Of a total of 40,473 ballot boxes, 40,319 are operating normally, the electoral authority stated.

The process is flowing quickly thanks to the work of the nearly 141,000 poll workers and Servel volunteers, who are helping to answer any questions voters may have.

For this election day, public transportation, including the metro in the capital, the main rail services in the regions, and all subsidized transportation in rural areas, will be free of charge to ease voter turnout.

In remote inland areas, 1,696 land, sea, and lake transportation units were made available free of charge to users.

Authorities issued special advisories for some areas of the country where a drastic increase in temperature is expected and recommended avoiding voting during peak sun hours.

Polling stations will close at 6:00 p.m. (local time), unless there are people waiting to cast their votes at that time.

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