Cancún Mayor Ana Paty Peralta Says She Will Finish Her Term and Skip ‘Gino’ Segura’s Campaign

Cancún, Quintana Roo — Cancún mayor Ana Paty Peralta de la Peña said she will serve out the remainder of her term as head of the Benito Juárez municipal government and will not join the campaign of Eugenio “Gino” Segura, the ruling party’s likely candidate for governor of Quintana Roo.

Peralta returned to her duties as mayor after leading the independence ceremony on the night of September 15. Asked directly whether she would join the campaign of the eventual candidate for the state’s ruling-party movement, she said she has no plans to do so because her commitment is to the people of Cancún who elected her.

“I don’t think I’m going to step away for the campaign, because there is a responsibility to Cancún,” she said. “We are going to finish this administration the way it should be finished, and there is still a year to go, but we will work hand in hand. Of course, we are a team and we want to be coordinated for our state.”

She took the opportunity to stress her closeness to Segura, who was recently named coordinator of the Defense of the Transformation in Quintana Roo. Peralta said the two worked side by side during the movement’s internal selection process, describing themselves as a well-matched pair.

“Gino and I are great friends. He is a prepared man, and we are happy with the result of the survey. We practically worked hand in hand, as a duo,” the mayor said.

Budget and city programs move forward

Peralta said her administration kept working through the recent period and that nothing ground to a halt. “There are many issues we will be dealing with. Many of them are still in process, they are moving forward. This city government kept working because I have a great team,” she said.

Coordination among municipal departments continued, she added, along with programs such as “Días del Pueblo” and “Cancún Nos Une.” She noted that no such event is scheduled for the following day because of a school shoe distribution that requires the participation of all departments.

The mayor also highlighted the participatory budget, which she said has grown every year and will reach 100 million pesos for the coming year.

“The participatory budget is part of the policies where we bring together what citizens want with government projects. It will be 100 million pesos for next year. It will be historic,” she said. “It goes from 60 million pesos to 100. Remember that it started with 15 million pesos, then we raised it to 20, then to 25, then to 60, which was the biggest jump, and now it will be 100 million pesos.”