The President and Vicepresident of Bolivia, Evo Morales and Alvaro Garcia, respectively, were ratified in their posts, according to preliminary results of the referendum held today.
From Prensa Latina
The President and Vicepresident of Bolivia, Evo Morales and Alvaro Garcia, respectively, were ratified in their posts, according to preliminary results of the referendum held today.
The first results obtained after a quick count broadcast by local media, confer the current government leaders a support of more than 60 percent of the votes, way above what was needed to keep their functions.
According to that source, five of eight prefects subject to the voting, were also confirmed in their posts, while three will have to step down from their responsibilities.
Reports sustain that Mario Virreina, of Potosí, Ruben Costas of Santa Cruz, Ernesto Suarez of Beni, Mario Cossio of Tarija and Leopoldo Fernandez of Pando will continue in their current jobs.
Meanwhile, Manfred Reyes of Cochabamba, Jose Luis Paredes of La Paz and Alberto Luis Aguilar of Oruro, did not receive the necessary support from the voters.
Paredes assured he will accept defeat and step down from his post, but Reyes maintains a negative stand denying to assume defeat.
In the departments where the governors where ratified, the population celebrates victory at the polls, while the same happens with the followers of the current administration.
From BBC:
"What the Bolivian people have expressed with their votes today is the consolidation of change," Mr Morales told thousands of cheering supporters in La Paz.
"We’re here to move forward with the recovery of our natural resources, the consolidation of nationalisation, and the state takeover of companies," he told the crowd from the balcony of the presidential palace.
From NY Times
Signaling how the referendum may reignite tensions, the governor of Cochabamba, Manfred Reyes, said the referendum itself was unconstitutional. “I go on being prefect of Cochabamba,” said Mr. Reyes on Sunday night.
Preliminary unofficial percentage results from Bolivia Indymedia
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PREFECTOS | PRESIDENTE | ||||||
| Fuente | TVB | ATB | PAT | UNITEL | ||||
| Si | No | Si | No | Si | No | Si | No | |
| Santa Cruz | 66 | 34 | 67,2 | 32,8 | 35 | 65 | 39 | 61 |
| Beni | 65 | 35 | 61,1 | 38,9 | 37 | 63 | 43 | 57 |
| Pando | 61 | 39 | 58,7 | 41,3 | 43 | 57 | 49 | 51 |
| Tarija | 61 | 39 | 64,4 | 35,6 | 38 | 62 | 47 | 53 |
| Cochabamba | 42 | 58 | 40,5 | 59,5 | 64 | 36 | 71 | 29 |
| Chuquisaca | 41 | 59 | 46 | 54 | ||||
| Potosi | 64 | 36 | 75,5 | 24,5 | 79 | 21 | 79 | 21 |
| Oruro | 39 | 61 | 44,9 | 55,1 | 79 | 21 | 81 | 19 |
| La Paz | 41 | 59 | 44 | 56 | 80 | 20 | 81 | 19 |
Please stay tuned for more Upside Down World reports from Bolivia on the recall vote and aftermath.
Also see: Optimism and Uncertainty Follow Bolivian Recall Vote