AKIPRESS.COM - Brazilian incumbent Dilma Rousseff has won most votes in the country's presidential election, but has fallen short of outright victory.

She received about 42% of the vote and faces a run-off against centre-right rival Aecio Neves, who got 34%.

Analysts now predict a potentially tight second round on 26 October, reports BBC.

Ms Rousseff said people had expressed their rejection of "the ghosts of the past, recession and unemployment", and vowed to continue to work for change.

The Socialist Party candidate, prominent environmentalist Marina Silva, finished third with 21%, and is out of the race.

Mr Neves, 54, a former governor of Minas Gerais state, called on Ms Silva's supporters to back him, saying he represented "hope for change".

Ms Silva, 56, said she and other Socialist leaders would meet in the coming days to discuss any endorsements for the run-off.

"Brazil has clearly signalled it is not for the status quo," she told reporters in Sao Paulo.