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O'Donoguhue claims EU, OAS unhappy with voting

Submitted December 10, 2005 - 6:48 pm by Benjamin Melançon
Patrick J. O'Donoghue wrote an article for VHeadline.com, "EU and OAS preliminary reports reveal serious deficiencies in voting procedures" which claimed the preliminary statements of the EU delegation found problems with last Sunday's vote.

I e-mailed to ask for clarification, and he never responded to my concerns or request for documentation, below for posterity.

Dear Patrick J. O'Donoghue,

The headline to your article reads "EU and OAS preliminary reports reveal serious deficiencies in voting procedures," but the short report mentions deficiencies that sound more minor than serious (but then I may be biased, I live in the United States).  Every fact is then presented in its most negative light; staying open isn't a possible compensation for difficulty voting, instead 'The closure hour, observers state, created difficulties and uncertainties'

Jose Albino Silva Peneda, while the president of the mission, is of a centre-right party in Portugal and Europe, and this fact may bear mentioning as he has more chance to slant a preliminary report than the mission's full report.

I would be interested in the source documents for your article.

Thank you,

Benjamin Melançon

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