Lawyer gets go-ahead for mayor’s recall process

The Electoral Court (TE) has authorized the lawyer Roberto Ruiz Díaz to begin procedures for the revocation of the mandate of Panama Mayor  José Luis Fábrega.

The resolution  authorizing the collection of signatures is signed by Nilza Delgado de Fernández, regional director of the Electoral Organization of Central Panama, and Katiana González, ad hoc secretary

Ruiz Díaz must collect 30% of the Electoral Register of the district of Panama, that is, 198,920 signatures to support his request.

After this authorization, the Electoral Tribunal, through the Training Department of the National Directorate of Electoral Organization, will also coordinate the training of Ruiz Díaz and his activists for the process of collecting signatures.

Ruiz Díaz, who submitted the request to begin the recall process for Fábrega, recalled that signatures needed to be collected to make the recall effective.

He explained that the resolution of the Electoral Court was sent to the Electoral Prosecutor’s Office and Fábrega was notified, who has the right to file an appeal with the National Directorate of Electoral Organization.

On March 12,  Fabrega filed an appeal and on March 30, it was reported that the Directorate rejected the appeal.

The decision was made by Valdés, director of the Electoral Organization on Monday, March 28. The official ordered that the “corresponding procedure” continued.