After the National Elections Jury (JNE) declared the vacancy of Jorge Muñoz from the capital’s municipal chair on April 27, officially Jorge Munoz has left the position for which he was elected in 2018. Despite the reluctance shown to the decision of the autonomous body, already who described it as “an injustice”, the one who until today was mayor of Lima has had to abide by the ruling and said goodbye to the citizens through social networks.
“The injustice has been consummated. He left the honorable position of metropolitan mayor of the city with my head held high and with the certainty that I have performed honestly, transparently and giving my best, for the benefit of millions of citizens of Lima,” Muñoz said through his Twitter account.
Likewise, in the message left to his followers, the outgoing mayor left a balance of the works carried out during his administrationsince he sought to show the population that, in his period as head of the capital council, he worked in favor of the progress of the city and to clarify the process followed in the almost four years that his government lasted.
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“I am certain that the more than 1,000 works carried out, and those that remain in progress, will objectively speak of my management. Here I give you a consolidated list of all of them, which are a sample of the steps we took in favor of the city”, added the politician.
Finally, the now former mayor of Lima thanked the employees of the municipality who contributed to the work of the commune during the time he was in charge. In addition, he asked to maintain support for the deputy mayor, Michael Romero Sotelo, who has been appointed as Muñoz’s successor until the new burgomaster who will be elected takes office in January of next year in the October 2022 elections.
“I appreciate the dedication and professionalism of my dedicated work team. I reiterate the request to support Mayor Miguel Romero so that he ends the period in the best way and, as always, with works without corruption. Let’s keep working for our beloved Lima!” Muñoz Wells said by way of farewell.
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Why was Jorge Muñoz vacated?
At the end of April, the Plenary of the National Election Jury (JNE) ultimately decided to declare the post of mayor of Lima vacant and decreed the removal of Jorge Muñoz from office, because it was considered that he had violated the Organic Law of Municipalities, having been part of the board of directors of Sedapal while simultaneously serving as mayor of the capital, a position he assumed in January 2019.
The complaint had been filed by Carlos Hinostroza Rodríguez, in September 2021, who claimed that Muñoz Wells he received allowances as compensation for his presence in the aforementioned directory, while at the same time he received the salary that corresponded to him as mayor, fact that violates what is established by law regarding the functional limits of the position held by Jorge Muñoz.
However, He stated that he was innocent of the accusation and defended himself on the grounds that his participation in the board of directors of the state company was due to a circumstantial situation.: the rupture of a large pipeline in San Juan de Lurigancho and subsequent flooding, events that occurred shortly after the start of his administration. However, this defense did not convince the autonomous body, which in the end prematurely removed him from the post.
