The mayor of Morovis, Carmen Maldonado González announced on Thursday that she has taken the firm determination not to participate in “anti-democratic” processes in the presidency of the Popular Democratic Party (PPD), in view of the way she has behaved the “sexist” dynamic on the part of some members of the Governing Board.
“Unfortunately, since I announced that I accepted the challenge, an active campaign began by the leadership to convince Senator José Luis Dalmau Santiago to assume the presidency as an exclusive determination of the Governing Board, when the just and democratic it must be to open the process to the popular people, “Maldonado Gonzalez said in written statements.
The mayoress assured that leaders who called her to endorse privately, the next day expressed themselves in favor of Dalmau. “Pressures of all kinds have been generated, from jobs, contracts and assignments to positions in government and in the party. This is not the PPD I aspire to, I withdraw my intention to chair, but I retain the vice presidency because the battle must be fought to transform the PPD The clear and forceful message given by the electorate last November has not been understood by much of the leadership, which is why the PPD is no longer an option for so many people who they have left the community. That is why so many young people do not see the PPD as an option for the future. This is a truth that must be accepted in order to be able to transform it. “
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The mayoress recalled the exploits of women such as Inés María Mendoza, Felisa Rincón, Maria Llibertat Gómez, Victòria Muñoz and Sila Calderón, “among so many other women who gave the battle to the PPD to promote their ideas, do the work and fight sexist attitudes, which manifest themselves in different ways and at different times. “
Finally, Maldonado called for democratization in the PPD. “It sounds ironic, but we need to make our last name a reality. Party structures created 30, 40 and 50 years ago do not apply to today’s Puerto Rico. A closed Board does not have to make important decisions for an entire party. This battle must be fought and we will fight it from within, “he concluded.
The mayor confirmed that she will attend the meeting of the Governing Board at 5:00 pm at the PPD headquarters in Porta de Terra.
Earlier this morning, Loíza Mayor Julia Nazario, in an interview with Nation Z, also attributed sexist practices to the PPD.