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How Chávez Won
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5:15 am. At the Government-funded communal council office, Morela Guillen meets drivers recruited to ferry voters to the polls.
6:06 am. Guillen assigns a motorcycle driver to pick a voter after polls had opened.
7:33 am. Guillen disburses election day pay: 150 Bolivares (+/- US$35) in Government money for the motorcycle drivers, twice that for cars.
10:13 am. Guillen asks neighbours if they've voted. If not, she'll push "Usually you need your President, today he needs you".
11:05 am. Guillen tries to vote, but the lines are too long at the moment.
11:22 am. Instead of waiting to vote, she lectures an exit-poll researcher about being to close to the polling station.
12:04 pm. Mr. Francisco, an elderly voter, comes to the communal council looking for his voting location.
12:15 pm. Morela assigns a driver to take Mr. Francisco to his correct polling station.
12:52 pm. Food arrives. Free lunch and dinner will be disbursed to Chávez supporters in Caracas' slums on Election Day.
1:13 pm. Guillen checks the food inventory. She explains that many times, food is missing.
1:29 pm. Some of the election day food delivered: 20 Lasagnes, 18 Chickens and 18 Steaks.
1:44 pm. Food, juices and water are ready to be delivered to Chávez supporters.
2:59 pm. Guillen is ready to vote. She shows her ID card.
3:12 pm. Finally voted. The purple ink on her finger is a voting security measure.
3:26 pm. The "Puntos Rojos" - Red Points - tents where Chávez supporters can get free rides or free meals.
3:38 pm. Chavistas prepare to get a ride to one of the polling stations.
3:54 pm. People gather on the communal council terrace to watch election news on state-run television.
9:02 pm. After resting at home for a few hours, Guillen returns to her office for the official results.
10:06 pm. The results are in. Chávez won with nearly 55% of the vote. Guillen celebrates with friends.
10:24 pm. Guillen celebrates on her way to Miraflores Presidential Palace.
11:28 pm. Morela finds a megaphone and praises the work of everyone, especially the women that fought so hard for Chávez.
12:23 am. Mission accomplished, it's time to celebrate!
12:30 am. Chávez is giving a speech in the Presidential Palace, but it's crowed to go. Guillen watches street fireworks instead.
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How Chávez Won
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October 26th 2012
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How Chávez Won
Morela Guillen, 50, is a former nurse in Caracas who swapped her career in health care for a job with one of the many Communal Councils (Consejos
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Creative Fields
Photography
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venezuela
elections
election day
South America
politics
socialism
revolution
Bolivarian Revolution
chavez
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