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Trump celebrates first-round result in Brazil; Lula insists on the risk of foreign interference

American President Donald Trump celebrated the result of the first presidential round in Brazil, in which the far-right candidate, Flavio Bolsonaro, was victorious. The US president said that it was "a very big victory" and that "it will be a very difficult election," while the campaign of the left-wing candidate and current president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, insists on the risk of foreign interference in the elections.

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The right is celebrated, the left is organized: thus the policy in Spain reacts to the electoral advancement

The opposition leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo, who had been demanding early elections for months, stressed that "we will finally vote and Spain will be able to choose the country it wants to be." His People's Party leads the polls and, for him, the elections "go from Spain to win Sanchez and what it represents." From the ultra-rightwing Vox, on the other hand, they chose to shake unwavering doubts about the vote by mail, while the minority formations of the left rush dialogues for a possible alliance.

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Russia holds parliamentary elections in the middle of war with Ukraine

On September 18, the legislative elections in Russia began. As of 20 September, about 100 million people are called to vote to renew the 450 seats of the Duma, the lower house of the Russian Parliament. The United Russia party, President Vladímir Putin, who currently controls the Duma, should win without surprises; the only anti-war party was removed from the trial by the Supreme Court. Putin wants to give an impression of "normalcy" in the country, in the midst of a war that has already taken over four years.

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Russia holds parliamentary elections while prolonging the invasion of Ukraine

The polling stations opened on Friday, September 18, in the Russian Far East at the beginning of a three-day vote for the parliamentary elections, the first since Moscow launched its large-scale invasion of Ukraine. The main party of the Kremlin, United Russia, stands out to maintain its control of power along with other formations aligned with President Vladímir Putin, as the only party that criticized the war was excluded from the electoral ballot.

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Canada welcomes EU proximity while Trump threatens more tariffs and economic measures

Canada thanked the European Union for its invitation to become the first associated country of the bloc and presented the reasons why both are stronger together. In the midst of the tension generated by US President Donald Trump with his duties, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen expressed their intention to bring both economies closer.