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Brazilian ruling party candidate Dilma Rousseff's lead narrowed in two polls released on Saturday on the eve of the presidential election, raising the prospect she may be forced into a runoff against her main rival.

Bronislaw Komorowski's election as president offered Poland's pro-business ruling party an opportunity but also a challenge Monday as it prepared to govern without the obstacle of a hostile head of state.

Billionaire Sebastian Pinera was elected president of Chile yesterday, after a runoff election against former president Eduardo Frei. Pinera, who was a senator for eight years and ran unsuccessfully for president in 2005, ranked 701st among the world's billionaires in March 2009 with a net worth of $1 billion. He is likely worth much more than that now thanks to the soaring value of his most valuable holding, a 26% stake in Chile's national airline LAN, which was recently worth $1.5 billion.

Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah announced Sunday he will withdraw from an upcoming runoff election with incumbent Hamid Karzai.

Candidate says he may boycott if election panel isn't purged of members he says favor Karzai.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Tuesday that he accepted a finding of widespread fraud in the August presidential elections and endorsed a runoff vote scheduled for Nov. 7.