125 fans were killed in a stadium stampede. iranian officials warn against unrest as crackdowns continue on street protests over the death of a woman in police s custody. the british prime minister admits the decisions which mark turmoil in financial markets could have been handled better. i stand by the package we announced and i stand by the fact that we announced it quickly because we had to act, but i do accept we should have laid the ground better. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it is newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. with more than half of votes counted in brazil s tightly contested presidential election, the right wing incumbentjair election, the right wing incumbent jair bolsonaro is ahead by a narrow margin. he has 46% of the vote compared with 115% has 46% of the vote compared with 45% for his main rival, the former left wing leader lula da silva. the results have surprised supporters of both candidates is all opinion polls gave lula
strong, it, lula da silva appears very strong, and also two key estates strong, and also two key estates in the south east including sao paulo. there is a joke including sao paulo. there is a joke and including sao paulo. there is a joke and brazilian politics that joke and brazilian politics that who wins in minas wins the general that who wins in minas wins the general election. up until now lula general election. up until now lula da general election. up until now lula da silva is ahead, but we don t lula da silva is ahead, but we don t know, still 40% to be counted don t know, still 40% to be counted- don t know, still 4096 to be counted. ., ~ . ., counted. thank you so much for that analysis. counted. thank you so much for that analysis. we counted. thank you so much for that analysis. we have - counted. thank you so much for that analysis. we have got - counted. thank you so much for that analysis. we have got to i that analysis. we have got to watch for t
this goes to a run-off, it - poles have made mistakes. so if this goes to a run-off, it is - this goes to a run off, it is just the top two candidates, what do you expect happens amongst the rest of the boat? gets it? ., , ., ., ., gets it? votes that go to some other parties gets it? votes that go to some other parties will gets it? votes that go to some other parties will probably - gets it? votes that go to some other parties will probably go l other parties will probably go for lula other parties will probably go for lula da silva, but it is a completely new election. as you know, completely new election. as you know. the completely new election. as you know, the polarisation is fairly know, the polarisation is fairly high and bolsonaro has lots of fairly high and bolsonaro has lots of fuel based on his excellent performance that a lot of excellent performance that a lot of people were not expecting. sol lot of people were not expecting. so i think i am expecting. so i
now with never happened again. i expect now with 60% of the vote already now with 60% of the vote already counted that we might have already counted that we might have a already counted that we might have a run off between lula da silva have a run off between lula da silva and have a run off between lula da silva and bolsonaro. so have a run-off between lula da silva and bolsonaro. silva and bolsonaro. so if we have a run-off, silva and bolsonaro. so if we have a run-off, president - have a run off, president bolsonaro told his supporters that the polls were inaccurate and not to trust the results, so is this a contradictory message if there is a run off? he has reason to argue that. the he has reason to argue that. the notes he has reason to argue that. the poles made some wrong forecasts and predictions, and especially sao paulo. everybody was expecting sao paulo that lula was expecting sao paulo that lula da was expecting sao paulo that lula da silva would perf