Elections Misiones 2023: with a clear trend, the provincial ruling party anticipates the celebration

With the first official results of the provisional scrutiny, Hugo Passalacquacandidate for governor prevails with a 70.6%Following Martin Arjolof Together for Changewhich reaches 22.4%. Voting closed at 6:00 p.m. Up to now, 15% of the polling stations have been scrutinized.

Marcelo Pérez, Minister of the Government of Misiones, confirmed after the closing of the election that the participation in the election was in the order of 75%. With a total register of 977,000 qualified, close to 730,000 voters went to the polls.

At 9:00 p.m. the first data of the provisional scrutiny of the Misiones elections will be known and there are already atmosphere of celebration in the bunker of the missionary Renew Front. The candidate for Lieutenant Governor, Lucas Romerois already in the Casa del Militante, where leaders and candidates of the different sublemmas that competed in the municipal elections of Posadas begin to congregate

The Concord Renewal Front will present its candidates for the National Congress tonight, which will be voted on in the primary elections on August 13 and in the general elections on October 22. They will do so once a marked trend of the provincial election is known, where they expect Hugo Passalacqua to be elected as the new governor of Misiones.

As confirmed to Infobae from the official missionary party, the candidates for national deputies will be Daniel “Colo” Vancsikcurrent councilor of Posadas, Yamila Ruizprovincial deputy of the FRC, Carlos Arceprovincial lieutenant governor, and Sonia Rojas Decut. These leaders will have a prominent place on the stage that the ruling party will set up in the Casa del Militante. The strategy is to take advantage of the momentum of tonight’s election to announce the candidates for national office.

It should be remembered that Misiones will renew four places in the National Chamber of Deputies this year. Two are from the Front of All (Hector Barbaro and Maria Christina Britez), one of the PRO (Alfredo Schiavoni) and another from the FRC, diego sartori. In addition, the province will also vote to choose the three seats that correspond to it in the national Senate. This year the mandates of the senators expire Magdalena Quintana and Maurice Closs (both from the FRC) and from Humberto Schiavoniof the PRO.

Starting at 9:00 p.m., the General Directorate of the Misiones Computing Center will announce the first results of the elections. Voting in the province closed at 6:00 p.m. and the provisional scrutiny began. According to the information he was able to obtain infobae from the main campaign centers, there is a favorable trend for the pro-government candidate, Hugo Passalacqua.

While the mayor of Posadas, Leonardo “Lalo” Stelatto, also from the Concord Renovation Front, was on his way to obtain re-election of the provincial capital.

Together for Change will wait for the official data in the radical house. The leadership of the UCR and the PRO will meet there to await the results of the provincial and local elections. The space will serve as a bunker and a data center, where the information they receive from the party prosecutors deployed throughout the province will be concentrated.

After 6:00 p.m., the candidate for the governorship arrived at the place, Martin Arjol.

The Concord Renewing Front will centralize its celebration at the Casa del Militante, located in the heart of Posadas. There will be activity there from 20.30. And at 10 p.m. a Press conference with the presence of the space leader and candidate for provincial legislator, Carlos Rovira; the gubernatorial candidate Hugo Passalacqua and his running mate Lucas Romero. There will also be the current president, Oscar Herrera Ahuad.

Marcelo Pérez, Minister of Government of Misiones, indicated that the election took place with calm and hassle free. Despite the heavy rains, popular participation remained at historical levels.

Half an hour after the close of the elections, the Minister of Government gave a press conference at Government House in which he informed that participation in the election was in the order of 75%. With a total register of 977,000 qualified voters, the turnout at the polls was in the order of 730,000 voters.

The head of the political portfolio stated that during the day “there were no events that could tarnish, hinder or dirty the climate of peace, harmony and tranquility that the people of the province have had, giving a sample of civility, height and responsibility to the whole country.

In addition, the provincial official pointed out: “All the missionaries have ratified the civic vocation and the commitment to decide the future of the province. Despite the inclement weather, people went, expressed themselves, manifested themselves”.

Pérez ratified that as of twenty-one the official computer center of Misiones will begin to publish the official data of the provisional scrutiny. In this sense, he stated that at 6:30 p.m. there were still people inside the educational establishments exercising their right to vote. “It’s normal,” he understood.

Finally, he commented that five people who had an arrest warrant were arrested after voting. “We decided that they should first exercise their civic rights and then they were arrested by the public force,” she stated.

At 6:00 p.m., the elections in the province of Misiones closed, despite the fact that there was speculation about the possibility of extending voting hours due to the intense rainfall that made it difficult to attend schools.

The exits mark a considerable advantage of the ruling party. Marcelo Perez, Minister of Government, will give a press conference at 6:30 p.m. in which he will detail the details of the voting day. At 9:00 p.m., the first official figures of the scrutiny will be known. The truth is, Hugo Passalacquathe Renewal candidate, would maintain a wide lead over the Together for Change candidate, Martin Arjol. For this reason, at 10 pm there will be a press conference in the bunker set up in the “Casa del Militante Renovador”.

The last participation data released by the Government was that of 2:30 p.m., when a 54% turnout for the polls was registered. In 2019, when the current president Oscar Herrera Ahuad was elected, 79% voted.

In some inland towns, such as Puerto Iguazu, the rain stopped after 5:00 p.m., which allowed more people to go to the polling stations. Those who entered the schools before 6:00 p.m. remained until their vote was confirmed. In innsOn the contrary, the rain remained persistent throughout the day. Some voters speculated with the start of the River – Boca superclassic, at 5:30 p.m., to get closer to the polls, hoping to find little attendance.