“No” Option Leads Questions 4 and 9
With more than 47% of the votes counted so far, it was found that the ”no” takes advantage over the “yes” in questions 4 and 9, but with a minimal difference.
In the fourth question “no” is 44.5% while the “yes” option is 44.2%. In the ninth question the “no” remains ahead with 43.9% while the “yes” is 43.2%. Despite this minimal difference since it began counting votes, this is the first time that “no” leads in two questions.
Question 4 proposes the creation of a body to be responsible for restructuring the judicial system while the 9 proposes the establishment in the country of a regulatory board for the media.
CNE results are:
Question 1: Expiration of the pretrial detention.
Yes: 48.54%
No: 40.93%
Question 2: Alternatives to the detention.
Yes: 46.37%
No: 42.83%
Question 3: Prohibitions to banking and media.
Yes: 45.37%
No: 43.85%
Question 4: Transitional Judicial Council
Yes: 44.28%
No: 44.55%
Question 5: Change of the Composition of the Council of the Judiciary.
Yes: 44.81%
No: 43.94%
Question 6: Private Illicit enrichment not justified.
Yes: 44.85%
No: 42.52%
Question 7: Prohibition of casinos and gambling halls.
Yes: 44.51%
No: 43.06%
Question 8: Prohibition of death of the animal shows with
(This result is not a national one but cantonal jurisdiction is)
Question 9: Board of Adjustment of media content.
Yes: 43.23%
No: 43.93%
Question 10: Non-IESS membership a criminal offense.
Yes: 45.96%
No: 41.42%
Source: El Comercio Newspaper