The PPD claims an absolute majority in the House of Representatives

The electoral commissioner of Popular People’s Party (PPD), Gerardo “Toñito” Cruz, said this afternoon at Holy God as the winner of the representative district number 31, which, if formalized by State Electoral Commission (EEC), would provide the majority of the community chamber.

“After the counting of representative district 31, which includes section 82 of Caguas and section 84 of Gurabo, the current representative of PPD, Jesús Santa, prevails with an advantage, so far, of 126 votes over the candidate of the New Progressive Party (PNP). They inform me that there is still a briefcase to examine, but it has around 30 ballots, which will not change the announced result “, said Cruz in writing.

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In the EEC portal, the results of which were considerably delayed throughout the general vote, Santa Claus maintained an advantage of 741 votes over A hard tackle from Vimarie to Peña Dávila, to the PNP. However, the latest update of the competition reflected that the votes of 31 of the 146 schools in the district were still to be reported.

With 26 representatives, the PPD could pass legislation in the lower house without the help of minority parties.

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