Acción Ciudadana legislator Ottón Solís party won 24 votes in the third round of election for the presidency of the Legislative Assembly, which were insufficient to defeat Gonzalo Ramírez, who obtained 26 votes, plus the seven null votes.
Those seves votes are: two from the Broad Front that voted its candidate Gerardo Vargas, four from the independent legislators who voted for Carmen Quesada and one from Mario Redondo.
Why did the ruling legislator lose?
The issues of taxes and public employment that could be included in the agenda of this legislative year could cost him the support.
The differences I have with Don Ottón are due to the tax issue. That’s why I voted for myself,”
said Redondo, from the Christian Democratic Alliance.
It’s a complex subject. I think that what did not allow an agreement with the different groups that voted for themselves is that there taxes were a priority,”
said Natalia Diaz, from the Libertarian Movement.
Next to the subject of taxes, the public employment project, which seeks to regulate the salary pluses of state officials, might have been one of the reason why Solís did not have the full support from the Frente Amplio.
In the case of National Liberation, according to legislator Juan Marín, they had a commitment to the opposition alliance to support the minorities and hence they did not consider Ottón Solís.