Francisco Salgado was re-elected as rector

With 192 votes from the teachers, 153 votes from the administrative staff, and 966 votes from the students, the candidate Francisco Salgado was re-elected as rector of the University of Azuay for a new period of five years.

List 2 headed by Cecilia Ugalde obtained 87 votes from the professors, 102 votes from the administrative staff and 2.703 votes from the students. When applying the weighted vote, Salgado obtained 60% and Ugalde 31%.

In his first statements, Salgado - who will be accompanied by Genoveva Malo, as academic vice-rector, and by Raffaella Ansaloni, as research vice-rector - said that: "The priority will always be to have the best university."

Francisco Salgado will continue as rector of the University of Azuay for the next five years, after being re-elected in the electoral process that took place yesterday.

According to the data shared by the Electoral Council, Salgado and his List 1 team obtained 192 votes from teachers, 153 votes from administrative staff, and 966 votes from students. On her side, Cecilia Ugalde, from List 2, received 87 votes from the teachers, 102 votes from the administrative staff and 2.703 votes from the students.

The electoral process was governed by the weighted vote; that is, the rector obtained 60,31% of the weighted register, while Ugalde obtained 39,69%.

After knowing the results, Salgado celebrated his re-election, whose period will start in January 2022 and will last until 2027.

“Today we are very happy. We did a joy campaign. We gave a sign of what the university should be, that the most important thing is the culture of peace”, said Salgado.

The rector added that in this new stage they will strengthen the projects that have been based on the Sustainable Development Goals and that scholarships will continue to be awarded to those who have less. Salgado, in his re-election, will be accompanied by Genoveva Malo, as academic vice-rector, and by Raffaella Ansaloni, as research vice-rector. “The priority will always be to have the best university. For that we have built a good place. Our university campus is ready so that professors can carry out the development of science, art and culture”, added Salgado.

List 2

After the results were made public, the candidate Cecilia Ugalde asked for transparency and that the counting be vote by vote, since the electoral process was electronic. However, on a possible challenge of the results, this decision will be made in the next few hours. Despite the results with the teachers, she said she was happy with the votes obtained with the students.

“I am very grateful for the massive support of the students. The university is them, and I feel like a winner with their vote”, said Ugalde. (AWM)-(I)