He Council of Councilors of this municipality approved to revoke the resolution that accepted the resignation of the vice mayor Custodial Protection. The new resolution was approved with a vote of 11 votes in favor, of 17 councilors present.
According to a release of pressshe will be able to occupy the position that the people gave her along with former mayor Kelvin Cruz in the past elections municipal elections where they reached more than 77 percent of the votes. If so, the void that occurred after the resignation of the two would be resolved.
The measure was adopted by councilors of the Modern Revolutionary Party at the request of representatives of dozens of associations of together of neighbors, community organizations and leaders social workers of La Vega who asked to return to the normal functioning and development of the town hall. According to data obtained by Free Diary The councilors of the People’s Force and the Dominican Liberation Party withdrew from the assembly.
According to a press release, Custodio sent a communication to the councilors where he explained that is in the best position to assume the position of mayoress after reflecting on so many requests from personalities from La Vega who have recommended that for institutional peace and tranquility his return to the municipality It is the most convenient.
The leaders community They explained that the current interim mayor, Joel Martínez, has good intentions and capabilities to take charge of the demands of La Vega but the same interim mayor prevents him from operationalizing the projects that the city needs. community.
Custodio and Kelvin Cruz were among the best voted in the past elections of Februaryreaching a vote higher than 77 percent of the votes cast.
Custodial Protection is a standout teacher of biology from the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo and senior leader of the Frente Amplio party who has earned the respect and admiration of his people.
In the political sphere she has been elected councilor his community and later selected as vice mayor three times, accompanying Kelvin Cruz on the ticket of the Modern Revolutionary Party and allies.
Incident
During the vote, there were verbal confrontations between the councilors of the different parties, who accused each other of disrespect.
They end the impasse
When Kelvin Cruz was appointed Minister of Sports, Custodial Protection She presented her resignation as vice-mayor so as not to assume ownership.
This generated a political debate between those who said that new elections should be organized and those who said that the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) should inherit the seat and that the president could issue a decree with the incumbent.
In that sense, the PRM proposed deputy Agustín Burgos, but President Abinader’s decree never came out, due to the legal vacuum on the matter.
For its part, the Central Electoral Board (JCE) studied several proposals but did not issue a verdict.
