More than 35 million Argentines are eligible to vote in Argentina’s national elections this Sunday (22). Of this total, just over 20.5 thousand live in Brazil.
In total, 368,034 voters eligible to vote reside abroad. The data are from the National Electoral Chamber.
The ten foreign countries where there are the most Argentines with the right to vote are: United States (90,382), Spain (152,791), Brazil (20,530), Uruguay (18,149), Paraguay (17,783), Italy (17,356), Chile (16,482), Israel (12,947), Mexico (9,494) and Germany (8,960) – see the graph below.
In Israel, voters will not be able to vote, despite representing the eighth largest Argentine electorate outside the country. This is because Israeli forces have been at war against Hamas since the October 7 terrorist attacks carried out by the radical Islamic group.
In this election, Argentines will choose their president, vice-president, 24 senators and 130 deputies, in addition to 43 Mercosur parliamentarians. Only people who have registered their address abroad on their Argentine identity document before April 25th will be able to vote.
If you have completed this procedure, you will be able to vote in person on October 22nd, between 8am and 6pm (local time), at the corresponding diplomatic headquarters. In the case of a presidential second round, they will also be able to cast their vote on November 19th.
In Brazil, the voting locations are in BrasÃlia (DF), Belo Horizonte (MG), Curitiba (PR), Florianópolis (SC), Foz do Iguaçu (PR), Porto Alegre (RS), Recife (PE), Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Salvador (BA), São Paulo (SP) and Uruguaiana (RS).
Differences in relation to Brazil
Unlike the regulations that apply to Argentine citizens residing in the national territory – who are obliged to vote – Argentines residing abroad can choose to exercise their right to vote or not.
In the case of national legislative elections, which include deputies and senators, Argentines residing abroad vote for the candidates corresponding to the electoral district of last residence in Argentina.
All of these guidelines differ from those that Brazil applies to its citizens residing abroad. Brazilians who live abroad – as well as those who reside in the country – are obliged to vote. But voting is restricted to the race for the Presidency of the Republic.
Source: CNN Brasil
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