[Marxism] Ecuador Referendum: Early Exit Poll Results

[Greg McDonald <sabocat59@xxxxxxx>]

I've been tracking initial results of the referendum on the  
Constituent Assembly in Ecuador.  According to an exit poll survey  
conducted by Ecuavisa/Cedatos, which was broadcast  on Radio La Luna  
at 3:40 pm, 78.1% voted in favor of a new magna carta, 11.5%  
registered no, 7.1% annulled their vote (voting is mandatory in  
Ecuador), and 3.3% left their ballots blank.   Prensa Latina reported  
the same figures based on the CEDATOS survey.

In an interesting twist, the group "Citizens' Participation", with  
408 observers in the 22 provinces, registered the presence of  
electoral publicity in the vicinity of the polling places. 39% of the  
"propaganda" (I use the term in the neutral Latin American sense)  
registered support for the yes vote, while a whopping 71% urged  
citizens to vote no. Too little, too late, Sr. Oligarchasoraus.

No major irregularities were reported. In 96% of precincts, the  
voting boxes were clearly identifiable, and in 92% the secret ballot  
was secure.

Alfaro Vive Carajo!
Greg

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