“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