Gamarra lived one of the most unique Christmases in its history. After in the ordinary elections on October 29 he won the blank vote with 51% of the vote, the The National Registry Office repeated the elections this December 24.
The winner was Cristian Márquez, candidate of the party People in Motionwith 3,795 votes, surpassing by a wide margin Shirley Franco, who added 2,229 votes. Cristian He is the brother of Fernando Márquez, the candidate who could not participate in the October 29 elections because National Electoral Council disqualified him for contracting with the State a year before.
OF CONSECUTIVE DEFEATS
Cristian’s victory represents the second electoral defeat, in less than 3 months, for the Cruz, the most powerful family in the recent history of Gamarra. At the head of former congressman Libardo Cruz, said family has appointed more than 7 leaders, in addition to the father, mother and children having been mayors.
They lost on October 29 to Harry Rodríguez, candidate of the Conservative party who received the most votes, however, the blank vote obtained more than 51% of the vote. The rule states that in these cases the elections must be repeated.
And the second defeat occurred on December 24. The Cruz family supported the candidacy of Shirley Franco, who had been Secretary of Health. She came in second place with 2,229 votes. The Cruz They had been governing consecutively for 8 years (2 terms). The current mayor Diomar Claro from 2020 to 2023 and Congressman Libardo Cruz was mayor from 2016 to 2019.
He had also ruled Rafael Cruz, brother of Libardo Cruz, during the period 2008-2011. In 2001, without the last name but with the support of the Cruz family, Heriberto Rodríguez Lázaro, known as ‘el Mono’, was elected mayor of Gamarra.
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But the reign of the Cruz family in Gamarra began when Libardo by Jesús Cruz Romero, father, was elected mayor of the municipality for the period 1995-1997. Libardo Sr. resigned and Liliana Casado Arias, his wife, stepped forward and was elected mayor of Gamarra for the period 1998-2000.
