In this context, and in the face of a certain social tension, the Defense Minister Diego Molano he affirmed in the face of the elections: “With more than 300,000 men, we have paid special attention to five purposes.”
Among those priorities was “guaranteeing that citizens can go out to vote freely at all polling stations” and “that all logistical activities for the distribution of material, its arrival and extraction, and its disposal are accompanied by security agencies.” ”.
The goal ofs authorities was to guarantee the “protection of the candidates, not only before, during the day and after”but also “if there is a second round, with the maximum security capabilities,” said Molano.
The minister stressed that Surveillance would be redoubled in those regions where, according to intelligence data, there could have been cases of “constraint”as it is called in Colombia vote for a candidate under threat.
“What the public force wants is to guarantee that the elections are free for all citizens, that they are safe and that the results of those elections are respected and that all Colombians can vote freely exercising democracy,” he remarked.
On the other hand, the land and river border crossings were closed and will be reopened this Monday at 6in order to guarantee normality during election day, announced the Director of Migration Colombia, Juan Francisco Espinosa.
About 38 million Colombians were eligible to elect Duque’s successor in the first round at 110,758 tables in 12,262 voting centers in the country.
In addition, just over 900,000 people were registered to cast their votes abroad, at 1,251 tables in 250 voting centers in 67 countries.
Source: Ambito
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