"Vou ser prefeita até 2028": Elizabeth talks about taking over the secretary position in Moro's government

The mayor of Ponta Grossa, Elizabeth Schmidt, said in an interview with BnT Online, that she intends to complete the mandate and has no plan to leave the City Hall to take over a secretariat in the government of Sergio Moro. Asked about the possibility of integrating the state team, including in the area of Education, she highlighted the commitment to voters.

“I have to fulfill my mission to the end. I'm going to December 2028. “Because I’m a mayor,” he said. During the conversation, Elizabeth also revealed that she received an invitation from Moro to run for vice governor, but declined the proposal to remain at the helm of the municipal administration.

According to the mayor, if her intention was to resign to assume another position, she would have accepted that invitation. While he has raised the possibility of something “very extraordinary” happening, he has stressed that his decision is to remain in Ponta Grossa.

Commitment to voters

Elizabeth related her stay in the City Hall to her principles and responsibility to deliver results to the population who trusted in her work.

The mayor stated that she intends to continue seeking resources, executing works and making savings to expand the investment capacity of the municipality. As an example, she cited Anitta's call, which she said was made with the City's own resources, without money from parliamentary amendments.

In closing the response about a possible participation in the state government, he reiterated that he intends to work until the end of the term.

Expectation of partnership with Moro

In the interview, Elizabeth also expressed confidence in a closer relationship between Ponta Grossa and the state government under Moro’s command. The mayor said she hopes that this partnership will help enable investments in infrastructure, health, education and meio ambiente.

She cited resources that, according to her report, were allocated by Moro to the municipality during his performance in the Senate, including funds for health, safety and interventions in the region of the Alagados.

For Elizabeth, political rapprochement should contribute to municipal projects moving forward. Among the priorities mentioned are paving, improvements at the airport and the duplication of lanes.

Resources and political representation

The mayor stated that Ponta Grossa has projects prepared, but depends on resources to execute part of the proposals. He also reported difficulties in the processing of projects with the state government and said he expected greater agility in the new management.

About the political representation of the city, Elizabeth stated that she intends to have Mabel Canto and Ricardo Zampieri as state interlocutors, in addition to maintaining the partnership with the federal deputy Aliel Machado, to whom she assigned support in allocating resources to the municipality.

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The mayor defended the collaboration between the elected representatives to strengthen Ponta Grossa and make possible the investments planned by the administration.