The Parliamentary election that were carried out today from the morning ended. The long electoral day that took place throughout the country had a total of 34 million eligible voters and a turnout that exceeded 64%.
In this way, It is expected that in the next few hours the first results of the Parliamentary election. As in the PASO (primary, open, simultaneous and mandatory), all citizens between 18 and 70 years of age were obliged to cast their vote during this day.
Likewise, due to the advancement of the Strategic Vaccination Plan and the decrease in cases in recent weeks, the protocol carried out during the Parliamentary election Today was different from the one applied in the primaries.
The sanitary protocol
Unlike last September 12, in these voting a different health protocol was applied Because, according to the presidential spokesperson Gabriela Cerruti, there were delays in the previous elections.
Therefore, as a result of the decrease in coronavirus infections, today there was only one line at each polling station and it was not necessary to queue outside the establishments where the vote was cast.
This determination regarding the protocol was studied by the National Directorate of Epidemiology and Strategic Information of the Ministry of Health. Based on this, the National Electoral Chamber (CNE) reported that “from the analysis of cases registered since the day of the elections and up to fourteen days later, no jurisdiction in the country registered an increase in cases, nor were coronavirus outbreaks associated with the electoral act reported. ”.
In addition, the measures that were maintained with respect to the STEP was social distancing of at least two meters. Also the use of masks by all voters who entered the voting center, as well as the disinfection of hands and objects.
