MEXICO CITY, 7 June, 2021 (TON): On Sunday, Mexico began midterm elections with the opening of about 161,000 polling stations throughout the country.

The polling stations opened with about 90 million people eligible to vote to fill more than 20,000 public positions.

At 8:00 a.m. local time, polling stations opened with bio-safety protocols and closed at 6:00 p.m.

The presiding counselor, Lorenzo Cordova reported at the National Electoral Institute (INE) during the inauguration of the elections, that everything was ready for the "historic elections" to be held in the country, saying that “everything has been done to prevent our democracy being another victim of the pandemic.

The midterm elections are the largest in the country's history due to the number of positions to be filled.

He called on the citizens to vote while observing preventive health measures and asked that if any irregularity or illegal act is witnessed, that it be reported to the Special Prosecutor's Office for Electoral Crimes (FEDE).

However, in these elections, 15 governors will be elected, 500 federal deputies, 1,063 local deputies as well as 1,923 mayoral posts, among other positions.