Former mayor Raul Valdes-Fauli wins Coral Gables mayoral seat

New mayor takes position after 15-year break from politics

Former Mayor Raul Valdes-Fauli beat out Jeanett Slesnick in the Coral Gables mayoral election.

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – After more than a decade away from politics, Raul Valdes-Fauli took the mayoral seat again in Tuesday's election.

The former mayor beat out political rival Commissioner Jeanett Slesnick.

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With all 23 precincts reporting, Valdes-Fauli received more than 51percent of the vote, while Slesnick received nearly 49 percent.

Valdes-Fauli was mayor from 1993 to 2001.