The Devil's Excrement

The CD says the results are exactly the opposite based on : Exit polls and the addition of all of the final results of all of the polling stations in the country added by Sumate. They said that the two CNE Directors that are not pro-Chavez were not allowed in the totalling of the data of the CNE. There was no audit of the paper ballots and this was a gigantic fraud. Nothing yet from OAS and the Carter Center. I hear two different rumors, one that at ten AM ther willbe a press conference, two, that OAS may leave the country without saying anything a la Peru. Very sad and confusing outcome. This is the worst possible. The Cd also said they will ask for the addition of all paper ballots printed by the voting machines. 

The CNE says the No won 58% to 41% with 94% of the results in. If OAS and Carter says this is true, then that’s it we lost. But I think this will drag on. Supposedly nither Smartmatic, nor carter nor OAS back the results so far. This is the worst possible scenario in terms of peace for Venezuela..

Two CNE Directors say they do not agree with CNE announcement that is upcoming, that no audit has been performd and that the people that are supposed to approve totals have not approved and that record used for results is not the one that is supposed to be used. They also said that international organizations do not back the announcement. This is very bad. I dont know which side to belive, but why is the announcemnet being made if two Directors do not agree and totals are not the way they are supposed to be? Why not wait? CNE Director Mejias said that is all material is not at CNE how can they make the announcement. Confusing and depressing.

I hear now that the CNE is getting ready to announce the No won by 5% 52.5% to 47.5%, very confusing.

The Independent in the U.K. may have been the first international newspaper to project the results of the recall vote in Venezuela.

And how about Reuters:

Light crude oil for September delivery (CLc1) rose 27 cents to $46.85 a barrel — the highest since the New York Mercantile Exchange launched oil futures 21 years ago — in ACCESS electronic trading.

“Energy markets have been worried about disruptions to Venezuela‘s oil exports if the referendum provokes social unrest and opposition strikes.”

You learn something everyday…