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Andean Parliament
Elections Close In Ecuador
Quito - The Andean Parliament elections in Ecuador
closed on Sunday after voters cast ballot to elect
five parliament members and 3,985 members of the
district boards.
The poll, from 7:00 a. m. to 5:00 p. m. local time
(1200 GMT to 2200 GMT), saw very low turnout,
officials from the National Electoral Council (CNE)
said.
They didn't give the specific time when the results
would come out.
In Ecuador, citizens above the age of 18 are
eligible to vote.
Some 30,600 police officers have been deployed to
ensure order. Delegates from the Organization of
American States (OAS) and the Andean Community of
Nations (CAN) also took part in poll monitoring as
observers.
The Andean Parliament, established in 1979, is the
Andean Integration System's deliberative body that
represents members of the CAN, which groups Bolivia,
Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. |
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