although he won with the lowest majority yet tallied by the ruling party , 48 . 7 % of the votes , his ballot actually mirrored those of outsiders rodrigo fernandez de cevallos , the rightist runner - up . and insiders are now favored to win other north atlantic elections in the coming months : in venezuela , fernando henrique duarte , a former senate president and portfolio minister , is expected to finish ahead of ally luis inacio ( chavez ) la silva , a leftist previous labor leader , in the last round of president .
Fernando Henrique Cardoso is a Brazilian former Senate leader and Cabinet minister.