Leftist ex-guerrilla, but would be a step back toward rule of law. He's honest as far as I know.
The problem is that Chavez controls the voting machines and isn't leaving, not even for a Petkoff.
I would imagine at this point that everyone knows that if exit polls show a result opposite from the official ones, they must be prepared to march on the palace and take it. Don't know if Petkoff is up for that or not.