From 7:00 am? Central Guatemala time? The general elections began in Guatemala, in which thousands of citizens with the right to vote have gathered at one of the 3,482 voting centers in the 340 municipalities of the country, since today is the key day in which, among other positions, they will elect their next president and vice president, who will rule for the next 6 years.
From the Don Bosco College, in the capital city of the Central American country, the president magistrate of the Superior Electoral Tribunal "TSE", Irma Elizabeth Palencia Orellana and the president of the Electoral Board of the Central District, José Francisco Murúa, together with other electoral officials and foreign observers, started the electoral day of this June 25.
In his speech, Palencia Orellana called on Guatemalans to go to the polls, to later cut the symbolic ribbon that inaugurated the elections.
"Came the day. We are planning the day for a long time for which we have been working exhausting days so that you can come today with complete peace of mind from 7 in the morning when the voting centers are open. Come citizens, you only have to bring your DPI? Personal Identification Document? and be registered, it does not matter if the DPI is expired or deteriorated. You can go to vote, “said the magistrate president.
Palencia Orellana emphasized going to the polls as a family, since today children will also be able to vote in centers specially designed for them, in companies that sponsor Children's Elections. At night, the magistrate president will be accompanied by some children to publicize the results of these elections.
"Citizens, let's go vote. The appointment is for Guatemala to be the big winner and for us to define together the present and the future of the country. Democracy awaits us," he concluded.
The Supreme Electoral Tribunal previously announced that it reached an agreement with carriers that cover routes in various municipalities in the department of Guatemala, so that free transportation is provided to citizens who will travel to the voting centers until they close.
The service is a civic contribution made by the carriers of Contrauvin RL and the Guatemalan extra-urban and urban transport union, which provide service in Villa Nueva and Villa Canales, as well as carriers that cover routes in San Pedro Ayampuc, Chuarrancho and Palencia.
The service will be given from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., there are more than 150 units that will cover both their traditional circuits and areas near the voting centers. The units will be recognized by the identification that they will carry with the signs with the logo of the elections and the legend of free transportation.
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