Comptroller questions the resignation of Emilia Ríos in Ñuñoa: It must have been approved by Municipal Council | National

Tuesday 06th May 2025 05:11 PM

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The Comptroller General of the Republic determined that Emilia Ríos, current deputy secretary of the sport, had to submit her resignation as mayor of Ñuñoa to the Municipal Council and obtain the approval of two thirds of its members. Ríos had resigned on November 13, 2024 after losing the municipal elections, arguing its application to another elective position. However, two days later she was appointed undersecretary of sport by the Government.

A report by the Comptroller General of the Republic concluded that the current Deputy Secretary of Sports, Emilia Ríos, He had to submit his resignation as mayor of Ñuñoa to the Municipal Council, and that this should be approved by two thirds of its members to be carried out.

Recall that Ríos resigned from that position on November 13, 2024, after losing the municipal elections on the argument that he would apply for a position of popular election. In that scenario it was not necessary for the Council to approve its departure.

However, two days after leaving the mayor’s office, She was appointed Undersecretary of Sports by the Government. Given this, the councilor of Ñuñoa, Germán Silvester (RN), filed a complaint with the Comptroller for possible irregularities in the aforementioned process.

Now, the Comptroller’s body issued its resolution, to which Radio Bío Bío had access. This establishes that the resignation should be known and approved by the Municipal Council of Ñuñoa.

“It did not obey the cause contained in the final part of letter d) of article 60 of Law No. 18,695, that is, “That it is motivated by the application to another position of popular election”, the only exception accepted by the current regulations so that it produces its effects without the agreement of the two thirds of the Municipal Council“, Says the writing.

In that sense, he concluded that “the resignation of Mrs. Ríos Saavedra had to submit to the knowledge of the Municipal Council of Ñuñoa and, to take effect, be accepted by the quorum required by current regulations.”