Ottobre 2026

What happens when the street learns to vote and what Europe’s marches are still waiting for. A Brazilian runoff, a Serbian ballot and a month of marches across Europe. One Sunday in October put them in the same frame. On Sunday, October 25, two countries answered the same question in different accents: who decides what comes next? In Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, 80, won a record fourth non-consecutive term, 51.79% to 48.21% of valid votes over Flávio Bolsonaro. He overturned a first-round defeat and did it after polls had shown a virtual tie. In Serbia, a student-led list declared victory in parliamentary elections, ending 14 years in power for Aleksandar Vučić’s party, and Vučić conceded less than two hours after...