Hope is not a method.
As to the election, I guess we'd need to dig into the laws in Venezuela to see what level of participation does, or does not, constitute a valid referendum.
I don't know, does anyone?
I lamented recently the problem of a recent referendum in our district/county; the voter turn out was just over 10% but the measure still passed or failed regardless of how many showed up.
Whomever showed up to vote made the difference.