted the result on October 26 and he dropped his bid to annul the vote.
Israel's October 27, 2026 election produced no clear majority: partial counts put Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc ahead but below the 61 seats needed, with Gadi Eisenkot's camp close behind and official results due on November 4.
On October 15, 2026, South Africa's Constitutional Court ordered the Electoral Commission to include 181 ANC candidates excluded over an unfinalised online submission, prompting 6.6 million extra ballots and relief for 32 other parties ahead of the November 4 local elections.
