Former Representative Luis Vega Ramos was appointed General Secretary of the PPD

President of Democratic People’s Party (PPD), Joseph Louis TalmauThis was announced on Tuesday by former Rep Luis Vega Ramos will be the new general secretary of the society Y Nina Valeton He will serve as Deputy Secretary General.

“I called you this afternoon to announce the appointment of Mr. Luis Vega Ramos as General Secretary of the PPD, and likewise to announce Comrade Nina Valledon as Deputy Secretary of the Popular Party”Dalmau said at a press conference at the Bava headquarters in Puerto de Tierra.

New day He presented information that Talmau approached Vega Ramos and former mayor of Penulas, Walter Torres, to occupy the PPD Secretariat.

Dalmau described Vega Ramos as “an excellent inspector, knowledgeable about party organizations and leader of the PPD.”

With this announcement, Dalmau fills the PPD secretariat after the sudden resignation of representative Ramon Luis Cruz Burgos last week, which created doubts in La Pava ranks, especially since there is a general election next February to elect a new leadership. , including the governing body.

In his first revelations, Vega Ramos said he would focus on three areas: organization, control and unity.

“That’s what we’re going to give to our party and our leader from these positions we assume,” said the former representative, who is a member of the PPD ruling committee and is not running for the 2020 election. Senate.

PPD’s Electoral Commissioner Ramon Torres attended the press conference; Alternate Election Commissioner, George Kohlberg Toro and Ferdinand Mercado advising Dalma.

Vega Ramos said, “The people’s democratic party is the only party that can defeat the bad government that faces the next elections so that the country understands that the alternative to real good governance is. There is the Popular Democratic Party and its men and women.

“We’re going to continue in the restructuring for that process. We’re going to assist our president and governing body in this process,” Vega Ramos said.

Senate Clerk, Advisor to the President and Secretary of the PPD

When questioned whether he would thereby retain Vega Ramos as his counsel in the Senate through a contract, the Senate President also responded in the affirmative.

“Yes, now he (Vega Ramos) is a contractor in the Senate. “If there is any consideration about their work here (at PPD), we will evaluate it after the governing body next Friday,” he said.

Asked if keeping the PPD secretary under contract did not raise questions, Dalmau said “it’s a contract, he’s not a permanent employee.”

“As he assesses his time, he is part-time and I don’t see any kind of setback for him to continue his work,” the PPD chief said.

Ramos Vega received a $33,000 contract for 55 hours per month from March 19, 2021 to June 30, 2021 at a rate of $100 per hour, according to contract records from the comptroller’s office. Later it was updated from July 16 to December 31, 2021. He later renewed another contract from January 1 to June 30, 2022. Along with the renewal he was paid an additional $10,000 for “travel expenses” for the duration of the contract. Vega Ramos’ latest and current contract was not registered with the comptroller’s office despite being valid, they said in a press conference.

Valedan had contracts with the Senate between 2017 and 2019, according to the comptroller’s records. Currently, he is an employee of the Senate, Valedan confirmed.

“As a result of the appointment, we are going to make some amendments so that this matter (his work in the Senate) will be conducted in accordance with applicable law, ethics and good practice,” said Walidan, who wanted in 2020. He is the primary candidate for Senator for Humako District.

To this newspaper’s queries, he assured that he would not aspire for elected office in the 2024 elections.

Normally, societies do not pay salaries to secretaries and deputy secretaries as the income of political parties decreases. So, inside the PPD, the appointments announced by Dalmau did not go well because they answer to him, they are not new people in politics and they have political interests, the sources said.

The Cabinet Committee met this Friday.

Dalmau also used the press conference to announce that he instructed Vega Ramos to convene the PPD governing body this Friday. The conference will be held at 10:00 am.

“On the agenda is a discussion of the concept of action in the face of the (new) regulation of society,” Dalmau announced.

In addition, PPD’s governing body must approve the nominations of Vega Ramos and Valedon.