Morovis Mayor Carmen Maldonado González announced on Thursday that she was determined not to participate in “anti-democratic” trials until the presidency of the Popular Democratic Party (PPD), given the way the “sexist dynamic” has been conducted. ” By some members of the board of directors.
“Unfortunately, since I announced the challenge, an active campaign began on the part of the leadership to convince Senator José Luis Dalmau Santiago to take up the presidency as an exclusive decision of the board of directors, while keeping it fair. and should be democratic to open up the trial against the popular people, ”said Maldonado González in written statements.
The mayor assured that leaders calling her to personally support her spoke out in favor of Dalmau the next day. “Pressures of all kinds have arisen, from jobs, contracts and assignments to positions in government and in the party. That is not the PPD I am aiming for, I am withdrawing my intention to preside, but I am retaining the Vice Presidency as we must fight to transform the PPD. The clear and strong message voters gave last November was misunderstood by many leaders. That’s why the PPD is no longer an option for so many popular people who have left the community. That’s why so many young people don’t see the PPD as an option for the future. That is a truth that must be accepted to transform it ”.
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The mayor recalled the acts of women such as Inés María Mendoza, Felisa Rincón, María Libertad Gómez, Victoria Muñoz, and Sila Calderón, “ among many other women who fought in the PPD to promote their ideas, carry out work, and defend sexist attitudes. they manifest themselves in different ways and at different times ”.
Finally, Maldonado made an appeal for the PPD to be democratized. “It sounds ironic, but we have to make our last name stand out. Party structures created 30, 40, and 50 years ago don’t apply to Puerto Rico today. A closed administration cannot make the important decisions of an entire party. That battle must be fought and we are going to fight it from within ”, he concluded.
The mayor has confirmed that she will attend the meeting of the board of directors at 5:00 PM at the PPD headquarters in Puerta de Tierra.
Earlier this morning, Loíza mayor Julia Nazario also attributed sexist practices to the PPD in an interview with Nación Z.