LA PAZ, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- The presidential candidate of Bolivia's Citizen Community (CC) party, Carlos Mesa, on Sunday urged voters to go to the polls, await the results patiently and act prudently once the results are out.
"We are calling on the population to be patient and prudent with the results... We will act with great prudence knowing that any statement could generate unnecessary disputes when pronouncements are made in a hurry," Mesa told reporters as he cast his vote in La Paz.
"I want to call on Bolivians to go to the polls because it is an extraordinary day for the history of the country. My commitment to democracy is inalienable and that is demonstrated by voting," he said.
Asked about the suspension of the Preliminary Results Dissemination (Direpre) system, Mesa said he lamented the decision by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE), but presumed the move aimed to guarantee the security of the vote and the official outcome.
"As we know that the vote count will take the next few days, we will announce in due time where we will receive the final results and when an official statement will be made," Mesa added.
Some 7,332,925 Bolivians over 18 years of age, out of a total of more than 11 million inhabitants, were eligible to vote for a total of 352 officials, including a new president, vice president, senators and deputies for the constitutional period of 2020-2025. Enditem
