There is still a long way to go, but the reality is that women’s presence in city councils is getting more and more attention and they are taking the most responsible positions and tearing down the glass ceilings. in this line, there are three municipalities in the state, Santa Pola, l’Atzúbia and Sagra, they already know that yes or no they will have a female mayor.because they monopolize the nominations.
It has been a long time since women’s candidates in municipal elections ceased to be news. In fact, in the elections held this Sunday, there are very few towns in the state of Alicante where there is no female-led political formation at all, and this is, fortunately, already in a top-down state. absolute normality What is not so common anymore is that in the same municipality all candidates, or at least the most important, have female leadership..
This is exactly what happens in Santa Pola, a coastal city of 36,000 inhabitants in Baix Vinalopó. Currently, the municipality consists of ten from the PP, six from the PSPV, one from Ciudadanos, one from Vox, one from Compromís and two unaffiliated councilors. AND The situation arises when all political groups choose to present the same candidate as in the last call this year. The only party to participate in the elections with a male lead is the Independent Citizens’ Union, which does not sit in the City Council, which presents Victorio Pizarro as mayor.
The current mayor of the PP, Loreto Serrano, is running for reelection, which will be his second consecutive term. However, his experience in the City Council began much earlier, when he served in the fields of Social Services, Youth, Sports, Finance, Personnel and Contracting between 1991-1999. After a short break, he returned to the Municipal Organization in 2003, in a new cycle that lasted until 2015, where he carried out the Internal Regime, Tourism, Infrastructure, Beaches, Cleaning and again Personnel functions. It was 2019 when he became Mayor, succeeding Miguel Zaragoza at the head of the popular candidacy, who had been in charge of the Council for 12 years.
Yolanda Seva once again became the mayor of PSPV, with the experience gained by being the first mayor of Santa Pola from 2015-2019., while in charge of a left-wing quartet. He joined the municipality in 2011, opposing for the first time. He currently serves as the general secretary of the municipal socialists and also as a deputy in Congress.
On behalf of Ciudadanos, the only orange councilor in the City Council repeats as mayor. Ruth López holds a Geography and History degree from the University of Alicante and additionally holds a higher saxophone teacher title from the Óscar Esplá Conservatory of Music. She wants to regain her representation in the company, she.
Anna Antón is the leader of the Acord per Guanyar candidacy, in which Compromís, Podem and Esquerra Unida (EU) are competing.. The current spokesperson for Compromís has government experience as he used the Festivals and Culture powers within the leftist Administration between 2015 and 2019. Esteve Ruiz, one of the Valencianists, accompanies the artist, who graduated from the University of Alicante Faculty of Law; Alba Quesada from the USA; and Mercedes Landa of Podem.
Mireia Moya finally reprises as Vox nominee, after using this last post as mayor in the opposition. He holds a Law degree from Miguel Hernández University (UMH), Santapolera.
So everything is ready for a woman to take over the leadership once again in Santa Pola. But that’s not the only case. The same will also happen in l’Atzúbia, a town of 600 inhabitants in Marina Alta. And the fact that only two candidates submitted to the elections have a female profile. María Oltra, the current mayor from Iniciativa per l’Atzúvia and Forna, repeats as mayor, on a list that also includes current councilors Víctor Vicente Pons and Jesús Pons. On the other hand, PP has a new candidate with Pilar Ortolá on its renewed list.
A similar situation is experienced in the town of Sagra, where 420 people live in the same region. María Teresa Roselló from Gent per al Canvi seeks re-electionAdela Aragón is on a rendezvous with three other councilors, including Alex Waylett and José Salvador Mut. In Coalition Compromís per Sagra, Vanesa Vives debuts as a candidate, while Olga Fernández does the same for PP.