of his career and perseverance in the defense of democratic values and peace. In November, he won the Outstanding Young Political World 2015 award, presented in the city of Kazanawa in Japan for his performance in local management and also for defending Venezuelan freedom. Given the persecution in recent years of activists, politicians and especially mayors and former mayors who oppose the government of Nicolas Maduro, Smolansky has placed special emphasis on the defense of political prisoners and decentralization in Venezuela. Currently in Venezuela there are about 77 mayors from the political opposition with open legal proceedings, of which David Smolansky is one of them. El Hatillo Municipality On 8 December 2013 he was elected El Hatillo municipality's Mayor for the period 2014–2018. In October, 2014 the Municipal Development Plan (MDP) was unveiled after consultation processes using a Participative Budget, tours and meetings with the different communities; the purpose of the Municipal Development Plan is to guide management so that there's no room for improvisation, not only sets out the main goals, but also how they should be fulfilled (referring to transparency, participation and use of modern technology) and how to get to them (human capital and financial sustainability). Smolansky has placed particular emphasis on generating strategic alliances with the private sector, the NGO sector and universities. So far they have materialized over 200 alliances that result in improved quality of life for hatillanos and greater institutional development for the municipality. Municipal Plan Development Strategic Points Hatillo Blindado: Ensuring the safety of all residents and visitors of the municipality Hatillo Equilibrado: To ensure an orderly and harmonious development through standards and clear rules Vive El Hatillo: To promote coexistence and human development through meeting spaces and social management policies Crosscutting Axes Citizen participation: Achieve an inclusive management that fulfills the needs, visions and proposals of neighbors through commitment, co-management and shared responsibility Transparency: Making El Hatillo municipality become one of the three most transparent municipal governments Modernization: Provide self-management tools, access to information and participation through innovation and information technologies available to all hatillanos. Support areas Human Capital: Ensuring the welfare of public servants by ensuring their professional development and a good working environment. Financial sustainability: Ensure financial availability for the fulfillment of all the Municipality's projects and long-term maintenance. From this Municipal Development Plan, El Hatillo municipality has made significant achievements at the management level, presented in its Report