User:Dnvoigt/Presidency of Lula

The Presidency of Lula, or Lula's Government, refers to the period in Brazilian political history that began with Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's inauguration to the presidency, in January 1st 2003, following his fourth campaign to the presidency and his victory over José Serra, candidate for the PSDB (Brazilian Social Democracy Party), with 61,27% of votes in the second round of the presidential election. Lula was the first ex-factory worker to become president of Brazil, and he occupied the presidency for two mandates (2003 to 2006, and 2007 to 2011). In October 2006,Lula was reelected as president, following his victory over Geraldo Alckmin, candidate for the PSDB (Brazilian Social Democracy Party), obtaining over 60% of votes. His presidency was concluded on December 31st, 2010. Lula's Government ended with record approval from the people, with over 80% positive opinion.