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11:00 | Lima, Apr. 5. The National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) recommends that electors cast their vote according to a staggered schedule with suggested voting times in order to provide greater levels of safety and minimize the risks of COVID-19 infection.
Thus, the most vulnerable people, the elderly, pregnant women, and people with disabilities, are encouraged to go to the polls between 7:00 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.
Everyone else is encouraged to go from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., according to a staggered schedule with suggested voting times based on the last digit of their ID number.
In this way, people whose last digit on their ID card is 1 can go to the polling station from 9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.; those whose last ID digit is 2 are encouraged to go from 10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.
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12:35 | Lima, Apr. 3.
Peruvian President Francisco Sagasti on Saturday urged Peruvians to go to the polls on Sunday, April 11, in order to elect the country s ruler for the next five years.
According to the Head of State, the Government is committed to holding fair, transparent, and safe elections, under strict neutrality, and such commitment is being fulfilled.
In addition, he noted that the Ministry of Health (Minsa) and the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) have coordinated safety protocols to avoid COVID-19 infections.
In this sense, the statesman emphasized that the number of polling stations has been increased and that a staggered schedule based on the last digit of the voters ID has been suggested.
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21:11 | Santiago (Chile), Apr. 1. Peruvians residing in Chile will not be able to participate in the general elections scheduled for April 11, due to the implementation of health measures against COVID-19 that restrict the movement of people residing in such nation, the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) said on Thursday.
According to ONPE, Peru s Ministry of Foreign Affairs received a note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile, which states that cities of Antofagasta, Iquique, Concepcion, and Santiago are in Phase 1, while Arica and Copiapo are in Phase 2 of the government s step-by-step reopening plan, thus preventing Peruvian nationals from casting their vote as planned.
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