Postulate in Magario for the vice presidency of a network of cities

At the conclusion of the Latin American Congress of Local Authorities, held in Santiago de Chile, They have nominated the Mayor of La Matanza, Verónica Magario, to the vice-presidency for Latin America and the Caribbean network United Cities and Local Governments and they appointed Costa Rica's mayor, Johnny Araya, as co-chair.

Mayors, councilors and advisers from various countries, including Argentina, participated in the debate and debated municipal deleveraging.

Iván Arciniega, president of FLACMA, described Matancera as "a leader who represents women in Latin American municipalism".

Magario, President of the Federation of Argentine Municipalities (FAM), thanked the trust and, at the closing ceremony of the congress, attended by 900 mayors and delegates from 28 countries, she read the conclusions.

"Strengthen the political decentralization of the state so that the municipalities are effective local governments" and "increase and encourage the participation of the local community in the area of ​​security, environment, social development, social and economic development". education, among others ", were some of the common demands.

The badysis of the conclusions and proposals will continue at the next FLACMA congress next year in Brazil.