Preliminary numbers for the Firmazo

February 2, 2003

The preliminary number for the petition drive today are outstanding. The effort was organized in ten days once the referendum was suspended by the Supreme Court. It was done privately, only in high population centers, without Government help and, in some cases, no security to protect the people. Despite this, the preliminary estimate is that more than  four milion people voluntarily went to sign the petitions for as many as 9 different things, all promoted by the opposition. This is more than Hugo Chavez got in votes in the 2000 Presidential election. Curiously, it was Hugo Chavez the one that promoted “participatory” democracy, a very primitive concept in which all issues are decided directly by the people. Well, now the people have turned the concept back at him, but he refuses to accept it. This is impractical democracy, but it is incredibly democratic when you think about it! And the results are very clear….

This entry was posted on February 2, 2003 at 8:11 pm and is filed under Venezuela.

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