In an apparent faux pas, U.S. The message was later corrected.
President Donald Trump mentioned India in a social media post to claim that the electoral process in the U.S. was “corrupt”, when there were no elections in India, and the post clearly appeared to be about the presidential election in Brazil.
“125 Million People voted today in the first round of India’s Presidential Election. The results came out shortly after the vote closed, on the SAME DAY,” Mr. “In Detroit, Philadelphia, California, and numerous other U.S. Cities and States, the results, with much smaller numbers, will often take weeks to Rig, I mean, calculate.
Trump said. Voting in America is CORRUPT,” the U.S. president said.
The reference to India appeared to be a possible mix-up with Brazil. Brazilians voted in the presidential election pitting incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva against Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro. India, meanwhile, did not hold a presidential election.
Brazil held the first round of its presidential election on Sunday, with 125.27 million valid votes recorded, according to the country’s electoral authority. With neither of them able to secure a majority in the first round, the run-off election will be held on October 25. President Droupadi Murmu, who took office in July 2022, is the current President of India.
Also, Indians do not directly elect their President. The President is elected by an Electoral College comprising elected members of both Houses of Parliament and elected members of the legislative assemblies of the states and union territories through a system of proportional representation by means of a single transferable vote. The Prime Minister is then appointed by the President, usually the leader of the party or coalition commanding a majority in the Lok Sabha, while chief ministers are appointed by state governors, usually the leader of the party or coalition commanding a majority in the state assembly.
