Carmen Yulín Cruz resigns as mayor of San Juan at midnight

The mayor of San Juan, Carmen Yulín Cruz Soto, reported that he resigned from the position of mayor of San Juan, effective today, Thursday, at 23:59.

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

Cruz Soto reported that he will leave municipal administrator Esperanza Ruiz in charge of the capital.

Asked why he will not remain in office until he takes the oath of the new mayor, the popular leader replied that starting tonight a large part of the directors of his administration who are trustworthy will leave their positions and that next week would be too short “. because I gave a free license on the 4th and 5th, because the 6th has already been granted for the Day of the Three Kings ”.

At the moment, although he has not been certified by the State Electoral Commission, the New Progressive Senator Miguel Romero appears as the next mayor of the city of San Juan and, in fact, is already managing the preparation for its inauguration.

“My wish for Miguel Romero, if he is a juror because he has not yet been certified, is that what I did well to continue. And what we couldn’t do well because we didn’t have the resources, he can get the resources from the state to do it well, “said Cruz Soto.

Then, He said he had not received an invitation from Romero to attend the inauguration, but said he would not attend because “I do not recognize the legitimacy of incumbent Senator Miguel Romero.”

“The country knows and recognizes when it cheats. If you have 1,400 requests for early voting, but you have 4,000 early votes, something is wrong. And if that gives you victory, your victory is illegitimate. Miguel Romero did not win by a majority of votes. Miguel does not win like Pedro Pierluisi “, said the mayor.

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

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