| "To be precise we need to have 2,437,080 rúbricas ... it needs between 600,000 and 700,000 more valid signatures to go ahead with a referendum," he added pointing out that the opposition has a further opportunity later this month to "repair" or validate some 1.8 million signatures that had been put aside because of irregularities, outright forgeries and/or signatures of the long-since dead, foreigners and children who are ineligible to vote.
"If we can validate 500,000 more signatures and reach the 20% dictated in Article 72 of the Constitution we will go ahead with the referendum..." |
Now the question is, will the opposition accept that? I wouldn't hold my breath.
But, the CNE president is hopeful, at least publicly...
| Asked what he believed the opposition reaction to the news would be, Carrasquero told the radio interviewer, with some hesitation "...I believe they will take it with good will since we have been in conversation with them and the Carter Center and they are considering what position to take." |
We'll see.
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