Voters in Argentina's national capital will elect their mayor for the first time in local government elections here 30 June. Buenos Aires is a Federal District, and up to now, the Mayor has been appointed by the Argentine President. According to Reuters, voter registration, which began here 13 May, closed Saturday, clearing the way for a presidential election 11 September and parliamentary elections 11 December. Approximately 400,000 Gambians registered during the period. The minimum voting age is 18.
Voters here go to the polls tomorrow in a primary election.
Salt Lake City's Deseret News is providing good primary election coverage. Twice delayed local elections are scheduled here for Wednesday. More than 3 million people are registered to vote. Those who go to the polls in the region's 75 provincial subdivisions will choose the membership of their town or rural council. The Zulu-dominated Inkatha Freedom Party is expected to win in most rural areas and the African National Congress the Durban metro region and Pietermaritzburg.