now the latest figures that we're hearing from the national electoral council, or that only about 53 percent of the boat has been counted, but that general trend remains in favor of opposition. candidates. you might have gastro who leads with a little more than 51 percent of the vote. now, with that said, only the national electoral council is able to officially declare a winner in this election that hasn't stopped. 2 left this leaders from across latin america from taking the social media and congratulating the left us opposition. candidates, jo, amount of capital. we've already seen, congratulations from the leaders of cuba and as well. and also from the former president of bolivia, able morales. and the latest news that we've heard is that the one of the opposition candidates, the candidate with the 3rd most votes in this election, has already conceded to show magic as, as well. now there are a number of reasons why this has every potential to be an historic election for a 100. as we mentioned in the report, simply the vote, the voter turnout, it's more both, it's more votes and t

now what we have a heard the latest numbers from the national electoral council is that only 51 percent a little bit more than 51 percent of the vote has been counted, but the general trend remains in the favor of the opposition candidate sumani castle with 53.61 percent of the vote. so she is still in the lead, but only a little more than half of the votes have been counted. and this process seems to have been stalled a little bit. we believe that they may, that may have something to do with votes that, that some of the machines that were used for the voting failed and they had to be used as paper ballots. people needed to cast their votes in the way that it was done in the years prior. and that has actually slowed down the process. but honestly, people out here don't seem to be too concerned about that. the attitude from people on the street is that of joy celebration, a very different atmosphere than what we observed in the 2017 election. where violence did break out in the days following the announcement of the election result more than a dozen people were killed in riots. after ele

the latest figures that we've heard at this point from the national electoral council, i put the vote count at somewhere over 55 percent 55.21 percent of all votes of the country have been tally may still seem like a very low number. we suspect that they, that may have something to do with a back to vote that certain voting machines that were implemented. new technology that was implemented during this year's election did fail, forcing many of the posters to resort to using paper ballots. and they're now having to count those paper ballads that has slowed down. the actual vote count doesn't seem to be facing people too much. so people can compared to the presidential elections. 4 years ago when there were protests out on the straits, more than a dozen people were killed in riots. after electoral observers had said that the victory claimed by the governing national party was done so using fraudulent means that doesn't seem to be the case this year. people are very confident they seem a little bit more enthusiastic about the electoral process. we've seen record voter turnout. there hasn

when for celebrations in the honduran capital tegucigalpa ah preliminary results from the national electoral council placed opposition candidates your magic ass through in the lead. ah, your final tally was far from completed. the news was enough to spark celebrations in the streets of the city. oh, for the follow up with a photograph for the photo, for the 100 people. this represents an awakening apiece. a hope the people are overwhelmed by so much wrong doing and misery over the past 12 years the people needed to breathe. the people have woken up those manyels. oh, earlier in the day eager voters queued for their turn at the ballot box. ah, and pulling locations extended their closing hours to allow everyone a chance to cast a vote. many expressed a distrust of the electoral system signing a disputed general election 4 years ago when the governing national party claimed victory despite evidence of fraud. i mean certain, been going on with the right and always like with howard. so i'm actually just, i'm actually quite happy with all of them later. my bony poll is in the late hours on sunday opposit

the presence of witnesses at the polling stations also that now to members of the national electoral council are part of the opposition are also of course, the presence of the european union. this is the 1st time in 15 years that the european union president in an election in venezuela, their own servers have been deployed all across the country. they have been monitoring the result. they've been monitoring the campaign there in legal experts, human rights lawyers, among other things that are monitoring and serving this election has been in the middle of an enormous crisis and economic crisis course, mostly by dropping the price of oil by your sanctions, among other things. and also our political crisis with thousands of people protesting on the streets, millions leaving the country escaping poverty. so in a way for many this elections are important because it's a step forward. the opposition participating in this process, a possibility, an opening away towards presidential elections in the future. and that's why the final report by the european union, is going to be monitored by the governm

the national electoral council has asked the candidates to refrain from proclaiming themselves the victor, both of both be the opposition candidate and the candidate for the ruling party, asking them to not stir up any emotion wanting to prevent the sort of violence that we saw take place there are the 100 capital 4 years ago following a disputed presidential election, and then over a dozen deaths that happened in the riots that took place following that election. that international observers have categorized as having been won by fraudulent means. now, there was a lot of anxiety building up here in honduras, and the lead up to this election, people worried over the increase in political violence more than 30 political candidates who have been killed in honduras since last year since the primary election. so there was a lot of fear, a lot of worry that that violence could be translated again this year on the streets of the city that has not been the case, as you can see behind me from all these flags waving. as you can hear from the hears and the fire cracker fireworks around us, it's a c

