History in the Making: The 2024 Elections Kick Off with a Bang
- The first day of the 2024 Elections was marked by various periods, where the high participation that reached almost 50% was evident.
- At 08:00 sharp the first day Municipal and Regional Elections 2024where Chile returned again to the polls.
- At first there were several problems set tablesmainly because many members were officiating for the first time and were put off by a large amount of material.
The first day of the 2024 Elections was marked by various periods, where the high participation that reached almost 50% was evident.
At 08:00 sharp the first day Municipal and Regional Elections 2024where Chile returned again to the polls. This time, citizens have the mission of electing mayors, councillors, regional councilors and governors.
As expected on a day like this, problems were not left out. At first there were several problems set tablesmainly because many members were officiating for the first time and were put off by a large amount of material.
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On the other hand, some voters who arrived early had to take this role, as the law says. A problem originally arose at Mapocho Station because A Chinese citizen, who has been in Chile for seven years, had to wait at the tablebut he refused because he did not speak or understand Spanish. Finally, the representative interviewed her and made the decision that she could not practice.
Despite this, two hours after the start of the first day of these 2024 Elections, the Service confirmed that 100% of the tables were set up.
Police stations full
Another point that created problems was the long lines recorded at the various police stations in the country. This is because Thousands of Chileans had to excuse themselves from voting in these elections mainly because they are more than 200 kilometers from their polling location.
According to Carabineros, After 5:00 pm, more than 240 thousand people presented their respective arguments not to go to the polls. This forced the organization to have to reinforce with more officers to make the process easier.
The heat did not let up in Santiago
As predicted, on this first day of the 2024 Elections, high temperatures were recorded in Santiago. After four in the afternoon, according to the DMC, it was more than 31ºC.
In fact, this same thing caused many citizens in places like the Memorial Stadium, disappear due to not taking precautionary measures. However, these were quickly attended by Red Cross personnel.
Situations like this caused the same voters to demand it awnings will be installed due to the heat in locations such as the National Stadium. This finally came to fruition.
For this Sunday, the capital is also expected to be around 30ºC, Therefore, it is recommended to go to vote in the morning, around 10:00 am
Allegations of fraud
The first day of the 2024 Elections was not without controversy. During the afternoon it was reported that there was a representative from table 904 from Mapocho Station I was marking votes.
Standing in line, a man asked why the process was so slow, and was told: Several voters realized that the ballots were marked.
“It passed with three or four voters. All this happened in the context it is A representative of Renovación Nacional (RN) was sitting at the tablepersonally doubles the votes. I am a witness to this,” the subject told T13.
As a result of this situation, “I asked for this representative to be removed from the property and the local manager did not want to say who was doing that, he did not want to take my complaint and after much insistence, Finally, these two representatives left the site“. But that wasn’t the only thing.
Oh commune of Longaviin the Maule Region, the candidate for mayor Jaime Briones He reported on social networks that has received evidence of electoral fraud. For this reason, he called on his followers to report any irregularities.
Meanwhile, from Nueva Imperial, the deputy Ericka Nanco (FA) for an alleged case of electoral intervention by Governor Luciano Rivas (IND-EVO). On social networks he ensured that pamphlets would be distributed with lists of opposition candidates for positions such as mayor, governor, CORE and councillor.
This, according to the senator, would be presented to those They travel by bus to the polling stations. For the same reason, Ñanco confirmed that they have already filed the complaint with Servel.
Balance del Service
After 8:00 pm, the Electoral Service (Service), will be voice Andres Taglehas provided a balance of the number of voters who took part in this first day of the 2024 Municipal and Regional Elections.
As noted, this Saturday 7,240,054 out of a total of 15,450,377 voters votedwhich corresponds to 46.86% of those who are authorized to vote.
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