election fever: italy and peru
April 11, 2006 – 5:48 pmElections in Peru and Italy- so what’s happening? Most of the focus is what’s going on with Berlusconi -who’s apparently not admitting defeat yet. the latest news indicates that Romano Prodi, the centre-left opposition leader has won by a slim majority, but nothing will be confirmed till the expat votes are counted. According to the BBC, “the latest results give Prodi’s bloc 49.8% against Berlusconi’s 49.7%.
Everyone’s waiting with bated breath - what will happen next? Will Berlusconi go out quietly or stage a Bush-style coup ( you know get your mates at the Supreme Court to pull a few strings..etc. etc. )
Meanwhile, in Peru, things aren’t that much clearer, with the outcome of the presidential race still undecided. the preliminary results for three contenders -including the former president alan garcia - are as follows -
Ollanta Humala 30.86%
Alan GarcÃa 24.79%
Lourdes Flores 23.61%
But the again, its becoming clearer that the expat vote could make a big difference.
16 Responses to “election fever: italy and peru”
Nice to hear from another open source geek. Firefox is way better than IE. Ubuntu is also way better than Windows.
By Ceridwen Devi on Apr 12, 2006
yeah man! no contest there. i really like the ubuntu interface: and its a lovely jubbly word as well. hmm i like your blog - i think i shall link to you.
By sonia on Apr 12, 2006
aha Ceridwen - now ive linked to you, are you staying on Blogger or moving over to Wordpress or both. i had a blog over on Blogger and boy it sucked big time, im sticking to Worpress. ( though i havent worked out the whole font thing yet..) as you say, open source rocks..
By sonia on Apr 12, 2006
At the moment I’m using both. I’m new to WordPress so still getting used to it. Old Blogger. Yes, it does have its drawbacks, but hey it got us into Google. I want to start a campaign called “Page 4 on Google. The cool place to hang out.” Bit of a long sentence for a T-shirt though. Thanks for the link.
By Ceridwen Devi on Apr 12, 2006
“hmm i like your blog - i think i shall link to you. ”
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So what’s new in that!!!
Two communists getting up and close.
By Voltaire on Apr 13, 2006
Voltaire, travaillez dans votre jardin! Vous êtes malade avec la grippe aviaire.
By Ceridwen Devi on Apr 13, 2006
heh heeh!
By sonia on Apr 13, 2006
if you “communist girls”
need any technical/programming help with wordpress let me know. No strings attached. Seriously. Ceri knows I’m a good guy… I hope 
peruvian greetings
Inka
By Inka-Wolfy on Apr 18, 2006
one thing you REALLY need is a spam blocker!! I just subscribed to your comment feed……..and it looks UGLY
By Inka-Wolfy on Apr 18, 2006
Oh yes i certainly do! Boy these spammers, i shall be going back and deleting all the onces that slipped through the net.
Thanks for the offer Inka, i do seem to have a problem with my fonts! im going to see what i can learn about it first but i may have some questions soon..
By sonia on Apr 19, 2006
“im going to see what i can learn about it first but i may have some questions soon..”
I like this kind of attitude
By Inka-Wolfy on Apr 19, 2006
Thanks! Yes too many people nowadays are just so eager to dump their stuff on someone else - anyone’s who’s kind enough to offer - and then run and hide and wait for things to be done for them. Self-sufficiency i say, though i’d better get down to it and learn some html quick.
By sonia on Apr 20, 2006
well siad.
nevertheless, don’t hesitate to ask when your research is running out of steam…
By Inka-Wolfy on Apr 21, 2006
I just don’t have anything to say right now.
By snymrik on May 16, 2006