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Catherina

(35,568 posts)
Sun Apr 14, 2013, 08:44 PM Apr 2013

Capriles has alleged via Twitter there is a plan to “change” the country's election result

Capriles alleges plan to “change” Venezuala election
Last updated Mon 15 Apr 2013


Venezuela opposition candidate Henrique Capriles has alleged via Twitter there is a plan to “change” the country's election result.


Alertamos al país y al mundo la intención de querer cambiar la voluntad expresada por el Pueblo!Hacer RT a este mensaje
From @hcapriles on Twitter: (37 minutes ago)


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"We alert the country and the world of the intention to try and change the will expressed by the people," he said in a Twitter message.

Capriles' aides confirmed the tweet was legitimate.

Government officials called it irresponsible.

http://www.itv.com/news/update/2013-04-15/capriles-alleges-plan-to-change-venezuala-election/



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Capriles has alleged via Twitter there is a plan to “change” the country's election result (Original Post) Catherina Apr 2013 OP
thanks for keeping us informed! flamingdem Apr 2013 #1
Only Capriles' thugs could do this. Dawson Leery Apr 2013 #2
A few have been very busy on twitter Catherina Apr 2013 #3
The CNE is run by chavistas. joshcryer Apr 2013 #6
I forgot to add that Chavistas are heading to the presidential palace Catherina Apr 2013 #4
The CNE is taking an awfully long time to publish the results. joshcryer Apr 2013 #5
They estimated it would take about 3 hours after the polls closed Catherina Apr 2013 #7
Globovision just announced it will be about 2 more hours before official results Catherina Apr 2013 #8
James Petras was just on Telesur predicting 56% to NicolasMaduro - 43% to Capriles Catherina Apr 2013 #9
Election Monitor Reports Catherina Apr 2013 #10
CNE has counted almost all of the votes, but they have yet to release any results... Catherina Apr 2013 #14
Capriles camp setting up celebratory stage in Monte Bello. joshcryer Apr 2013 #11
Capriles said this in response to Jorge summoning Chavistas to Miraflores. joshcryer Apr 2013 #12
AJE: Capriles meeting with military high command. joshcryer Apr 2013 #13
Any minute now they're saying... Any minute now... n/t Catherina Apr 2013 #15
You can go home now Enrique lol. It's over. The irreversible result is President Maduro! Catherina Apr 2013 #16
The IMF/Goldman Sachs are crying over the loss. Dawson Leery Apr 2013 #17
Lol... But you know they're not giving up Catherina Apr 2013 #18
This is the result Goldman Sachs wanted. joshcryer Apr 2013 #19
Thank you for getting the results. Good news for the people. n/t Judi Lynn Apr 2013 #20

Catherina

(35,568 posts)
3. A few have been very busy on twitter
Sun Apr 14, 2013, 09:14 PM
Apr 2013

talking about how they're going to fight to defend the will of the "people" blah blah blah and how Maduro took the whole internet down for hours and hours lol and they were prevented from voting blah blah that all the polls really had Capriles ahead but no one's taking them seriously. A few are posting these things and sending them straight to news agencies, then they yell at the new agencies for not carrying their "reports" lol.

In addition to hacking Maduro's twitter account and a few government sites, they're circulating fake "urgent messages from the military to Capriles" like this one by a General who can't identify himself lol:



Comunicado Urgente de Militares con Capriles:

Abril 14, 2013

Estamos preparados para intervenir, defenderemos al pueblo venezolano, estamos cansados de este gobierno y de todos los infiltrados cubanos en nuestras instituciones militares. Además de todos los generales y coroneles corruptos que se han aprovechado de nuestra milicia para enriquecerse, nos han amenazado, luego de que un grupo de las milicias de todo el país han pedido la baja, con amenazas de que nos quitaran la pensión y los que tengamos hipoteca por compra de vivienda, nos quitaran dicha vivienda.

Estamos cansados de todas estas amenazas y que nuestro pueblo del cual nosotros también somos parte, siga pasando tantas barbaridades. ¡basta ya! Los del gobierno ya están claros de que han perdido estas elecciones y se preparan para no respetar la constitución y tomar el poder pasándole por encima a lo que el pueblo decida.

Hermanos, pueblo de Venezuela: ustedes encarguense de votar, nosotros nos encargaremos del resto…

General de la FANB (No me puedo identificar). Pero por favor
¡Difundelo ya, que sea conocido por toda Venezuela!

Asi es a VOTAR sin MIEDO Hagan Uds. Su trabajo que nosotros estamos con el pueblo.

RUEDALO!!!!



Meanwhile in the real world, the electoral system that's "the best in the world” is tabulating the votes.

joshcryer

(62,265 posts)
6. The CNE is run by chavistas.
Sun Apr 14, 2013, 09:19 PM
Apr 2013

Last time the opposition wasn't even allowed in the command center to watch the votes come in.

