“They already killed our president,” was the cry of anguish that resonated among the inhabitants of Uruapan, Michoacán, after the shooting murder of Mayor Carlos Manzo. While the authorities continue with the investigations to clarify the crime, the population remains waiting to know who will now occupy the municipal presidency.
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The president’s murder has caused great shock, not only because of the violence with which it occurred, but because Manzo had repeatedly expressed his concern about insecurity in the region. “For months he asked federal authorities for help to combat violence in Tierra Caliente, Michoacán,” recalled President Claudia Sheinbaum, who mourned his death. The mayor maintained that organized crime had to be confronted, and not “give them hugs.”
Despite having bodyguards, Carlos Manzo was attacked and shot seven times, months after declaring that he did not want to “be part of the list of murdered politicians.” His death adds to the multiple acts of violence that plague the area, and reopens the debate on the security of local officials.
What will happen now in Uruapan?
After his death, the legal framework establishes that The deputy of the municipal president must assume office. Article 115 of the Constitution of Michoacán states that, in the event of the permanent absence of any of the members of the city council, including the mayor, his substitute will be the corresponding substitute.
The Congress of the State of Michoacán must review that the person proposed have the ability to perform the duties of the position. If the substitute does not meet the requirements, then the organize new elections.
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According to the law, Congress You have one month to carry out this evaluation. Additionally, the replacement must belong to the same political party or group (in this case, independent) and retain the same gender as the deceased owner, so it must be a man.
Although it has not yet been defined who will take the reins of the municipal government, there is the possibility that, temporarily, the functions of the Presidency will fall to the municipal trustee, Hilda Flor del Campoas has happened in other similar cases, while Congress determines how the succession process will continue.
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