US President Donald Trump on Monday appeared to mistake Brazil for India while commenting on the South American country’s presidential election, claiming that 125 million people had voted in the “first round” of India’s presidential election.
“Voting in America is CORRUPT!!!
Trump wrote at the end of the post, signing off as “President DJT”.
India does not have a direct presidential election
Brazil’s election has produced a closely fought runoff between incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro. India does not elect its president through a nationwide popular vote. 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, as well as Delhi and Puducherry. The election uses proportional representation through the single transferable vote and a secret ballot.
The next presidential election is therefore not being held on October 5, 2026. Brazil has nearly 159 million registered voters. About 124.5 million people cast ballots in the election, according to figures cited by Courthouse News, with an abstention rate of about 21%. Droupadi Murmu, India’s current President, was elected in 2022 and took office on July 25 that year.
Under India’s constitutional system, a president serves a five-year term, with the election to fill the office held before the incumbent’s term expires.
