The mayor Sant Joan, Miguel Romero, Argued that the application submitted to the court by his rival in the last election, Manuel Natal, For the allegations contained in a lawsuit to challenge the outcome to be taken as true is nothing more than an attempt to “draw attention.”
In written statements, Romero stressed that he has already appeared before the court, although “without submitting to the jurisdiction,” to request the dismissal of the lawsuit.
“We have appeared before the court, without submitting to the jurisdiction, requesting the dismissal of the appeal. The legal process has been processed where appropriate, in the judicial forum. The expressions that Mr. Natal made today they are for the sole purpose of attracting attention, creating controversy and generating some kind of public opinion; cases with merit are litigated in the courts, “the neo-progressive mayor said.
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“The arguments are presented, a motion of rejection was submitted and we are attentive to the processing of the same,” added Romero.
Natal, in summary, argued in a brief filed this morning that Romero’s 10-day period to oppose – under oath – the facts alleged in the challenge expired yesterday, as the motions for dismissal he has presented the exsenator consist of procedural remarks. The candidate of the Citizen Victory Movement insisted that, as a minimum, the court must cite an evidentiary hearing to resolve the jurisdictional matter.
For his part, Romero states that he was not properly placed within the terms of the Electoral code for challenge processes.
Natal has requested that, due to the gap between voters who voted in advance and the ballots corresponding to this modality, a new election be ordered among this group of voters.
Like Romero, the State Election Commission (EEC) i Hector Joaquin Sanchez, Electoral Commissioner of the New Progressive Party, Have asked for the dismissal of the lawsuit. In the case of the EEC, he maintains that the possible ballots in dispute are not enough to reverse the result, even if they are all subtracted from the total number of votes obtained by Romero.
Romero outnumbered Natal by 3,465 votes, according to certified results.
“For my part, I will continue to focus on what is really important, working for all the santjoaners. Cleaning and lighting the streets, the ornament, the security, attending to the Covid-19 pandemic and opening our parks. and facilities so that people can recreate themselves, among other things “, pointed out Romero.
These days, Natal has criticized the designation of Alberto Escudero, Who in 2011 was briefly director of the Electricity Authority (AEE), As deputy mayor of the capital, and has accused Romero of hiding this appointment. Escudero was fired from the management of the AEE when it transpired that a property of his had a “rogue” in the electric meter.
The mayor has downplayed the controversy that occurred more than nine years ago, pointing out that the allegations about the rogue light were not proven.