Preliminary Results from Channel 21

[magbana]

channel 21 announced an estimated 60% turnout
March 15th, 2009 (21 minutes ago)

More preliminary results from channel 21:

NATIONAL COUNT
57.1 FMLN
42.9 ARENA

Santa Ana:
53.9 FMLN
46.1 ARENA

San Miguel
62.6 FMLN
37.4 ARENA

Usulatan
50.2 FMLN
49.8 ARENA

La Union
55.4 ARENA
44.6 FMLN

Cojutepeque
54.9 ARENA
45.1 FMLN

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Preliminary Results According to Channel 21 / Resultados Preliminares Segun Canal 21
March 15th, 2009 (46 minutes ago)

NOT OFFICIAL - PRELIMINARY RESULTS ACCORDING TO CHANNEL 21 IN EL SALVDOR

NO OFICIAL - RESULTADOS PRELIMINARES SEGUN CANAL 21 EN EL SALVADOR

Results from Channel 21 reporting FMLN count of what has come in so far…

Resultados de Canal 21, reportando el conteo del Frente para las urnas que ya tienen

FMLN leading in: / FMLN va arriba en:

64.3% santa ana

52.5% cabanas

71.5% cuscatlan

62.7% san vicente

54.5% san salvador

52% morazan

Behind in: / FMLN va desventaja:
45% La Libertad

[Peace Patriot]

1. Ch 21 prelim report: FMLN 57%, ARENA 43%

6:45 pm Channel 21 Megavision has a preliminary count showing the FMLN winning 57% to 43%. TCS shows the FMLN with 53%. It's not looking good for ARENA.

http://luterano.blogspot.com/

It doesn't say what % of the vote this was based on, nor if these are exit polls.

[EFerrari]

2. . . .

:cry:

[EFerrari]

3. La Libertad? Isn't that an area where the rich have vacation homes? n/t

[rabs]

4. First electoral commission report

says that with nearly 40 percent of the votes counted, FMLN is only leading by four percent of the total.


hummmmmm ....

[Peace Patriot]

5. My first thought, not enough of a lead to overcome ARENA election fraud.

I'm afraid we're in for a long night, and possibly a scenario like Mexico, involving late night electronic tabulator shenanigans.

4%--argh! Well, the corpo/fascist press has been writing the narrative for election fraud for several days now, saying that months of the FMLN candidate running 10% to 15% points ahead had now, somehow, at the last minute, become a tie. NYT. WSJ. All of them.

And how did Ch 21 come up with 57% to 43% favoring FMLN? If those were exit polls, something is very amiss.

[EFerrari]

8. FMLN are celebrating in the streets. I don't thnk this one can be stolen.

I'll be out for about 30 minutes. :hug: :grouphug:

[rabs]

13. ARENA

lady just said the difference was now 2 percentage points. She said ARENA is used to winning by a large margins but this time it might win by TWO votes. Yep, looks like a long night .. I am concerned about how FLMN backers might react if they ARENA really dares to steal it.

Second update coming up shortly.

[EFerrari]

14. It's not going to happen. FMLN has won by at least 4 points.

They can't steal it, imho.

[EFerrari]

6. That doesn't match the department reports that show FMLN leadning

by 51 - 54%.

I MUST go walk this dog. Please don't let anyone steal this election while I'm gone. :)

[Peace Patriot]

11. God, I hope you're right! The 4% margin for FMLN may be based on only 33% reporting.

That's only about 800,000 votes total. (I think all voters is 4 million?)

51.28% FMLN
48.72% ARENA

http://luterano.blogspot.com/ - says this is TSE official results. That's only a 2% or so lead. Is there something more recent, based on 40% reporting?

[Peace Patriot]

15. CISPES confirms: only 33% counted, FMLN 51.28% vs ARENA 48.78%.

http://cispes.org/09electionsblog/

That's too close for comfort. Only 2%. But not a definitive sample. And I have no idea how to judge it. Are these ARENA areas, for instance? If so, that may be why FMLN are dancing in the streets. But I'm still jittery about late-night foul play.

[Peace Patriot]

7. rabs, do you know when the next official report will be? Can I go eat dinner? nt

[arcos]

9. I believe new results will come in soon... nt

[rabs]

10. Earlier they announced updates every thirty minutes

so tell your litle dog to hold it.

and how can you eat with all the tension :)

[EFerrari]

12. The CH 21 feed is dead. ETA: Not true. Just needed to refresh.

They are going in and out.

[arcos]

16. Funes will hold a press conference in minutes... nt

[rabs]

17. ARENA gloom and doom

has given way to festive atmosphere. ARENAists were chanting "Yes, we can. Yes, we can."

[arcos]

18. 72.3% in... Funes 51.6% - Avila 48.4%.... nt

[rabs]

19. Thanks Arcos, did you catch

the appeal by the elections tribunal director for the people to remain calm? He said also that it was too early for any of the two candidates to proclaim himself winner.

[arcos]

22. The Channel 21 feed is very choppy, I didn't hear that...

This links seems to have results earlier than the others:
http://www.elsalvador.com/mwedh/default.html

[Peace Patriot]

20. FMLN's lead has improved-52% to 48%, with 50% reporting. 4%!

They're apparently going to declare victory shortly...

Victory FMLN!
March 16, 2009 by voicesfromelsalvador

FMLN communications chief Sigfredo Reyes has announced that with a little over 50% of the vote in, the FMLN leads 52% to 48%. Analyzing their exit polls and these results, they are essentially calling it a victory. They are inviting everyone in El Salvador to the Redondell de Masferrer for a victory celebration. The Candidate will be there, and will be making the announcement.

Congratulations FMLN and Mauricio Funes for this historic moment!

http://voiceselsalvador.wordpress.com/

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I hope we can trust this, and that it holds up through the night!

Fingers crossed, prayers uttered! :grouphug:

[Peace Patriot]

21. Oops! I didn't see that Arcos post, with over 70% reporting--FMLN down to 3% lead.

What a nail-biter! This is still unsafe territory--3%--with a group like ARENA in charge of things. But again, Funes/FMLN may know where the votes are coming from, and what that portends. Or maybe he's not going to declare victory, just wait it out until the numbers are firmer.

[EFerrari]

26. Funes is giving a victory speech.

:cry:

[arcos]

23. 86.2% in: Funes: 51.1% / Ávila: 48.9% nt

[arcos]

24. Funes is about to declare victory, Channel 21 host says he'll be the next President... nt

[rabs]

25. 86 percent counted

Funes has 53,000 vote lead. TV commentators say Funes has won.

Funes news conference starting.

[EFerrari]

27. Thank you so much for all your posts here today, rabs.

:hug:
:grouphug:
:cry:

[rabs]

28. And the same to you too

And Judi and Peace Patriot and Magbana and Arcos.

It is now President-elect Maurico Funes ...

Now I hope the ARENA people cool it and don't start anything rash.

What a day !!!

[Peace Patriot]

29. ARENA has conceded!

http://cispes.org/09electionsblog/

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