2013 Early Venezuela Presidential Election

[Niemeyerite]

Maduro 56%
Capriles 42%

[Niemeyerite]

People, Maduro won. End of the story.

I was for Capriles last year, but I have to say I wanted Maduro to win this time. Maduro has been a clown since he took office, but Capriles became a clown just in order to win the election, so I'm glad he lost, because I'd prefer to vote for the socialist clown over the conservative clown!

1.5% is not a good victory, but it's enough to be a clear win, no need for a recount if the election was clean, something I believe, because it tends to be that way in Venezuela. José Bono, a conservative politician (but in the PSOE) said on TV this morning the process is far more clean in Venezuela than it is in Spain, so I'll believe him this time haha...

What's more, there will be a recount and it's obvious Maduro will be declared winner.

[Niemeyerite]

Well, that was close....suspiciously close.....

And if the result had been 60-39 for Maduro it would have been wide.... suspiciously wide....

[Niemeyerite]

Well, that was close....suspiciously close.....

And if the result had been 60-39 for Maduro it would have been wide.... suspiciously wide....

If the same reports we're getting now had been coming in with those results, yes, it would be.

Sanchez didn't talk about any report, FYI.

[Niemeyerite]

So, this means Chávez was the moderate in the Government.

[Niemeyerite]

The audit will take a month, BTW. Shudder to think what the regime will do over that time.

It won't do anything if the opposition keeps calm and waits for official results. If the opposition wants to protest, they can. But they killed 7 people the other day, that's not pacific. If that happened anywhere in Europe, protest would be restrained as well.