Carmen Yulín Cruz Soto resigns as mayor of San Juan from this midnight

The mayor of San Juan, Carmen Yulín Cruz Soto Soto, has reported that she resigned as mayor of San Juan effective today, Thursday, at 11:59 p.m.

“I leave with my head held high knowing that we gave the country an example of alliances that worked”, Expressed the executive.

Creu Soto reported that he will leave the municipal administrator Esperança Ruiz in charge of the capital.

Asked why she does not remain in her place until the new mayor is sworn in, the popular president replied that from tonight many of the directors of her administration who are trusted leave their positions and that the week that would be too short “because we gave free without charge on the 4th and 5th, because the 6th was already granted for the day of Kings.”

At the moment, he has not yet been certified by the State Election Commission, the neo-progressive senator Miguel Romero is shaping up as the next mayor of San Juan and, in fact, is already managing the preparation of his oath.

“My wish for Miguel Romero, if he comes to swear because they have not yet certified him, is that what I did well continue him. state resources to do well, ”Creu Soto expressed.

In time, he made it clear that he has not received an invitation from Romaní to attend the inauguration, but said he would not attend, because “I do not recognize Senator Miguel Romero’s legitimacy in office.”

“The country knows and recognizes when cheating is done. If you have one thousand four hundred and a half advanced voting requests, but you have four thousand and one advanced voting requests, something doesn’t fit. And if that’s what gives you the victory you victory is illegitimate. Miguel Romero did not win with the majority of votes. Miguel does not win like Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia “, the mayoress has delimited.

Cruz Soto said his next steps will be working at Mount Holyoke University in the state of Massachusetts, where he will teach two seminars per semester on political leadership. He will also write a book and plan to collaborate with other universities in the Boston area.

He also stressed that he signed a contract with the Association of Mayors to lobby on behalf of the mayors associated with the United States Congress.