Council of State ‘tombs’ the election of the mayor of Melgar for dual militancy

The Fifth Section of the Council of State decreed the nullity, in the second instance, of the election of the mayor of Melgar (Tolima), Rodrigo Hernández Lozano, endorsed by the Conservative Party, for double militancy in the support modality. The lawsuit that culminated in the declaration of the annulment of the election of Hernández as local president was based on the fact that Hernández publicly supported and asked to vote for the candidate f…

The Fifth Section of the Council of State annulled the election of Rodrigo Hernández Lozano as mayor of Melgar (Tolima) for the period 2024-2027, finding that he incurred double militancy in the support modality. This decision was taken after resolving a demand for electoral nullity filed by Brandon Maifredy Alexander Parra Salazar. Hernández ... The post Melgar was left without mayor appeared first on ::Tolima Online::.