A total of 435,556 Argentines who reside in other countries of the world, are also entitled to vote in the elections general of this Sunday October 22. These represent almost the 1.5% of the register and they will be able to vote at more than 300 tables that were installed in 141 Argentine diplomatic representations abroad, including embassies and consulates, according to data from the National Electoral Chamber (CNE).
Once the scrutiny of each of the elections, is sent “the entire documentation and signed minutes in a kind of diplomatic bag so that it arrives in Argentina as soon as possible to incorporate into the scrutiny“, it was explained officially.
Therefore, the first results They will be known after 22:30This was confirmed by the head of the National Electoral Directorate (DINE), Marcos Schiavijust as happened in the elections Primary, Open, Simultaneous and Mandatory (PASO) on August 13.
What is voting abroad like?
He suffrage which is carried out from the exterior is not mandatorybut voluntary, and it is not necessary to justify not casting the vote, unlike those who reside in the national territory.
He vote is realized through a single ballot designed by the National Electoral Chamberwhich contains as many divisions as there are competing political groups and shows the name and number of the list, with a space for casting a vote, which is expressed by marking each category with a letter x.
The countries with the greatest registration of Argentines are the United States, with 90,382; Spain, 85,388; Brazil 19,842; Uruguay, 18,149; Paraguay, 17,963; Italy, 17,356; Chile, 16,482; Israel, 14,201; Mexico, 9,494; Germany 8,960; Bolivia, 8,506, and Canada, 8,394.
Long lines in world capitals
In the case of United Kingdom and SpainThey registered long lines to pay in the vicinity of the places established in London and Madrid.
The Consul General of Argentina in Madrid, Daniel Plazadeclared that the vote “is developing completely normally” and with “a influx of very important people”. “From previous days we noticed that people were very mobilized and with very eager to express yourself”, he assured.
While in London, the consul in the English city Carolina Pérez Colman reported: “They have been enabled three voting stations to accommodate voters, and each manages approximately 2,400 voters.
Source: Ambito
