They declare the election of Jorge Acevedo as the new mayor of CúcutaThey declare the election of Jorge Acevedo as the new mayor of Cúcuta
The Departmental Scrutinizing Commission finalized this Wednesday night the process of review and consolidation of the elections for the Mayor of Cúcuta and finally gave way to the declaration of the election of Jorge Acevedo as the new ruler of the city for the period 2024-2027.
The decision was made after flatly rejecting or considering inadmissible the almost 100 appeals presented by the defense of the candidate Leonardo Jácome, second in the competition, and the subsequent requests for reorganization, compared to the claims he had already made in the previous instance. (the municipal scrutiny commission).
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The difference between Jorge Acevedo, winner of the October 29 elections, and Jácome, was 2,329 votes. While the new mayor finished with 89,753 votes, his main challenger added 87,424.
During the review and consolidation process of the E-14 there were no significant changes between the two candidates.
The scrutiny to make official the winner of the elections on October 29 was marked from the first day by the tension, accusations, accusations of delay and until the last minute complaints were filed between the candidates.
After the start of the process, the intervention of the Police was necessary, since supporters of Jácome’s campaign took over the facilities of the Julio Pérez Ferrero Public Librarywhere the zonal and municipal elections were brought forward, to demand a recount of the votes, as they alleged inconsistencies in the E-14 forms.
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The unrest reached such a point that on the night of Monday, October 30, the elected mayor was almost attacked by protesters.
This weekend saw another moment of turmoil, after Jorge Acevedor set off alarms due to an alleged irregular situation that occurred on Saturday in the Library.
In the company of one of his lawyers, the new ruler warned that alleged members of Leonardo Jácome’s political team had done strange movements in the room where until Saturday afternoon the municipal scrutiny commission was carrying out the verification process.
He also reported that this situation occurred after the departure of the police service that kept the place protected.
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Leonardo Jacome He did not remain silent in the face of the accusations and through his social networks responded that he would proceed criminally against Acevedo for what he said publicly, since he maintained that it was an insult against his good name.
The lengthy process to declare the election of the new mayor also led to a postponement in the installation of the splicing commission between the outgoing and incoming administrations, which began to arouse harsh criticism against the candidate who came second, since it was questioned that the one who lost with this was the city.
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