After the storm, things begin to settle in the political arena, however current Bolivian government is facing now criticism over legality and legitimacy of the elections of Sunday, October 16, 2011. For one, there is public opinion questioning whether or not the “pre-selected” candidates by this government who appear to be the most voted, should reject…
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Judicial “election” perceptions from Bolivian citizens
This cartoon from El Dia illustrates how most people felt about yesterday’s Judicial “election.” Now, the electoral office is saying that the results could be made available by October 24th, last night hey said October 29th. It’s worth remembering that current Bolivian President estimated a 70% of votes in favor of the electoral process (valid…
Preliminary, unofficial results of the Bolivian Judicial “elections”
El Deber website published late last night the preliminary, unofficial results of the Bolivian Judicial “elections.” The green stands for valid votes; gold for white and red for null/void votes in the October 16, 2011 Judicial “elections,” please remember that the official numbers will be given NLT October 29, 2011. The first chart is for the…
BBC reports on Judicial Bolivian election
Main excerpts follow: “Bolivia judges election tests Evo Morales support” “Voting has ended in Bolivia after the first ever election to choose the country’s top judges. Exit polls suggested a large number of voters deliberately spoiled their ballots in protest against President Evo Morales. Mr Morales says the elections will make Bolivia’s justice system more…
Bolivian president’s 4 minute speech about today’s Judicial “election”
Around 21:04 current Bolivian president gave a press conference regarding the Judicial electoral vote to His speech lasted four 4 minutes; most of the time he spoke about general stuff, nothing of substance. Then, he said that there was lack of information to the people; however people showed and voted in a remarkable way. President thanked the…
Judicial official election’s results by Oct 29th
The head of the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE), Wilfredo Ovando estimates the official results of today’s election could be delivered at most by October 29, 2011. 5.2 million people are expected to vote today; to elect 28 magistrates and a similar number of alternates for the Constitutional Court, Supreme Court, and Environmental and the Council of the Magistracy. http://www.lostiempos.com/diario/actualidad/politica/20111016/tse-dara-a-conocer-los-resultados-oficiales-de-elecciones-hasta-el-29-de_145832_301296.html
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