Elections in Argentina 2023: Almost 30% of Argentine electoral rolls voted by noon

Almost 30% of the electoral roll voted by 12:00 (15:00 GMT) in the general elections that Argentina celebrates this Sunday, according to official sources.

O National Electoral Chamber (CNE) reported that by noon 29.6% of citizens called to the polls had voted.

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At the same time, on August 13, the day the elections were held PAST (simultaneous and mandatory open primaries), 28% of citizens went to the polls.

Around 35.4 million Argentines are called upon to, in addition to electing president and vice-president, renew 130 of the 257 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 24 of the 72 in the Senate, and appoint 43 Argentine representatives to the Parliament of Mercosur (Parlasullegislative body of the bloc formed by Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay).

Along with this there will be general elections for positions in the provinces of Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Entre Ríos and Autonomous City of Buenos Aires -who decided not to separate their elections from national ones, like the other districts.

The main candidates for the position are the leader of the Advances of Freedom (far right), Javier Milei, who received the most votes in the August primary and is the main favorite; the current Minister of Economy, Sergio Massarepresenting the governing coalition Union for the Fatherland (Peronism); and the applicant Together for Change (center right), Patricia Bullrich.

Furthermore, the governor of Cordoba in office, Juan Schiarettithat represents We do it for our country (dissident Peronism), and the candidate of Left Front and Workers, Myriam Bregman.

Source: Elcomercio

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