Monthly Archives: December 2006

Quico says: One refreshing thing about last night’s election is that, for the first time in years, the National Electoral Council itself was far from the center of the debate. As in futbol, the best referees are the ones you … Continue reading →

Quico says: One refreshing thing about last night’s election is that, for the first time in years, the National Electoral Council itself was far from the center of the debate. As in futbol, the best referees are the ones you … Continue reading →

Quico says: One refreshing thing about last night’s election is that, for the first time in years, the National Electoral Council itself was far from the center of the debate. As in futbol, the best referees are the ones you … Continue reading →

Katy says: First off, the CNE website is already publishing detailed results by voting center. This is a welcome change, and we are finally seeing the result of all the money that was spent on these high-tech machines. Here are … Continue reading →

Quico says: Last night, the Recall Referendum season was finally closed. Rosales’ concession marked the end of the long, barren, surreal period in the wake of the recall debacle when the opposition single-mindedly repeated to itself that only chavista foul … Continue reading →

Katy says: Manuel Rosales has just given the weirdest speech. It started out being very non-comittal one way or another, then he said he is going to hit the streets, which made people applaud widely, but then he said he … Continue reading →

Katy says: In light of today’s events, where people linked to the campaign were echo to rumours giving victory to Rosales and declaring massive fraud with no evidence, the Rosales campaign announced an hour and a half ago what it … Continue reading →

Quico says: With 78.3% of actas tallied… Chavez: 61.4% (5,936,000 votes)Rosales: 38.4% (3,716,000 votes) A fucking debacle…

Quico says: That’s with well over half the actas tallied. Expect a first CNE bulletin soon.

Quico says: Sources with access to CNE’s tallying room say Chávez is ahead by at least 20 points, perhaps 24 points. This is not an exit poll. This is on the basis of real vote tallies, with over half the … Continue reading →

Quico says: Or that’s what Reuter’s has, anyway.

Quico says: After months of government threats to shut down TV stations that publish elections results before http://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gifCNE announces official results, turns out it’s a government TV station that breaks the rule. “If some media begins with their destabilization plan, … Continue reading →

Quico says: Teodoro Petkoff, speaking for Rosales, says the day’s voting went well, but there have been some problems after the end of voting. He adds it’s a waste of time to try to re-open a polling station after it … Continue reading →

Quico says: Or that’s what Reuter’s has, anyway.

Quico says: Is it still gossip if Reuters is carrying it? Consultores 30.11 coordinated an exit poll with Evans/McDonough Co., a U.S. pollster paid by the Venezuelan state oil company. Their two pre-election opinion surveys published last month showed a … Continue reading →