From ihatethemedia.com

Report: Chavez loses election. It's in Spanish but Google Translate says "The consultant Variance granted a victory for opposition leader 51.3% versus 48.06 Chavez." Anyone who reads Spanish, please go to the link and furnish more info if possible.

I plugged the article into translate.google.com:

The candidate of the Democratic Unity Table (MUD), Henrique Capriles, be imposed against Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez in the presidential elections held on Sunday in the Caribbean country, according to a poll exit polls by consultancy Variance the absence of closure of polling stations. The time set for the closing were 00.30 Spanish time, however, and because of the long lines in some of them, have remained open for another hour, until 01.40. [Click here to read the news on Caracol Radio]

Despite the express prohibition of the Venezuelan electoral law to publish polls, apparently the opposition leader would get 51.3 percent of the votes, while the incumbent candidate would get the 48.06 percent of the ballots.

Variance director, Rafael Delgado, explained to Caracol Radio that the exit polls survey was conducted in the Capital District and the states of Zulia, Lara, Aragua, Miranda, Carabobo and Anzoategui.

Confirmed these data, today's presidential election would end thirteen years of the Chavez government, ushering in a new political landscape in Venezuela and elsewhere in the region.
Press the CNE

The president of the National Electoral Council (CNE) of Venezuela, Tibisay Lucena, adjourned the election day but the public continues to vote.

In a press conference, Lucena showed the "satisfaction" of the CNE for the holding of a peaceful and joyous day, but warned that it will allow those tables where there are still numbers of people remain open until all citizens to exercise their democratic right.

There will be tanks in the streets before sunup.

It's an independent exit poll. Some polling stations are still open but the exit polls give Capriles the lead, at least as far as Varianza is concerned.

Google translate has come a long way: that was actually fairly accurate.

Can't lose when you control the counters.

Quote from: PeterR on October 07, 2012, 06:08:52 PM
There will be tanks in the streets before sunup.

Hugo "wins"  Tanks in the street

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/L/LT_VENEZUELA_ELECTION?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-10-08-04-46-07

I'm as shocked as captain Renault. We can't beat socialism overseas, but we can beat it here.

Quote from: lessthantolerant on October 08, 2012, 03:26:53 AM
Can't lose when you control the counters.

No way.