Catherina

(35,568 posts)
4. I forgot to add that Chavistas are heading to the presidential palace
Sun Apr 14, 2013, 09:17 PM
Apr 2013

where they'll await the results of the election.


Meanwhile, in alternate reality land:

Chris Arsenault ?@AJEchris 2m

Leader of #Capriles campaign is on TV smiling. They seem to think they have won. #Venezuela

Catherina

(35,568 posts)
7. They estimated it would take about 3 hours after the polls closed
Sun Apr 14, 2013, 10:09 PM
Apr 2013

so I hope we won't have to wait much longer.

Catherina

(35,568 posts)
8. Globovision just announced it will be about 2 more hours before official results
Sun Apr 14, 2013, 10:22 PM
Apr 2013

9:48 pm Venezuela time. 98% of the votes in according to twitter. The remaining 2% are in rural areas.



Also, when I said polls closed at 6, that was only if there was no one else in line.

Catherina

(35,568 posts)
10. Election Monitor Reports
Sun Apr 14, 2013, 10:56 PM
Apr 2013

Venezuela’s Presidential Elections 2013 Live Blog

Written by CEPR
Sunday, 14 April 2013



9:57 PM EDT: An election monitor in Caracas reports:

8:23 PM - Now watching the citizen audit at Fermin Toro, a high school in Caracas. There were 12 voting stations and the turnout was 73.3%. [4,773 out of a possible 6,465 voted].

After reading off all of the ballots and putting them in stacks they are counting each stack and comparing them with the number on the tape.



9:26 PM - The count matched perfectly.


The vote result announcement for the election is expected soon. Rumors are flying that Maduro won but that Capriles won't accept the results.

9:19 PM EDT: Although no results have been announced yet, opposition candidate Henrique Capriles is crying foul, according to Reuters, accusing the CNE of a plot to "change the will of the people." As we noted at the beginning of our blogging today, Capriles has expressed distrust in the CNE ahead of these elections even though he quickly accepted the election results when the CNE announced them in October.

9:09 PM EDT: It is looking increasingly likely that voter turnout today was indeed high, perhaps close to the levels seen in the October elections. Luis Vicente Leon of opposition polling firm Datanálisis has also said the shorter lines observed by many today may result from the quicker, more familiar voting process.


9:07 PM EDT: An election monitor in Maracaibo, Zulia reports:

7:36 PM EDT: At Colegio Santa Mariana de Jesus where there are 12 mesas. 4641 people had voted by 4 pm out of 6487 registered.

Four mesas were chosen for audit by picking numbers at random from a pile of folded numbers. I sat in the audit for Mesa 10. One person counted how many people signed the voter registration list and gave their finger print. Another person tallied how many people voted based on a print out from the voting machine. The two numbers of people must correspond to detect any fraud from people voting electronically without signing in. In mesa 10, the numbers matched.

7:55 PM EDT: We also watched while they counted all individual receipts deposited in ballot boxes to make sure they corresponded with the signed registration lists and the voter machine print outs. So far the numbers match.

There were 4986 votes out of 6487. 76.6% voter turnout.


....

more here: http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/the-americas-blog/venezuelas-presidential-elections-2013-live-blog

Catherina

(35,568 posts)
14. CNE has counted almost all of the votes, but they have yet to release any results...
Sun Apr 14, 2013, 11:43 PM
Apr 2013
11:36 PM EDT: The lack of updates here is due to the lack of news from the CNE. Reportedly the CNE has counted almost all of the votes, but they have yet to release any results. There is a rumor that they will convince the loser to accept the results before going public with them. The results are also widely rumored - and increasingly widely expected - to be close.

http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/the-americas-blog/venezuelas-presidential-elections-2013-live-blog

joshcryer

(62,265 posts)
11. Capriles camp setting up celebratory stage in Monte Bello.
Sun Apr 14, 2013, 10:56 PM
Apr 2013

I wonder if state TV will cover his winning speech if he wins?

Catherina

(35,568 posts)
16. You can go home now Enrique lol. It's over. The irreversible result is President Maduro!
Sun Apr 14, 2013, 11:50 PM
Apr 2013

Nicolás Maduro 50.76% Capriles 49.07%

Congratulations Venezuela!

Catherina

(35,568 posts)
18. Lol... But you know they're not giving up
Mon Apr 15, 2013, 12:17 AM
Apr 2013

Still no concession, no congratulations, not a peep from Capriles.

I hope he's simply waiting for Maduro to finish his victory speech and isn't entertaining any crazy ideas from the US.

joshcryer

(62,265 posts)
19. This is the result Goldman Sachs wanted.
Mon Apr 15, 2013, 12:32 AM
Apr 2013

Read Alberto Ramos' analysis. Maduro wins by a slim margin, the country has big economic troubles, pow, death knell to chavismo.

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