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At the inauguration of the Mangrove viaduct in Cartagena, the President of the Republic, Juan Manuel Santos, evoked the controversy that threatened the capital of the Bolívar Department because of the absence of Agent in the city
. "In the El Universal newspaper, there was a headline saying" Santos wants to leave a new mayor "because I asked the Conservative party for the list of the new mayor, and I asked him because I am bound by law and that it was already late, but I have an obligation, "said the president.
Last Friday, Santos sent a letter to the legal representative of the Colombian Conservative Party, María Mercedes López. request a list of three candidates to elect a new mayor in charge of Cartagena.
The Chair requested that the list be sent to him with the respective documentary material of the CVs and the verification that the internees are not involved in the disability of which he deals with article 122 of the Constitution.
Nevertheless, the head of state badured that he had no interest in "placing" a mayor in the city of Cartagena before finalizing his government on August 7.
"I am the least interested in signing another decree appointing a new mayor, I am already embarrbaded.Do you know how many people have signed me during these seven years of appointment of mayors in Cartagena? It's a shame. "
The city entered a political crisis after the national government through Decree 949 of 3 June. of 2018, in accordance with the interlocutory order issued by the Administrative Court of Bolívar, provisionally suspended Antonio Quinto Guerra who had been elected mayor by popular vote on May 6. Later, the office was entrusted to Yolanda Wong, who had served as Secretary of the Interior.
"Rest badured that I will not name a new mayor, who will be appointed by the new government," concluded Santos.
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