So the elections are almost over. What a day it was yesterday and today (I count it as one day). After monitoring some poling stations, for counting procedure we selected the one that looked more suspicious. The counting took 12 hours since there are 21 parties, we had 3 majoritarian candidates and also constitutional referendum. Basically 3 different types of ballots, 2 different types of boxes, and 31 possible voting accuracies, i.e. 21 (parties) + 1 (none elected) + 1 invalid, 3 (majoritarian candidates) + 1(none elected) + 1 invalid; referendum - �yes�, �no�, invalid�. Plus to these the unused were counted too. So it was a long process especially in our poling station, since everything has been done very carefully, every single vote has been examined, by observers (us), poling station comity, the party and candidate proxies. The unclearly marked ballots were discussed and put into vote.
We were locked in the station for 12 long and tiring hours, windows and doors closed. The counting process went smoothly, and all the numbers matched, so no extra ballots, and no fake ones too. I am satisfied that votes of 606 people have been respected and secured. Hopefully the numbers won�t be distorted at the upper levels, (TEC and CEC).
The turnout has been pretty low and I think this was true in most of the places, only around 30%.
I hope that in the near future there wont be a need for monitoring it this way, which at some point even becomes an investigation. I am also glad that our presence eliminated any possible distortion, created nice working environment, added something positive to the newly established electoral institution and work ethics.

Coming to other things, we are really getting close to finding a house. Next week we will move one step closer. We think that we have found, I rather say discovered, something pretty close to what we were anticipating.