Lenin's Law
3rd December 2007, 06:55
From: http://hovreferendum.wordpress.com/
At 1.07 am, after a long wait, the National Electoral Council has announced the victory of the NO with 4, 504, 354 votes, 50,70% and 4,379,392, 49.29% for the YES. Chávez has recognised the result and is addressing the people on TV.
2.03 am, the detail of the results announced by CNE is:
A Block, first part of the reform
No: 4.504.354, 50,70 %
Yes: 4.379.392, 49.29 %
Votes counted: 8.883.746
Nullified: 118.693
Total votes: 9.002.439
Abstention 44,39 %
B Block, second part of reform
No: 4.522.332, 51,05 %
Yes: 4.335.136, 48.94 %
These are not yet 100% results but the “tendency will not be reversed” says CNE president Tibisay Lucena.
2.41 am looking at the figures, in relation to the 2006 presidential elections, the opposition has only increased less than 100,000 votes (thought this is not yet 100% count), while Chávez loses 2,8 million which go to abstention.
Chávez has said that “for now” it could not be done (paraphrasing his 1992 speech), but that he will continue fighting for the proposal of social change contained in the reform, that the struggle will be a long and protracted one. He also said that this is an indication of the strength of the democratic institutions and proof that in Venezuela there is no dictatorship. He asked the opposition to administer their victory with caution.
On opposition Globosivión, a leader of the reactionary students, Baduel and Manuel Rosales appeared. They all appealed for national reconciliation. Baduel talked of the need for a new National Constituent Assembly.
At 1.07 am, after a long wait, the National Electoral Council has announced the victory of the NO with 4, 504, 354 votes, 50,70% and 4,379,392, 49.29% for the YES. Chávez has recognised the result and is addressing the people on TV.
2.03 am, the detail of the results announced by CNE is:
A Block, first part of the reform
No: 4.504.354, 50,70 %
Yes: 4.379.392, 49.29 %
Votes counted: 8.883.746
Nullified: 118.693
Total votes: 9.002.439
Abstention 44,39 %
B Block, second part of reform
No: 4.522.332, 51,05 %
Yes: 4.335.136, 48.94 %
These are not yet 100% results but the “tendency will not be reversed” says CNE president Tibisay Lucena.
2.41 am looking at the figures, in relation to the 2006 presidential elections, the opposition has only increased less than 100,000 votes (thought this is not yet 100% count), while Chávez loses 2,8 million which go to abstention.
Chávez has said that “for now” it could not be done (paraphrasing his 1992 speech), but that he will continue fighting for the proposal of social change contained in the reform, that the struggle will be a long and protracted one. He also said that this is an indication of the strength of the democratic institutions and proof that in Venezuela there is no dictatorship. He asked the opposition to administer their victory with caution.
On opposition Globosivión, a leader of the reactionary students, Baduel and Manuel Rosales appeared. They all appealed for national reconciliation. Baduel talked of the need for a new National Constituent Assembly.