Argentines began voting at 8 a.m. this Sunday in the national primaries known as PASO (Spanish for Open, Simultaneous and Mandatory Primaries). In addition to presidential and vice-presidential candidates, the PASO will also determine national deputy and senator candidates for every coalition. Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Entre Ríos, and Santa Cruz provinces also have primaries for governor, provincial legislators and other local authorities, while Buenos Aires city will hold primaries for mayor and city legislators. In addition to selecting mayoral coalition candidates, the local vote includes 30 legislators. The Buenos Aires Ecobici bicycle hire system, which is free Monday through Friday, is also free on Sunday.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald August 13, 2023 17:11 UTC