2024-08-04 23:31:50
Servel has published the electoral register for the upcoming municipal elections, highlighting the significant impact that foreign votes will have.
He Electoral Service (Servel) announced the electoral register audited for the next general elections in October, where citizens will have to go to the polls to choose mayors, councillors and regional governors.
Among the figures published by the organization, the following stands out: great impact that foreign voters will have in municipal and regional elections.
According to Servel, a total of 15,450,574 people are enabled to cast their vote in the elections scheduled for October 27.
Of this figure, 786,466 correspond to foreign citizenswhich means a increase of 16.3% with respect to the electoral roll for the Constitutional Plebiscite of December 2023, which included 676,028 voters of other nationalities.
Which municipalities have the most foreigners eligible to vote in municipal elections?
Considering the above, there are 110,438 foreigners who are integrated into the national electoral register.
In this context, they became known the communes that have the most foreign voters eligible to vote in the following elections, where three from the Metropolitan Region (RM) and three from the northern zone appear.
- Independence: 33%
- Santiago: 32%
- Central Station: 21%
- San Pedro de Atacama: 17%
- Iquique: 17%
- Mussels: 17%
In relation to the commune of Santiagothe total number of voters is 378.358, of which 120.662 They are originally from another country, representing the 32% of the total.
Another point to consider about the capital is that it registered an exit of 18,603 people due to change of address, while it had the entry of 11,701 citizens, which implied a reduction of 6,902 voters.
On the other hand, the countries with the most voters eligible to participate in this new electoral process are:
- Peru: 191.383
- Venezuela: 174.851
- Colombia: 95.407
- Haiti: 76.481
- Bolivia: 67.979