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00:00And now we go to the US because voting continues for the Miami mayoral race.

00:04In this context, our correspondent in the US, Enrique Amelo, with all the latest details

00:08of this electoral process.

00:10Let's see.

00:11Greetings to you and the Telesur viewers.

00:16Voting continues for the Miami mayoral race.

00:19It's been a very rainy day here in Miami and throughout most of Florida.

00:24According to analysts, this could lead to voter abstention.

00:28However, since the polls opened at 7 a.m., people have been going to the various polling

00:33places located throughout the city.

00:36According to the most recent polls, Democratic Party candidate Aileen Higgins, who currently

00:42serves as a Miami commissioner, is likely to become the city's next mayor.

00:49She won the recent primary election with 36 percent of the vote.

00:53Meanwhile, her closest competitor, Cuban-American Republican Party candidate Jimilio Gonzalez,

01:01came in second in the primaries with only 19.5 percent of the vote.

01:07For political analysts, the significance of these Miami mayoral elections lies in the fact

01:13that this city is one of the Republican Party's strongest strongholds.

01:19Both the city of Miami and most of the state of Florida have maintained this partisan tradition

01:26for many years.

01:27However, this trend might be changing.

01:30The Trump administration's threatening of immigration policies, along with other domestic

01:36economic policies, social restrictions on food stamps for low-income families and seniors,

01:43limited access to the Medicaid immigration rates, and also the raising costs of living nationwide,

01:51and especially in Miami, have created widespread discontent among Miami residents, shifting the

01:58violence toward the Democratic Party.

02:01This discontent has been capitalized by Democratic candidate Helene Higgins, who has radically opposed

02:09to the Trump administration's immigration policies and promised to protect the rights of immigrants

02:16in Miami.

02:17She also seeks to reduce the excessive cost of living in this city, which is experiencing an

02:24economic crisis that has caused thousands of people to migrate to other states with better

02:31living conditions, particularly regarding rents.

02:36All this has led to a resounding victory for her in the primary elections.

02:42If this trend continues, Higgins could become Miami's next Democratic mayor for the boosting

02:49the Paris national standing, which has already won several elections this year, including

02:56the New York mayoral race, the Pennsylvania governorship, and the New Jersey governorship,

03:01among others.

03:02We will be closely monitoring the voting for the rest of the day to bring you the latest updates.

03:09The polls will remain open until 7 p.m. for those eligible to vote.

03:15This is the information I have for now from Miami.

03:19Back to you.

U.S. | Miami residents vote for next mayor, Democrat favored to win runoff

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