The Generalitat, together with the president, Ximo PuigAs a leader, he made a firm commitment. Vega Baja this legislature. The precursor to this strategy is found in the Vega Renhace Plan, but there are other elements that confirm it, such as the purchase of the Marqués de Rafal Palace to transform it into the Presidential seat in Orihuela. These efforts contrast with the organic powder keg that PSPV-PSOE lives in the area. Torrevieja and Orihuela to the head and other divisions reproduced in smaller municipalities. It’s not the best starting point in the 28M race, even in a region where polls are powering Vox and water issues are heating up.
Mayor of Dolores, Joaquin Hernandezdecisive in the race, thus Alejandro Soler He took over the provincial secretariat of the Alicante socialists, winning the primaries to become leader of the PSPV-PSOE in a vote in Vega Baja in February 2022, where he defeated the mayor of Guardamar, José Luis Sáez. Support from those close to Puig. But a victory that does not serve to calm the situation in a region that PSPV-PSOE has marked as key.
resignations
The roughest case is in Torrevieja, a municipality where a manager has been forced to take the reins of the party following the resignation of general secretary Andrés Navarro. Navarro, who is also a municipal spokesperson, socialist candidate, but the primaries have been postponed since the end of last year between the assemblies where serious domestic accusations were experienced. The former Secretary General had the support of Alejandro Soler and Joaquín Hernández, but other candidates were sought from Valencia.
One of the first options PSPV considered was that of Pablo Samper, the ex-socialist responsible for the Sueña Torrevieja project, who rejected the offer. In mid-February, a candidate named Joaquín Martínez-Campillo was announced and was replaced by an awkward situation, as he withdrew five days later citing “health reasons”. Horn signed independently barbara soler As mayor, even today, six weeks before the elections in Torrevieja, the full list is not official.
Another notorious incident is the one in Orihuela, where primary elections were not held to renew the party’s secretary-general despite being a large group. In fact, it is the only country in the entire province to have a temporary general secretary a year later. This precaution prevented an accident from occurring. alternative candidacy for mayorCarolina Gracia practically coincided with the no-confidence motion of the PSPV, Ciudadanos, and Cambiemos Orihuela that ended the popular government of Emilio Bascuñana and allowed the Socialists to seize the command post.
At Orihuela the Alexandrians had an alternative candidate. Caroline Grace be at the head of the group antonio zapataHe even threatened to garner approval to become mayor, despite backing off after the party leadership demanded an “act of generosity” along the lines of protecting mayors as candidates.
more municipalities
Beyond the situation in the two most populous municipalities, PSPV’s problems are reproduced elsewhere. One notable fact is that the party is counting on to re-run a Benferri mayor convicted of workers’ harassment, Luis Vicente Mateo, and two others accused. ongoing lawsuits: Miguel López in Benejúzar and José Manuel Butrón in Los Montesinos. Another striking example is the case of Almoradi, where the PSPV approved the candidacy of Jaime Pérez Pacheco according to its statutes, as party rules prevent the same militant from being repeated four times at the top of the list unless he is mayor. case.
“In Torrevieja we are committed to our candidate Bárbara Soler, she comes from a political family and will improve the results of the party. And he ran the Gracia City Council well in Orihuela Carolina”, says district secretary Joaquín Hernández, after all, about two socialist candidates. Also, Dolores mayor admits there were substitutions that “didn’t convince” like Almoradi. on his behalf, PSPV It is pointed out that the prospects are good in Vega Baja, pointing out that the aim is to maintain the mayorships in the places where it is administered and to improve the results in other municipalities.