The Map
Google Maps don’t display on wordpress. To see the 2010 Map, Click Here Once you’re in, click on any given circuit to see detailed results. And here, just...
Francisco Toro
Quico Toro is the founder of Caracas Chronicles.
Victory Lap
So, how did the Legislative Election Forecasting Tool perform? In a word, well. In two words, extremely well. Long story short, the Tool estimated we would get 66...
The 48% Landslide
My column for the What’s Next Venezuela? Blog: Venezuelan politics doesn’t make much sense at the best of times, and last night was not the best of times....
PSUV edges MUD in National Popular Vote; Neither Clears 50%
My tally from CNE’s first set of official results has the government winning 5,400,132 to the MUD’s 5,311,552 in the list vote. Ignore all others, and in the...
Caramba, Caracas Chronicles Crashed Catastrophically
At just about midnight last night (a.k.a., “the best part”) the crazy traffic spike we were getting set a bunch of shared-server protection scripts running, taking Caracas Chronicles...
At 12:05 - Opposition Wins the National Popular Vote
We still don’t have a precise seat breakdown, but we do know this: the opposition got more votes than the government today. We’re hearing 52% from multiple sources.
Calling All Units
OK, people, let’s get to work. Given the lack of official numbers, and the total spin war going on (we won 45 deputies! no, we won 185!), we...
First projection: Chávez government will not have a 2/3 majority
On the basis of early results from various voting centers, we feel confident in projecting: the Chávez government will not have a 2/3 majority in the new National...
We Got Nothin'
The nervy hour is here. The atmospherics are good for the opposition, but numbers are scant. The handful of oppo exit polls are a waste of money: with very...
Venezuela's Quirky Election
Picturing the results announcements tonight is kind of a nightmare for me. Aside from the usual chaos of Venezuela’s elections, we will have the despelote of numbers and...
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