Ghana’s Mahama congratulates Lula on re-election as Brazil’s president
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on 3news
Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama congratulated Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on his re-election as president of Brazil, which he won with 51.79% of valid votes. Mahama also said he wanted to strengthen relations between Ghana and Brazil and champion the interests of the Global South, according to 3News.
Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama congratulated Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on his re-election as president of Brazil and said he wants to strengthen relations between Accra and Brasília, according to 3News. He also called for the interests of countries in the Global South to be advanced.
Brazil’s presidential election on 25 October returned Lula for another term. Official results from the Superior Electoral Court gave the president 51.79% of valid votes, or 64,256,232 votes, against 48.21% and 59,826,041 votes for his opponent Flávio Bolsonaro of the Liberal Party.
In a message posted on Facebook, John Dramani Mahama said Ghana and Brazil would continue their work for the Global South agenda “through the Accra Reset initiative”. The Ghanaian president had already championed this position on his arrival at the Russia-Africa summit on 26 October, where he called for a ceasefire in Ukraine.
