RIGA, June 5 (LETA) - Voter turnout so far in the local government elections, including early voting, is lower than the previous local government elections in 2017, the Central Election Commission informs.

As of 4:00 pm today, 28.05 percent of eligible voters voted in the respective local governments, compared to 37.71 percent in 2017.

In all, 964,339 Latvian residents are eligible to vote in the local government elections.

This year, local elections in Latvia are taking place in 40 municipalities - six cities and 34 regions. The newly created South Kurzeme region, for instance, is one constituency and voters in this region can cast their ballots at any polling station within its territory.

There will be no elections in Riga this year because the capital city's council was already elected last year. Also, local elections have been put off in the regions of Rezekne county after the Supreme Court invalidated the Varaklani region's merger with the Rezekne region.