national legality in venezuela. and marcus is a new member of the electoral council. he says he believes elections and democracy are the only way out of enormous crises. venezuela. when i get into the show, that is the opposition is right in some ways we still have more in the electoral council. we cannot sanction. and we cannot force a sanction when there is an irregularity in our country. abuse happens by the government, but also the regional government. it's a monster of a 1000 heads. we have tried to control it. it's not easy. i have tried to make things better. we are the referees, but if there is no intention to comply, then it's useless. that's why it's important dialogue. there is no savior messiah or a foreign intervention. when, if, when a struggling with an economic and social crisis, depold playstation complicates the countries chances of recovery. and that's why for many it's the process and not the results that can help the country move forward. there is i will, i just got across the spanish coast. god has rescued more than 100 people near grand canary o

electoral fraud in the past. theresa bo has moved from crackers we're here at the national electrodes council, and this is the place where there was cause of these regional elections will be coming in this important election for venezuela. because it's the 1st time in 4 years, separate opposition of this country decided to participate. and why is that? well, the opposition says that they have been given sudden reassurance by the government among them. the presence of witnesses at the polling stations also that now who members of the national actually council are part of the opposition are also of course, the preference of the european union. this is the 1st time in 15 years that the european union of president in an election in venezuela, their own servers have been deployed all across the country. they have been monitoring the result. they've been monitoring the campaign there in legal experts, human rights lawyers, among other things that are monitoring and serving this election has been in the middle of an enormous crisis and economic crisis course, mostly by dropping the price of oil by your sanctions, among ot

electoral council says preliminary results show the leftist candidate, xiomara castro, is ahead in presidential elections. she's bidding to become the country's first female president. but the governing national, was on course for victory, without producing any evidence. fiji is to send 50 peacekeepers to the solomon islands following three days of unrest. the violence began on wednesday, when protestors stormed parliament in a bid to topple the prime minister. australia and papua new guinea have already sent in peace keeping forces to the pacific island. iceland's left—right coalition government has reached a deal to continue together in power forfour more years. prime minister katrin jakobsdottir will continue to head the government. she was criticised for taking her party into the original coalition, and they lost support because of it, in the election. but the unusual alliance has brought iceland four years of stability after a decade of political crises. doctors treating the bangladeshi opposition leader, khaleda zia, say they fear for her life if she's not allowed to fly abroad for medical care. ms zia, who's leader of the bangladesh nationalist party, has been diagnosed with liver cirr

electoral council says preliminary results show the leftist candidate xiomara castro is ahead in presidential elections. she's bidding to become the country's first female president. but the governing nationals on course for victory, without producing any evidence. fiji is to send 50 peacekeepers to the solomon islands following three days of unrest. the violence began on wednesday when protestors stormed parliament in a bid to topple the prime minister. australia and papua new guinea have already sent in peacekeeping forces to the pacific island. northern peru has been hit by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake with tremors felt more than i,000km from the epicentre. hundreds of buildings were damaged, but there have been no reported deaths. courtney bembridge reports. this is the moment the 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit. it was just before 6:00 in the morning and people woken by the tremors rushed out into the streets. translation: i was able to wake my wife and pick| up my child. we weren't able to reach the door, we didn't reach it. some became trapped under the rubble and had to be pulled free by rescue teams. hundreds of homes, businesses and churches were destroyed and the extent of the damage

announcement by the electoral council, they culminated a great victory for the party and a stunning defeat for the opposition. and while the day was largely peaceful throughout the nationas killed in a shooting outside a polling station in the western state of zulia according to reports by local authorities, even though the motif ove of the shooting a not fully understood. they announced the presence of parliament organizations linked to maduro and his government to scare away voters from the opposition to cast their ballots. for cnn, this is stefano, caracas. >>> nearly a month after a military take over in sudan, the country's military chief has reinstated the prime minister. after the two men reached a political agreement. now, this means hamdock will once again lead the traditional government and as part of the deal, political detainees jailed after last month's coup will be released. protests broke out sunday following news of that deal which is being met with resistance by key opposition groups. so, let's turn to cnn's david mackenzie. he's been following these developments for us and joins us live from johannesburg. good to see you, david. what more are you lear