2023-11-06 06:45:00
The former governor of the UCR and current provincial deputy of Together for Change Roy Abelardo Nikisch This Sunday became the new elected mayor of the city of Resistenciaso the radicalism will return to govern the capital of Chaco following eight years.
According to the provisional count, Nikisch garnered more than 43.5 percent of the votes, relegating the candidate of the ruling CER, Elida Cuesta(wife of the current communal chief, the Peronist Gustavo Martínez) to second place, with 26.9%.
In third place was the Chaco Front candidate, Diego Arévalo, with 17% of the votes, who responds to the outgoing governor, Jorge Capitanichwho months ago failed in his re-election attempt once morest the radical Leandro Zdero.
Jorge Capitanich announced his retirement from politics: “As of December 10, I have to look for work”
Very far from the fight were the former minister and former senator Eduardo Aguilar (Front for Education and Work), the railway leader Oscar Deniz (Worker’s Party) and the libertarians Carlos Alabe and Gustavo Olivello, who competed separately despite having the same national reference.
For this Sunday’s election, 770 tables were set up for 263,013 citizens eligible to vote and participation was 62%.
Roy Abelardo Nikisch, from governing Chaco to commanding the Resistance
Nikisch, who was governor of Chaco between 2003 and 2007, took advantage of the fact that Peronism arrived divided at the election and in this way he will lead the most populated city in the province for the next four years.
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