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The people of Gran Canaria flock to their appointment with the polls despite the holidays and the heat

The people of Gran Canaria flock to their appointment with the polls despite the holidays and the heat

CRISTIAN SANCHEZ Monday, July 24, 2023

The island registered a higher participation compared to the 2019 general elections in all its municipalities

 

The people of Gran Canaria have not hesitated when it comes to exercising their right to vote. Despite the fatigue that could be predicted by the holding of two electoral elections so closely together and a time when temperatures hardly drop below thirty degrees and many are on vacation, the municipalities of Gran Canaria have registered a greater participation than in the elections of 2019.

 

By municipality, Tejeda registered a turnout of 70,02%, 6,49% more than in 2019. In the southeast of Gran Canaria, turnout was close to 5% higher than in the last general elections, with 60,06 .3,44% in Santa Lucía de Tirajana (2019% more than in 66,88), 3,69% in Agüimes (2019% more than in 65,56) and 5,12% in Ingenio (2019% more than in 58,64). In San Bartolomé de Tirajana, a participation of 2,84% was recorded, 2019% more than in 54,67; Similar numbers to those of Mogán, which with a participation of 2,96% had a variation of 2019% compared to XNUMX.

 

In the rest of the archipelago the trend has been similar, with all municipalities exceeding the participation percentage of 2019. Numbers that are in line with those registered at the national level, where participation has exceeded 70%, four points more than in 2019 and only registering decreases in Catalonia and Melilla.

 

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