Shortly before the tallies were released, Prabowo told reporters that his campaign had withdrawn from the race, alleging that the July 9 election was plagued by fraud and "massive cheating that is structured and systematic".
Before long, the tally clerks, porters, scrubbers and shipwrights of Tilbury were processing everything from crates of Madeira wine to sausage skins packed in brine and bales of jute.
Even before autopsies came back, the tally in the press rose, and the Surgeon General, Dr. Hugh Smith Cumming, warned Americans to stay away from imported parrots.
Coupled with Mr. Romney's almost-certain victory in the District of Columbia — which awards its 16 pledged delegates on a winner-take-all basis and where Mr. Santorum is not on the ballot — Mr. Romney could gain about 50 delegates on Tuesday night before even factoring in the tally in Wisconsin.
Diego Costa and Villa increased the tally before Adrian's late goal.
On Monday night, pandemonium erupted again, as officials repeatedly delayed the release of the partial count, then closed their offices before the complete tally was made public.
Shortly before the final tally tonight, Mr. Persson appeared before reporters to acknowledge the defeat of the "yes" campaign.
Appearing onstage in Des Moines before the final tally arrived, Clinton hailed "a contest of ideas" and appeared battle-ready for the fight of her political life.
Financial markets, which had been anticipating that Britain would vote to stay in, started plunging before the vote tally was complete, putting pressure on central banks and regulators to take steps to guard against a spread of the damage.
