09/12/2021 18:41
Clarín.com
Politics
Updated 9/12/2021 6:41 PM
PASO 2021 had the
lowest level of participation since 1983
.
Until 6 pm, 67 percent of the register had voted.
Although the elections are still open in several places, it is expected that the percentage will not rise too much.
Two years ago, also in the PASO, 76.4% of registered citizens had voted, while in the PASO 2017 participation reached 72.37%.
Although voting is still mandatory, participation has been on a
slight but sustained slope
since 1983, when 85.61% went to put their vote at the polls, in a ceremony that had been interrupted by the dictatorship since 1976.
Participation in the PASO is usually lower than in the general election and, in turn, it is also lower in mid-term shifts such as this year.
A few minutes before the official closing, the Electoral Justice reported that in some of the more than 101,500 tables that were opened throughout the country, the voting will continue until all citizens who went to schools, clubs and community centers finish voting. that were opened this time.
These low numbers even occur with the optional extension of suffrage for 16-year-olds.
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