00:00And as the general elections are underway in San Vincenzo and the Granadians,
00:18we go once again with Belen de los Santos to tell us how it's been the journey at this time of the day in Kingston.
00:27So, hello Belen, what can you tell us?
00:30At this time of the day in San Vincenzo and the Granadians, we are in the constituency of East St. George.
00:47We are here, we have been, since the polls have been open at 7 a.m., the closing time is 5 p.m.
00:53But, of course, the polling stations will remain open until the last person in the line's votes.
01:00So, we've been talking to the people, everyone has been, well, coming to the polls very early in the day.
01:07One thing to know about San Vincenzo and the Granadians, this nation of about a population of 110,000 people, 101,000 registered to vote,
01:18is that turnout needs to be, and it's usually pretty high, pretty high taking into account that it's a nation where the vote is not mandatory.
01:28Last elections that were in the year 2020 had around a 66% turnout, when you compare it, it usually is around what countries that have mandatory vote are standing.
01:41And, actually, the turnout is expected to be even a little bit higher for this event.
01:47This speaks of a population that is very eager to take part of this democratic event that will shape the five years to come.
01:55Let's remember, also, that St. Vincent and the Granadians has a five-year mandate,
02:01and that these elections are electing the 15 representatives to the only camera of the parliament.
02:08Those 15 representatives will then choose their prime minister.
02:13Whoever the party that gets the majority of those 15 will have the possibility of electing the prime minister.
02:20Both parties are the ULP, the incumbent party led by Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves,
02:27and also the NDP, the New Democratic Party.
02:31And this is constituency by constituency.
02:34People are coming at this moment to register their vote,
02:38and we will have, after closing time, we will be closely following those results
02:43to see how those 15 legislators are basically and finally elected.
02:49So, this is what is happening right now.
02:52Remember, we are in East St. George.
02:53That is a little bit below nine kilometers away from Kingstown,
02:59but we will continue to move across the island of St. Vincent,
03:02where we are right now, to bring you everything regarding this election process.
03:07Ana, I go back to you now.
03:10To bring you everything regarding this election process.
03:13Ana, I go back to you now.
03:15Thank you for the information.
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