domingo, 23 de noviembre de 2008

OPPOSITION WINNING IN SIX STATES, CLOSE IN TWO OTHERS.

At 6 pm. Venezuelan time exit polls and tendencies suggested that the opposition candidates for governor were in the lead in six states while two others were too close to call. The government candidates were leading in other six, while there was no information on the other eight, more remote, states. The states with the largest populations were also those where the opposition was leading.
Zulia, Carabobo, Nueva Esparta, Sucre, Barinas and Guarico were the states where the opposition to Chavez would be winning, some by close margins. In Trujillo there was a posssibility of winning and in Lara, former chavista Henry Falcon seemed to have the lead.
In the Chacao, Sucre and Baruta mayoralty races the opposition was ahead.
It seems that once the total national vote is counted the opposition might well have a majority. At any rate the margin would be small, one way or the other. If this is the case, how can Chavez pretend that having a narrow advantage or, even, a minority of the national vote could support his bid for a new attempt at reforming the constitution?
If and when he tried to do this, that would be the time to oust him, forcibly if need be.

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