OAS concludes in audit that there were irregularities in elections in Bolivia

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(CNN Spanish) - The Organization of American States (OAS) said that it is impossible for the president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, to have won the presidential elections in the first round held on October 20.

On its official website, the OAS published a 13-page document that concludes that, according to preliminary findings, the audit team cannot validate a victory in the first round.

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The report adds that the manipulations to the computer system are of such magnitude that they must be deeply investigated by the Bolivian State to get to the bottom and disclaim the responsibilities of this serious case.

Protests in Bolivia after presidential elections. (Photo by JORGE BERNAL / AFP via Getty Images)

In the report, the OAS adds that the existence of physical records with alterations and forged signatures also impacts the integrity of the official calculation.

In addition, it concludes that in the statistical projections it is possible that the candidate Evo Morales was in first place and the opposition candidate Carlos Mesa, in second. However, he says, it is statistically unlikely that Morales has obtained a 10% difference to avoid a second round.

The audit team finalizes the report saying that it cannot validate the election results, so it recommends another electoral process.

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