In the company of the governor of Chocó, Nubia Carolina Córdoba; the president of the Supreme Court of Justice, Gerson Chaverra, (also Chocoano), commanders of the public force, delegates of electoral observation missions, spokespersons for political parties and movements and members of the community, The National Registrar, Hernán Penagos began to the elections that go from 8 AM to 4 PM.
Nuevo Belén de Bajirá, in the department of Chocó, will finally have a mayor elected by popular vote and its own Municipal Council, thanks to the first territorial elections that will be held in the municipality which was created by departmental ordinance in December 2022 and ratified as such in a citizen referendum (November 2023).
According to the National Registry, in total there are 8,972 citizens authorized to participate in the election day this Sunday, June 9 in one of the most recently created municipalities in Colombia
Of that total, 4,004 are women and 4,968 are men, who They will be able to approach one of the 11 voting stations with their original citizenship card. installed in the municipal seat (one position) and in 10 in townships.
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What is chosen in Nuevo Belén de Bajirá this June 9?
On its first election day as a municipality, In Nuevo Belén de Bajirá the mayor and the municipal council will be elected.
For the election of the local representative, voters will receive a card on which they must mark only one option of interest from a list of 8 candidates (2 women and 6 men, from 8 different parties), who are accompanied by the traditional blank voting box.
Regarding the election of municipal lobbyists, the card that will be delivered to voters has a total of 125 candidacies representing 11 political parties.
Likewise, the MOE reports in a recent statement that:
- The MOE will deploy an observation team made up of 20 people and its regional coordination in voting centers located in the most populated areas of the new municipality.
- For these elections, 8 candidates were registered for the Mayor’s Office and 125 for the Municipal Council.
- Citizens are invited to vote and report any crime or electoral irregularity through the web platform www.pilasconelvoto.com, or WhatsApp: 3152661969.
