By The Star Staff
The mayor and candidate for re-election as mayor of San Juan for the New Progressive Party (NPP), Miguel Romero Lugo, led a spirited caravan called “We’re Still Moving Forward!” on Sunday afternoon that toured various sectors of the island capital.
The event marked the grand closing of his campaign ahead of the general elections on Tuesday.
“The affection and love of the people in San Juan is palpable,” Romero Lugo said. “This Tuesday, the people will choose between returning to the past, where what is sought is to advance political agendas, or continuing to move San Juan forward with infrastructure and projects […] . I am positive that the people will choose to continue the transformation of what has already begun.”
Supporters turn out for González Denton’s campaign closing
Earlier on Sunday, the area surrounding what is known as La Peña de la Pava on highway PR-1, the border between San Juan and Guaynabo, was filled for the closing campaign activity of the Popular Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for mayor of San Juan, Terestella González Denton. The event consisted of a caravan that toured the five precincts of the city, culminating at the committee headquarters that González Denton shares with PDP resident commissioner candidate Pablo José Hernández Rivera at 122 Eleanor Roosevelt Avenue.
“Here is the strength and energy of the ‘popular’ people of San Juan,” González Denton said upon the arrival of the PDP caravan, which also included PDP gubernatorial candidate Jesús Manuel Ortiz González and Hernández Rivera. “I deeply appreciate the love and support of so many good citizens who will participate in the elections next Tuesday,”
Also present were five PDP candidates for the House of Representatives and two for the Senate, as well as other candidates and election officials.
María Vega, who was waiting on the side of the street with her husband Carlos Alicea, said “Terestella is the best candidate for San Juan.”
“From my point of view, she is the best because she has a combination of experience in the private sector,” Vega said. “For me, it is very important that a person who is going to manage San Juan’s multi-million-dollar budget has experience in management.”
Other campaign closings also took place on Sunday, including for the four candidates for governor of Puerto Rico: Ortiz González of the PDP, Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González Colón of the New Progressive Party, Juan Dalmau Ramírez of the Puerto Rican Independence Party in alliance with the Citizen Victory Movement, and Javier Jiménez Pérez of the Dignity Project.
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