Carmen Yulín Cruz will resign as mayor of San Juan from this midnight

San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz Soto reported that she resigned as mayor of San Juan today, Thursday, at 11:59 PM.

“I leave with my head held high knowing that we have set the country an example of alliances that have worked”, said the director.

Cruz Soto has reported that he will leave municipal administrator Esperanza Ruiz to take command of the capital.

Asked why she won’t stay in her post until the new mayor is sworn in, the popular leader replied that as of tonight many of her administration’s trusted directors are leaving their positions and that next week would be too short “because we gave free license free on the 4th and 5th, because the 6th was already awarded for Epiphany Day ”.

Right now, although he is not certified by the state election commission, new progressive Senator Miguel Romero is emerging as the next mayor of San Juan, in fact leading the preparation for his inauguration.

“My wish for Miguel Romero, if he is sworn in because he is not certified yet, is what I did well he continued. And what I couldn’t do right because I didn’t have the resources, he can get the resources from the state to do it right, ”said Cruz Soto.

At that moment, made it clear that he has not received an invitation from Romero to attend the inauguration, but said he would not come because “I do not recognize the legitimacy of Senator Miguel Romero in office”.

“The country knows and recognizes when it is cheating. If you have 1,400 odd requests to vote early, but you have 4,000 odd early votes, something is wrong. And if that’s what gives you the victory, your victory is illegal. Miguel Romero did not win by the majority of the votes. Miguel does not earn the same as Pedro Pierluisi, ”said the mayor.

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

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