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Becoming Lula - How a metalworker became perhaps the most voted-for person on the planet
(www.bostonreview.net)
this post was submitted on 31 Jul 2025
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That claim can't be true in a world that also has China and India!
It's an interesting book review and history.
Or russia. ๐ค
Maybe the claim is something to do with how elections are run. Perhaps in these countries the Executive isn't directly elected.