Two cities, two local groups of the PSPV-PSOE, and two different ways to confront the assemblies that shape the configuration of the lists to be submitted. city council on May 28 While in Alicante there are twice as many candidates for the 29 positions on the municipal list, in Elche everything seems more tied up by the Socialists’ provincial secretary, Alejandro Soler, who once again takes over the role in his group. It will be this Saturday when all the unknowns in Elche are cleared. We will have to wait another day for a thousand militants to vote in Alicante.
The deadline for submissions of candidates who left a 24-hour gap to the vote in a long day at UGT headquarters in the state’s capital closed at 11:59 PM last night. Deadline between 10:00 and 20:00 Nominations include most of the PSPV executive. It consists of about fifty people and current councilors on the City Council, apart from other militants who have stepped forward.
There are already about sixty candidates among executive and councillors, so the number of names that can be included in the vote will be doubled, ie 29 candidates plus three substitutes, which corresponds to the number of councilors of Alicante Corporation. Those who will not be included in the voting will be the independents that lead actress Ana Barceló wants to take part in the final vote. The mayor’s clear statement over the past few weeks that he will have the final say in creating the list has drawn water in much of the Alicante group, and especially among those closest to the former senator. Ángel Franco, who thought he should start directing instead of demonstrating his ability to command Disclose the project you have for Alicante.
However, Barceló also states that he will listen to the militancy in the participatory process that the Socialists are currently running. He also points out that the list should be prepared “to meet the needs of the city so that more opportunities are not missed.” In this context, he adds, PSPV is “a party with many possibilities, both internally and externally.” With this message, the mayor opens the door to be included in the list led by both socialist militants and non-partisan independents belonging to the Alicante civil society who want to enter the world of politics. Of course, these independents will not present themselves to parliament.
In the case of Elche, the two current PSOE councilors will not be on the list of candidates to accompany Carlos González in the municipal elections on 28 May. Neither Cultural Councilor Marga Antón nor Seniors Councilor Puri Vives. Alejandro Soler, general secretary of the socialists of Elche, conveyed this personally. Every two hours before this Saturday’s meeting, where militants will vote between 27 male and female names and propose their ranks. This list, which the executive will announce minutes before the ballots begin to be deposited at General Cosidó’s headquarters, will bear the names of Miguel Serna, the mayor’s adviser, as well as Ana Arabid, the mayor of Town Planning, as like-minded people. socialist mayor Carlos González.
They will also form part of the candidacy, and according to socialist sources, the aim of the Elche PSPV apparatus is to get four other militants currently integrated into the executive in the starting positions. These are Gema Fos, music teacher and advisor to Juventudes Socialistas; Professional dancer and education consultant Saray Hüertaş, as a civil servant; Iván Gómez, lawyer and Bar Association board member; as well as Rosana García, official of the municipal Department of Urban Planning.
On this occasion, Alejandro Soler refrained from presenting multiple lists, as in past elections, and will only vote on the proposal of 26 candidates from the executive, he will be the only person to participate in the election, as well as a spontaneous militant. presented.
In any case, the consultation this Saturday will not be as binding as in past elections, meaning the order will not be final as the executive will predictably meet again next Monday. , to establish the final order of the socialist candidacy.