GOP Redistricting Bust, Lula Wins Brazil Election, Protest Spread In Europe
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GOP Redistricting Bust, Lula Wins Brazil Election, Protest Spread In Europe

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 26, 202613 min
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  • Politics

Republicans redrew 15 House districts hoping to protect their majority, but most have become competitive races as the party’s redistricting strategy falls short of expectations. Brazil’s leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won reelection after trailing in the first round, but far-right rival Flávio Bolsonaro is demanding the result be thrown out. Youth-led protest movements are reshaping politics across Europe, from mass demonstrations in France to Serbia, where a student-led movement defeated the longtime ruling party in parliamentary elections. Want more analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little...

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We find out soon how redistricting worked out for Republicans. The party tried to gerrymander its way to an election win. President Trump's party is so unpopular, Republicans are having to fight to keep the districts they created.

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I'm Leila Faudel, that's Stevens Keep, and this is Up First from NPR News. Brazil's president won re-election on Sunday. Luis Inacío Lula da Silva defeated a right-wing challenger. The challenger is the son of a right-wing president who was jailed for trying to overturn

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an election. And the son claims this election was unfair too. Also, student-led movements are sweeping across European cities. Four hundred thousand people protested in France over the weekend.

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