In a joint statement, more than 30 groups called for building a society and a political system based on respect for diversity and without violence, supported by the expansion of rights and the consensus built after the end of the last civil-military dictatorship (1976-1983).

In these elections, let us keep in mind the 40 years of learning that have passed. Let us not throw overboard the democracy we were able to achieve, the text pointed out and signed by entities such as the Center for Legal and Social Studies, Asociación Conciencia, Red Por Los Derechos de Personas con Discapacidad and Equipo Latinoamericano de Justicia y Género.

Today we see with concern how the electoral contest is taking place amid political violence, and offensive and discriminatory hate speech, which are unacceptable, it adds.

The day before, hundreds of artists and intellectuals, among them the Minister of Culture Tristán Bauer, participated in a Walk for Democracy on Corrientes Avenue, in this capital city.

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