2. DOES THE FIRST-ROUND WINNER ALWAYS COME OUT ON TOP?

No. In the eight elections since the system was implemented in 1965, the first-round winner became the president five times. In 1974, 1981 and 1995, the candidate who placed second came back to win.

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