What’s going on in Sant Joan d’Alacant, with hand-in-hand talks between the PP and Ciudadanos for the next municipal elections, has all the signs of spreading like an oil stain. And the point is that contacts between members of both political entities to create unique lists are already affecting at least four municipalities in the state. Xixona, Mutxamel, Cocentaina and Muro, in a dynamic that will go even further. Popular ones see the segregation process affecting Ciudadanos as a unique opportunity to hunt down some of its most prominent names, while the orange ones see the move as a solution to maintain their presence in local institutions.
Ongoing negotiations between PP and Ciudadanos in Sant Joan d’Alacant, An operation on a much larger scale considering the next municipal electionsaffects a large part of the municipalities of the state of Alicante. Sources close to the Orange formation state that since the beginning, contacts have been ongoing in various cities to explore the possibility of preparing lists that include representatives of both political formations.
One of the towns where the talks took place is Xixona, which is now a municipality. socialist Isabel López rules with the support of the Ciudadanos municipal groupHeaded by Javier Gutiérrez, spokesman for the Liberals at the Alicante Provincial Council, which shows he is a staunch advocate of agreements with the PP. In fact, his continued conflicts with his party leadership regarding pact policy with other political entities, and more specifically the resolution to dissolve Orihuela, led to his temporary expulsion from membership. a file that was closed this week without any consequences for the affected person himself, with all rights returned to him.
In Mutxamel, on the other hand, is ruled by the popular Sebastián Cañadas, albeit with the support of Ciudadanos, and in this case, The convergence between the two parties for the municipal elections does not seem very complicated.
The situation is completely different in Cocentaina, where the constituents of the PP and the orange formation will give figures on the returns that a joint candidacy could bring them and that would allow them to be expelled from the municipal government. A socialist party that chains the majority one after another. Mireia Estepa is currently in charge of the City Council, but Rubén Muñoz will top the list.
The context is much more complex in Muro, where mayor Gabriel Tomás belongs to the group of non-affiliates after running for elections in the EU ranks. He manages thanks to the support of PP and Ciudadanos.
Speeches
These are the municipalities where the speeches are held, but in reality it could be much more. They explain from the PP that the only negotiations currently being held officially are those of Sant Joan, although they acknowledge that personal contacts are always made in other municipalities for the purpose of addition. In this sense, the philosophy of the party chairman in the Valencian Community, Carlos Mazón, try to bring together everyone who shares ideas and political philosophy to create a large central space.
Although there is talk of the possibility of drafting bipartisan lists, in reality, limited inconsistencies may arise when it comes to determining the way the party leadership can run for elections. both PP and Citizens do not see this as viable. The ideal formula for the components of the orange pattern that seeks out deals would be that the initials continue to exist, but they also ultimately assume: they probably have no choice but to participate in the elections under the popular candidacy..
Reality takes place in San Vicente del Raspeig and Granja de Rocamora
While contacts are ongoing in many municipalities, there are two municipalities where the PP managed to fish the ranks of Ciudadanos to be directly at the top of their lists in the next municipal elections. This is the case in San Vicente del Raspeig, where Pachi Pascual, who was the spokesperson for the orange formation during this tenure, returned to the PP, where he was a former councilor, to lead his candidacy. In Granja de Rocamora, the people took away the mayor of Ciudadanos, Javier Mora, to make him his visible face in the next elections. We will now see how the negotiations in Sant Joan d’Alacant, of which liberal Santiago Román was the first mayor, bear fruit.
Source: Informacion
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