will involve a total of 974,230 Peruvian citizens who reside abroad, the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) reported on Wednesday.
3,374 voting tables will be put into operation in 79 foreign countries located in the five continents: Africa (6), Americas (2,220), Asia (144), Europe (981), and Oceania (24).
The five nations with the largest number of voters are the United States (304,860), Spain (145,804), Argentina (141,566), Chile (113,083), and Italy (92,020). On the other hand, there are 15 countries with less than 100 voters each, including: Macedonia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Algeria, Ukraine, and Egypt.
According to the electoral body, the electoral process abroad will start at 1:00 p.m. on January 25, 2020 (Peruvian time and day) in the city of Wellington (New Zealand) and will conclude on January 26 at 7 p.m. in the city of San Francisco (United States).
Electoral material
On January 5, the transportation of electoral material to the voting tables abroad began through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
According to the chief in charge of ONPE, Manuel Cox, 17 tons of materials are needed to set up more than 3,000 polling stations.
The electoral material consists of ballot papers, electoral registries, ballot boxes, voting booths, and other elements necessary for the election process.