Political parties are betting decisively. signs from outsideto seek talent from civil society beyond the formations’ own walls and, in most cases, to include them in candidatures in starting positions. As the 28 May elections are approaching, this trend is seen in almost all abbreviations to the left and right of both the municipal and regional lists. Many of these signatures are announced with hype and ringing to create a coup de effect that attracts voters. This is why, apart from those with a longer tradition such as unions or business circles, the main fishing grounds for these companies are found at social groups and sporting worlds or local festivals.
Proponent of betting on independents, PSPV-PSOE Re-election as Generalitat chief Ximo Puig. Proof of this is that Alicante’s list of regional socialists includes four independents: l’Alacantí and Yaissel Sánchez, general secretary of the UGT in La Marina; David Bernardo López, agricultural engineer and professor at UMH at Orihuela Superior Polytechnic School; Mario Villar, Director of Tourism Intelligence at Turisme Comunitat Valenciana; and Rosario Navalón, academic coordinator of UA’s University Headquarters in Elda.
The formula for betting on the independents was also followed by PSPV’s mayor of the city of Alicante, Ana Barceló. Among the first fifteen names he announced his candidacy for are two independents: Silvia Castell López and Eduardo Rodríguez. The first is a lawyer and has been affiliated with the AMPA of the Azorín school since 2016. Barceló from Castell López stressed that he values his knowledge of economic issues. Eduardo Rodríguez, for his part, Hercules top scorer in history and a benchmark for the age-old blue-and-white club.
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He also signed PSPV outside of the state capital. This is the case of Torrevieja, here nomination will lead by lawyer and teacher Bárbara Soler, who was tasked with a “regeneration” in the city of salt after the problems dragged on by the local group now led by a ruler. At Elda, Rubén Alfaro is looking to chain a third term with the addition of María Gisbert and David Guardiola, who will occupy fourth and fifth places on the list, respectively.
HE People’s Party is no stranger to the figure of independents. The list of regions that Carlos Mazón will preside has not yet been fully disclosed. What is currently known is that the starting positions were joined by Julia Parra, a former vice-president of the Alicante State Council, who joined independently after leaving Ciudadanos in mid-March. Parra became part of the Mazón government team at the provincial institution, and from the very first moment of his tenure, which rushed their history, they were a great fit.
In fact, this week has been quite hectic for the populars when it comes to transfer announcements. In the city of Alicante, mayor and reelection candidate Luis Barcala announced on Wednesday and Thursday the addition of two people: Intercity CEO and President of the Lucentum Foundation, Toni Gallego and journalist Ana Poquet. Barcala also unveiled architect Rocío Gómez and local police commissioner Julio Calero as number three and six on its list. In this case, although they are new faces, they are not independent.
Elche
Pablo Ruz, the beloved mayor of Elche, add a few to your list. They are directors of the Alzheimer’s Disease Family Members Association (AFAE), Celia Lastra, and attorney and counselor Francisco José Soler. “The fact that we have Celia Lastra demonstrates that our priority as a project and above all is the people who need the Administration most, and above all, the people,” Ruz said of the AFAE director’s arrival on the project. Soler will also have consulting work on the Mazón project.
Regional list loyalty In Alicante, he reserved a number four high position for screenwriter and journalist Juan Bordera, an expert on climate change and energy transition, and despite having an affiliation with Verds-Equo and being part of the plural reserves. an independent Bordera, ahead of the nomination will be Aitana Mas, Gerard Fullana and Maria José Calabuig. “I agree with Comromís because I believe that parties with ties to the lands they represent can face global issues such as the energy crisis and the ecological crisis,” he says.
Even the list that Compromís submits to the municipalities of Alicante has a significant amount of independents. Among them are Paloma Valverde, secretary and spokesperson for the Alicante Coordinator for Clean; a member of the Podemos Recuperarlo collective Enrique Ortiz’s Departure from Hercules, Xavi More; Asmik Torosyan, the provincial head of the Armenian Association; and José María Morán Berrutti, a well-known artist associated with Alicante culture.
HE cs project It also has a significant number of independent companies for the municipality, under the chairmanship of Adrián Santos Pérez in Alicante, along with highly valued companies such as the hotel operator César Anca, who will come in third on the list. They are followed by gallery owner Begoña M. Deltell, sociologist and Basketball club president Andrés Guirao, architect and UA professor Andrés Martínez Medina, hotel businesswoman Asunción Ujeda, former police officer David Bocanegra and architect Toñi Torres.
Outside the capital, liberals attacked other signatures. In the case of Elche, its candidate Eduardo García-Ontiveros introduced its first two new faces this week: Joaquín López, former president of Neighborhood Associations, and Raúl Sáez, spokesperson for the Hairdressers platform. The orange formation joined José Joaquín Poveda, former official of the Local Police in Elda, and businessman Rafael Pérez Orts in Alcoy.