First election results announced in Chubut, Argentina

Buenos Aires, Jul 31 (Prensa Latina) With 60.10 percent of the tables counted, the candidate of Juntos por el Cambio, Ignacio Torres, was leading yesterday the race to govern the Argentine province of Chubut with 36.11 points of support.

July 31, 2023
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However, according to the official data released so far, Torres was only three and a half points ahead of Juan Pablo Luque of Arriba Chubut (32.61). In third place was César Treffinger, of La Libertad Independiente, with 13.97 points.

In spite of a storm recorded in the last few days, the elections took place normally, as confirmed by the Electoral Tribunal(ET) of that territory.

More than 474 thousand citizens were summoned to go to the polls and determine a new governor and vice-governor, deputies, mayors and councilmen.

The 248 schools enabled to vote opened their doors at 08:00, local time, and the ET informed that the National Gendarmerie and the Argentine Post Office guaranteed the distribution of the necessary material for the correct functioning of the 1,416 polling stations, after strong winds and rains.

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