Some 450,000 Argentines living abroad – except those in Ukraine and Israel, where elections had to be postponed – were authorized to vote at the relevant diplomatic headquarters. Of these, more than 110,000 citizens had to exercise their right to vote in Spain, where turnout was a record high and caused delays.

Argentina’s Consul General in Madrid, Daniel Plaza, has announced that the election took place “normally” and there was a “very large influx of people.” A similar scenario also occurred in The Hague, Netherlands: according to reports on social media, Argentine citizens were outside the Argentine embassy for hours so they could cast their votes.

The United States is one of the countries where the largest number of Argentine citizens are eligible to vote. This time the number increased to 280 thousand, of which 50% had to vote in Florida. “There is a big patriotic feeling, young people coming in Argentina uniforms, Messi, this is a civil event that really unites the community,” Norberto Stagnaro, Argentina’s representative in Miami, told Cadena 3.

In Britain, voting at the London Consulate has closed and final hearings have begun after a day that was also surprising given the high turnout. “It was a really orderly and calm day. Assistance is provided continuously throughout the day. The flow of voters only decreased after 17.30,” Consul Carolina Pérez Colman told Télam.

Ambassador Javier Figueroa confirmed the high turnout and celebrated that residents abroad would vote. “It is a pleasure to see Argentines abroad exercising their right to vote. As I always experience, Argentines abroad love election day. Many families with children,” he told Télam.

ACM with agency information.