Apparently the weather is not contributing to the development of the Municipal and Regional Primaries. And not only the rain and cold this Sunday in many places in the country, but the poor “electoral climate” that preceded the process to choose those who will participate in the October elections is also having an impact.
According to data provided by Servel, at 11:20 a.m., and out of a universe of 5,881 voting tables determined for these Primaries, a total of 5,594 were installed, equivalent to 95.12 percent. The Electoral Service reiterated that the tables will operate continuously until 6:00 p.m., as long as there are no voters waiting to vote.
Regarding the criticism of the lack of dissemination of the process by the government, the Undersecretary of the Interior, Manuel Monsalve said that “the government has made it known that it is primary, but without a doubt here there is a very important responsibility of those who call the primaries. , which are the political forces, the political parties. And I can guarantee you that the political parties, particularly the candidates who participate in this primary process, have made an enormous effort to disseminate the fact that there is a primary and of course the dissemination of that option in each of the communes of Chile. So we hope that this incentive allows there to be a participation that is considered reasonable.”
Likewise, the President of the Board of Directors, Andrés Tagle, urged the electorate that only one preference should be marked on the electoral card. If you mark more than one, the vote will be considered null. Electors can check if they are authorized to vote in these Primary Elections, if they have been appointed polling station members or members of the returning college and the location of their voting location, on the site.