Uncertainty normally comes with the new. This year's Brazilian presidential elections, though, have been like no other. After Sunday's polls gave President Dilma Rousseff, from the left-wing Worker's Party (PT), another four-year term with a narrow margin of victory, Brazilians embarked on a guessing exercise about what her next government will look like. On the surface it doesn't seem a vote for change, but the President knows it should be. There were exuberant celebrations in the PT camp and frustration in the faces of supporters of the defeated centrist candidate, Aecio Neves, from PSDB. But no one could say for sure what the result means for the next four years.
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With more than 99% of votes counted, incumbent Dilma Rousseff had 51.59% of the vote
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Simões: Result wasn't a vote for change, but the President knows she must make changes
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Simões: Rousseff didn't win because of her plan for the future -- she won for past performance
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