Ninotchka Matute Explained

Ninotchka Matute
Birth Place:Guatemala City
Office:8th Councillor of Guatemala City
Term Start:15 January 2024
Predecessor:José Pablo Mendoza Franco
Alma Mater:University of Chile
Rafael Landívar University
Children:3

Ana Silvia Ninotchka Matute Rodríguez (born in 1967), also known as Nino Matute, is a Guatemalan architect, urban planner and politician.[1] A member of Semilla party,[2] she is councillor of Guatemala City since 2024, having been elected in 2023 mayoral election.[3]

In 2023 mayoral election, Matute was nominated as a candidate for 2nd councilor for SemillaWinaqURNG–MAIZ coalition. After the presumptive candidate for mayor Juan Francisco Solórzano Foppa was not registered due to legal problems and candidate for 1st councilor resigned, Matute was responsible for leading the coalition but maintaining her candidacy for 2nd councilor. According to the Electoral Law, if the coalition had won the elections, Matute would have taken office as mayor of Guatemala City. Surprisingly, the coalition led by Matute obtained 18% of votes and third place. Although the coalition did not win, Matute was elected as councilor and she will take office in January 2024.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Matute, arquitecta formada en Chile, busca afrontar la inequidad en Ciudad de Guatemala . EFE . 11 May 2023 . 20 July 2023 . spanish.
  2. Web site: Quién es Ninotchka Matute, la segunda mujer aspirante a la alcaldía capitalina . Ojo con mi pisto . 20 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230720170249/https://www.ojoconmipisto.com/quien-es-ninotchka-matute-la-segunda-mujer-aspirante-a-la-alcaldia-capitalina/ . 20 July 2023 . spanish.
  3. Web site: Alcaldía de Guatemala: Junta Electoral adjudica cargos y confirma reelección de Ricardo Quiñónez . Prensa Libre . 18 July 2023 . 20 July 2023 . spanish.