The election commissioner of the Popular Democratic Party (PPD), Gerardo “Toñito” Cruz, stated this afternoon Holy Jesus as the winner of the count of the representative district 31, which, if made official by the State Election Commission (CEE), the majority of the community chamber would assure.
“After the end of the census of representative district 31, which includes district 82 in Caguas and district 84 in Gurabo, the current PPD representative, Jesús Santa, has so far an advantage of 126 votes to the candidate. of the New Progressive Party (PNP). They let me know that there is still a briefcase to be examined, but that it contains about 30 ballots, which will not change the announced result, ”Cruz said in writing.
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In the CEE portal, the results of which showed a significant delay in the overall vote, Santa kept a 741 vote lead over Vimarie Peña Dávila, from the PNP. However, the latest update to the contest revealed that the votes of 31 out of 146 schools in that district had yet to be reported.
With 26 representatives, the PPD was able to pass legislation in the lower house without the help of minority parties.