Thursday morning we had the opportunity to meet with Eduardo Montealegre, the mayoral candidate for Managua, Nicaragua. Montealegre was a presidential candidate and ran against Daniel Ortega in the 2006 election finishing with the second most votes.
Montealegre’s campaign platform is based in the belief that a good administrator is needed in Managua. A leader that will listen to the neighborhood and solve problems of water, good streets, garbage removal and recycling programs are important to Managua now. He also believes that inefficiency and corruption, are a major financial burdens on government funds. Education is of utmost importance to Montealegre, but the municipalities do not have any authority, it is a national government responsibility. He also believes that public servants need to be well prepared and are currently not leading to inefficiency.
Pictured left to right: Joe, Valerie, Marshand, Christy, Eduardo Montealegre, Marianne, Adam, Josh
Montealegre signed his campaign t-shirts for us.
