Following the regional and municipal elections held on 28 May Popular Party and PSPV-PSOE In the Valencian Community they face another challenge: control of the Valencian Federation of Municipalities and Provinces. Depending on the agreements reached, the outcome of the Valencia City Council will have the key to determine whether the institution remains in the hands of the left or moves to the right. The mayor of Elda, socialist Rubén Alfaro, who has been chairman of the FVMP for eight years, is trying to keep up as long as the left remains in power. “I am at your disposal for the decision of my party. If they continue to bet on municipalism, I will continue to rejoice,” says Alfaro, who was elected mayor of Elda at 28M in elections that, as a general trend, are not suitable for socialist interests.
Valencia City Council is the main body that can manage PSPV, whose future is in the hands of the formation. Ens Uniix, the party of Jorge Rodríguez. For the time being, Ens Uneix has decided to postpone its negotiations with PSPV and PP for one week to decide the future of the Valencia state agency. In a game of chess played by two majority formations, Carlos Mazón, the popular leader and future president of the Generalitat, entered the scene, seeking to get ahead of the figure he was represented in the last buffalo. The provincial mayor who acts as a counterforce and speaker in front of the Consell president.
The FVMP will be formed in an assembly meeting for the month of October. PSPV and PP dispute control and both formations have possibilities. That is why in the socialist ranks they look with particular interest to the outcome in the Valencian provincial institution. This institution has a great weight in determining the distribution of votes within the organization. municipalities, councils and associations, depending on the population they have. The vote in the assembly corresponds to the party that has control of each institution. And the votes of the councils are huge, because their votes are 25% higher than that of state capitals. In this context, it should be noted that the assemblies of Alicante and Castellón are in the hands of the PP, as are the municipalities of the three provincial capitals.
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“We trust PSPV, which runs the Valencia State Assembly. Depends on Ens Uneix’s decision. HE Result in FVMP Too narrow. With the votes of the PSPV and Compromís mayors, we could have sustained it,” says Alfaro. On his options to continue as head of the body he has chaired for the past eight years, he says: “I became president at the suggestion of Ximo Puig. If they think that I am the best option and that municipalism should continue to be represented, I will be at the service of the party and will continue the projects we are carrying out.
In this chapter, just about the challenges ahead, the mayor of Elda also points out that one of the most important is to maintain European funds to invest in Europe’s municipalities. Valencian Community. The Socialist also attaches great importance to the policies carried out to mitigate the effects of depopulation, a segment in which the FVMP cooperates closely with some projects developed by the Generalitat in this regard. Agenda Avant, or more recently Route 99.
Challenges of FVMP
1 European funds. One of the main objectives set by the Valencian Federation of Municipalities and Provinces is to preserve European funds so that municipalities continue to receive the resources that allow them to make significant investments. “We’ve spent a lot of time and resources in this area to be best prepared,” says Rubén Alfaro, its president.
2 depopulation policies. In this area, FVMP has maintained close cooperation with some projects supported by Generalitat, such as Agenda Avant or Route 99. pulled them back.
3 Local Government personnel. One of the biggest challenges FVMP has identified for the next four years is the renewal of local Government staff, with many technicians on the verge of retirement. “We need to include young talent and new profiles that will help us,” says Alfaro. Studies are carried out with universities on this subject.
4 Tourist tax. While PP has already announced that it will abolish the tourist tax in the Community of Valencia, FVMP has been debating in recent years over whether the tax on overnight stays should be recommended. At this point, members of the organization showed various positions that were far from Botànic’s approaches many times.