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Monterrey, Jun 6 (EFE).- Mexico's mid-term elections on Sunday, considered to be the largest in the country's history, are proceeding "normally" and just 14 of the more than 162,000 polling stations could not be brought online, the head of the National Election Institute (INE), Lorenzo Cordova, said."Of the 162,570 polling stations, it's been confirmed that 81.3 percent have been set up properly. In like manner, we have the report that 14 will not be set up, representing just 0.009 percent of the total," Cordova said in a statement issued shortly after noon.Expectations are that in the coming hours the rest of the polling places will be opened, the INE told EFE.The head of the INE said that "in all states ... the elections are being held normally," noting that on Sunday, Mexico is holding "the largest election in the history of our democracy." (Camera: PEDRO PABLO CORTÉS).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE GATHER AT POLLING STATION IN MONTERREY, MEXICO.
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