Paraguay
Valenzuela Mayor Filed Complaint with the PLRA Against Amado Florentín and Other Leaders
Mirtha Fernández, who is facing prosecution over alleged corruption, filed a complaint before the Liberal party's Conduct Tribunal over alleged party misconduct. According to ABC Color, she questioned why several figures are not working for the party's official candidacy in the district.
The mayor of Valenzuela, Mirtha Fernández (PLRA), filed a complaint before the Conduct Tribunal of the Authentic Radical Liberal Party against former senator Amado Florentín, council members and other leaders, amid the municipal campaign in that district, according to ABC Color.
According to that outlet, the filing was addressed to the party body headed by Édgar Villalba and accuses those named of actively working for a third-force candidacy instead of backing the Liberal official list.
Still according to ABC Color, Fernández said the candidate backed by Florentín’s sector is Rodrigo Kirchhofer, of List 50 – Todos por Valenzuela Movement, whom she described as a person affiliated with the ANR who presents himself as independent. The outlet added that the ANR is officially fielding Luis Cantero, List 1.
The internal conflict comes as the PLRA candidate for mayor in Valenzuela is Manuel Fernández, the mayor’s brother, and the first candidate for the Municipal Board is his sister Edith Fernández, according to ABC Color.
The complaint also reaches outgoing council members Federico Martínez Villalba and Gloria Estela Acuña Espínola, civil registry official Guillermina Peralta de Samaniego and TSJE Electoral Registry official Juan Carlos Chávez Romero. According to the filing cited by ABC Color, all would have reached their posts or seats with support from the Liberal party structure.
Fernández asked as a measure for the suspension of the accused’s party membership and their disqualification from running for elected office, and said she had submitted documentary and testimonial evidence, still according to that newspaper.
ABC Color also recalled that the mayor was accused days ago by prosecutor Betti Brítez of breach of trust, immediate production of false public documents and false declaration, over an alleged patrimonial loss of G. 299,231,000 during her 2021 administration. The same outlet added that she also faces a trial over the alleged diversion of G. 1,199 million corresponding to the 2019 fiscal year.
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