Record Absenteeism. A Viral Phenomenon that Hit Especially in the Areas Where Santoro Won

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The head of government of the City of Buenos Aires, Jorge Macri, referred this Tuesday morning to the record absenteeism that there was in the Buenos Aires legislative elections on Sunday. The Institute of Electoral Management of the CABA (IGE) reported that there were 3,088,750 eligible voters, but that they voted 1,645,043, that is to say there was a participation of 53.35%. It is agreed with recent elections in different provinces. “Society i…

By Paula Marussich. Latin American Summary, May 20, 2025. The economic crisis, the lack of political responses and a fall in hope are factors of electoral absenteeism. The need to generate a transformation project. The fall of participation in the legislative election of the City of Buenos Aires marked a record [...] La entrada Argentina. Record absenteeism: A democracy in extinction? was first published in Latin American Abstract.