Overview
- The statistics professor won the second round with about 61% of the weighted vote, defeating Maite Flores and prevailing across all voting sectors.
- Overall participation in the runoff reached 34.12%, with a notable drop among permanently tenured doctorate professors and higher student turnout.
- Telematic voting helped drive unusually strong student participation, a shift analysts reported as favorable to Crujeiras.
- An appeals window runs through 20 March before the definitive proclamation of the rector on 23 March.
- Early transition signals include a discreetly assembled team with reports pointing to former deputy Juan Díaz Villoslada as likely gerente, as campaign tensions and a withdrawn appointee remain part of the backdrop.