The American Pundit

12:14 AM EST: Daniel writes:

Trouble at the CNE, including insults and fist fights as the CNE personnel refused to let the NO witness to attend what they are supposed to attend. Or some other situation. CNN passed it live so the whole world can see what a primitive country we are.

If Chavez decides to refuse to recognize the results and makes a coup, his total and swift end will be staggering. He better accept the results and try to find a way to get back the initiative after a few months to let the memory of the defeat subside some.

Globovision says that CNE is abotu to emit its first bulletin.

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UPDATE (12:11AM EST): The representative for the opposition (the NO people) is saying they aren’t being allowed to see the totals.

12:53 PM No witness says he is not being allowed to see the totals and this violates the laws and the agreements. He was told he was not allowed in because of the “violence”

Bryan links to this live video feed out of Venezuela. Doesn’t look good.

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UPDATE: Venezuela Press is saying “NO” won, too.

A page VenezuelaPress.com we have reached the following results:
NO: 6.534.648 NO: 6,534,648
SI: 5.864.560 SI: 5,864,560
Dif: 670.088 (5,4%) Diff: 670,088 (5.4%)
Estos números son con el 89% de las actas escrutadas, así que podrían cambiar. These numbers are with the 89% of minutes escrutadas, so it could change. Nuestra fuente indica que estos números vienen directo de la sala de totalización del CNE. Our source said that these numbers come directly from the room aggregation of the CNE.

Still no official word.

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UPDATE: Daniel has his own sources saying the NO won.

Source informs me that the NO won by 5.4%

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This party might not be over yet. It seems it’s too close to call. Caracas Chronicles reports:

Quico says: Multiple sources inside CNE now confirm it. Chávez’s constitutional reform proposal has been defeated at the polls. An official announcement is imminent.

It’s already strange, as Chavez has yet to congratulate himself. It’s been hours. Miguel says Chavez supporters have withdrawn their congratulatory ad for tomorrow’s papers. Stand by…

GatewayPundit is following, too. Daniel:

This has got to be a first, carrying over two days a post…

Nothing new yet. there is an intense militarization at the CNE. What are they afraid of? Or is it a coup already under way to refuse to recognize the NO victory.

I have decided to hit the bottle. Wine, that is. There is some rosé left from the other night and at thsi point I need all the help I can get. Rosé works better than coffee.

An interesting note. I recognize that I have not bothered to seek the Yaracuy results. However I can tell you that the streets are deadly quiet. Nobody from either side is celebrating, except for an occasional bang! This probably also means that the Yaracuy results were close too.

We’ll have to see…