FALKLAND / SOUTH SANDWICH / SOUTH SHETLAND / SOUTH GEORGIA PLEBESCITE

THIS WILL BE THE OROGs PLACE FOR VOTING RESULTS AND DETAILS ABOUT THE VOTE BEING TABULATED AT THIS TIME IN THE FAR SOUTH ATLANTIC.   CHECK HERE DURING THE NIGHT AND DURING THE MORNING TO LEARN HOW THE 2,000 OR SO PEOPLE WHO CAN VOTE THERE, DID VOTE.
     WE HAVE OTHER DETAILS THAT WE WILL BEGIN UNLOADING ON THE OROG COMMUNITY AS THE ISSUES DEVELOP FURTHER.

EL GRINGO VIEJO

The Falkland Islands and South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands are British Overseas Territories

(Paul Byrne/ Associated Press ) - The governor of Falkland Islands Nigel Haywood posses for a picture in Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, Monday, March 11, 2013. The local Falkland Islands Government has mobilized a major effort to get registered voters to answer a yes-or-no to the referendum: “Do you wish the Falkland Islands to retain their current political status as an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom?” scheduled for March 10-11, 2013.

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By Associated Press,

Mar 12, 2013 03:15 AM EDT

AP

STANLEY, Falkland Islands — Falkland Islands voters decided by an overwhelming 99.8 percent margin Monday to keep their government just the way it is: a British Overseas Territory.
Of the 1,517 valid votes cast in the referendum, only 3 islanders voted “no” to the question: “Do you wish the Falkland Islands to retain their current political status as an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom?” One vote was somehow lost.

The vote was aimed at showing that the residents’ self-determination must be considered in any discussion about the future of the remote South Atlantic islands that are claimed by both Britain and Argentina.
Elections officials reported a 92 percent turnout among the approximately 1,650 Falkland Islands voters eligible to cast ballots in the referendum. International election observer Juan Henao said the process was completely normal.
The islands’ 2,563 residents did all they could ahead of the vote to show their sympathies, waving Union Jack flags and dressing up in red-white-and-blue.
“The referendum will show the world how we feel, that we are British and that we wish to remain British. We don’t want to have nothing to do with Argentina, at all,” islander Barry Nielson said as he voted.

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      It should be noted that the Argentine Government advised, suggested, and at times demanded that all Latin American governments avoid sending observers to the election.   Many complied, usually because they were not that interested anyway, while some just do not have the money required to spend on other people's windmills to joust.   Two nations defied Presidente Cristina.

     Chile and Mexico.

ADDENDA:
      Several conservative political parties in Latin American countries throughout Central and South America sent observers to the Falkland electoral process.   Paraguay, Colombia (conservative party, informal presence), Peru, Venezuela (informal, conservative party), and some others,  but we are not clear about the names of the countries, yet.   Chile's and Mexico's delegations were formal and, without saying so, preemptive 

 

El Gringo Viejo