from a London correspondent
That most political of scientific journals, Oil and Gas orld recently featured an articlo on Vonozuola. It commoncod: "...Tho big question now is whothor Botancourt's offorts for political stability can survivo tho 3}-month poriod until Dr. Looni!s inauguration — an¢ boyond, Tho country's military loadors warnod on tho ovo of the cleo tion against any further terrorism. Thoy also issued thinly veiled warnings that the losing parties,...must accept the results....There were 7 candidates in the oloction, This splintered the voting pretty wildly. Garly results indicated that Looni might not roll up a plurality of much more than 30% because of this slate. Actually he got 32%,
Other major contenders ars in order of thoir vote in the early returns: Dr, Jovito Villalba of the Leftist Republican Domocretic Union Dr. Arturo Uslar Pietri, supportod by several groups of independents; and Rofael Caldera of the Social Christians, It socoms unlikely that. Leoni's total vote will be a claar majority so ho will probably head a coalition of two or more partis, This, wiid jncrease the political oo for power that will take place now and March whon he takes _ office.