If no such clear winner emerges on the first ballot, however, the two leading vote-getters will face a run-off election.
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She is likely to face a run-off, on October 29th, perhaps against Paulo Maluf, a veteran conservative who was Mr Pitta's predecessor and mentor.
Meanwhile, Governor Romney, continued to do an about face and run away from a law he signed and provisions he once supported to reduce gun violence.
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The latest polls suggest no candidate will win more than 50% of the vote, in which case the top two will face a run-off election on 4 November.
By the afternoon, the election commission was announcing that Mr Kocharian had fallen just short of an absolute majority: he had 49.8%, and must face a run-off after all.
As the Journal noted this week, the Japanese auto makers now face a run for their money in America because other manufacturers offer comparable or better quality and features for a similar, but not necessarily lower, price.
As for other important states, in Minas Gerais and Rio Grande do Sul close allies of Mr Cardoso face difficult run-offs against awkward opponents, while Rio de Janeiro's next governor looks likely to be Anthony Garotinho, an unthreatening foe.
On September 22, we will convene a summit of world leaders at the United Nations to look at the challenges we face in the run-up to Copenhagen.
Thus government-run schools face growing competition from independent and parochial schools, keeping them on their toes.
Teams have just 75 minutes to bowl their 20 overs, or face a six-run penalty per over unbowled in that time.
The concept is simple: If no candidate receives a majority on the initial ballot, then the top two vote-getters face off in a run-off.
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If the polls are right, Ms Flores will face Mr Humala in a run-off.
Mr Johnson will face huge scrutiny in the run-up to next May's mayoral election - and journalists are salivating over a ding-dong contest between "Boris and Ken".
Two Democratic candidates will face one another in a run-off election to succeed Antonio Villaraigosa as mayor of Los Angeles, after neither won a majority in Tuesday's vote.
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Companies run by minorities face harsher scrutiny on this score.
And what President Bush believes is necessary is for us to focus on the mission and to complete the mission and not to cut and run in the face of terrorism.
Sergei Filin, 43, was approaching his home around midnight Thursday when the unidentified attacker flung the concentrated acid at him, causing severe burns to his face, the state-run news agency RIA Novosti reported Friday.
Underscoring the difficult path gun curbs face in the GOP-run House, Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, repeated his plan to wait for the Senate to produce something and pointedly noted that the background check agreement had yet to pass Senate muster.
Eric Garcetti, 42, and Wendy Greuel, 51 - both veterans of city hall - have been cited as mayoral candidates who might face each other in a run-off vote in May if no candidate wins a majority of the vote in Tuesday's election.
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That means they will face each other again in a run-off on December 28th.
The report says they must respond to the allegations within 30 days and show why they shouldn't face financial penalties, which could run as high as the tax benefit Cadbury allegedly gained, in addition to the back taxes.
Otherwise oncologists, who face important fixed expenditures in the short run, might be forced to make some very unfortunate decisions.
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Former Czech Prime Minister Milos Zeman is set to face Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg in a run-off in the Czech Republic's presidential election.
In the long run, consumers would perhaps face higher prices and lower-quality service, as the biggest insurers would have fewer rivals to check their prices and offerings.
So the likelihood is that Barclays and Royal Bank of Scotland will face quite a challenge in having to run their investment banks as largely standalone entities.
What has most people scratching their heads is the black crow that appears to hover over Depp's head, and the black stripes that run vertically down his painted face.
Should he run for president, Walker would face a field of challengers that could include Sens.
Resistance to any run up by the buck may face some headwinds in the zone between 1.0425 and 1.0440.
Rather, it challenges teams to make short-run and long-run resource allocation decisions in the face of a binding fiscal constraint.
Last week House Republicans, all of whom face reelection in 2006 and presumably want to run on a strong economy, did the right thing.
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