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Pledges Immediate Election Results
Quito - Ecuador's National Election Council
(CNE) has promised to release the results of
the April 26 general elections immediately.
One and a half hour after all polling booths
are closed, the first results will be
released, CNE chairman Omar Simon said.
He pointed out that 12-16 hours after
elections are over, the results of 60
percent of the votes will be released and
the final election results will be available
within the next ten days.
Simon noted that 60 Intermediate
Vote-Counting Boards will make it possible
to release the election results soon.
The boards will be made up of 1,500 people,
including third-level professionals
certified by the CNE and guaranteed by the
National Higher Education Council, he noted.
That way, representatives of either the
parties or the candidates will be prevented
from participating in the vote-counting
process, Simon added.
The CNE president pointed out some three
million dollars will be paid to the Armed
Forces to transport and protect election
materials.
Around 10.5 million Ecuadorians will vote
April 26 in the elections for president, for
members of the legislature and for local
authorities.
According the last polls, Correa has enough
support to win re-election.
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