Eldense lost Rubén Alfaro’s presidency in favor of Requena mayor Rocío Cortés, but in return gained representatives in the governing bodies. What happened to the Alicante province of the Valencian Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FVMP) happened after the meeting held this Wednesday, in which the candidacy was accepted between PP, PSPV and Compromís in a unity environment, without any votes against. and there is only one abstaining vote. Like this, The Alicante region has 19 of the institution’s 53 directors, down from 15 so far.. And all of this took place in a context where the people had turned the tables and provincial representation was at the expense of the socialists.
There were no surprises and the agreed list went smoothly; only the abstention of the United States left it without representatives. This served to formalize the 53 members of the council, as well as the 26 members who would also constitute the executive. This being the case and as planned, popular Rocío Cortes to assume presidencyfirst deputy mayor Benicarló mayor will be Juanma Cerdá, also from the PP; the second for socialist Rubén Alfaro, former president of the federation and mayor of Elda; and the third for Alfons Domínguez of Compromís, the first mayor of Alzira.
The province of Alicante managed to sneak 19 representatives into the governing bodies, 10 of whom belonged to the PP, seven to the PSPV and one to the Compromís.. This represents a change from the previous council, which had eight socialist representatives, four popular, two from Compromís and one from the United States. A change of situation linked to the results achieved by different parties in the last municipal elections. On the other hand, the province of Valencia will have 22 representatives and the province of Castellón will have 11 representatives.
There will be nine people from Alicante in the management. The presence of Juan Francisco Pérez Llorca stands out on the PP sideFinestrat is the mayor and the general secretary of the popular Valencians, who together with Carlos Mazón are in charge of his party’s electoral process. Pachi Pascual, mayor of San Vicente del Raspeig, also appears on stage.Rosa Cardona, the first mayor of Xábia, who regained the leadership of the popular party in the last elections, did the same in this municipality of Marina Alta. Same as Lourdes Aznar, who took the post of Mayor of Crevillent from Compromís. Closing the PP list is veteran Juan José Castelló, mayor of Agost.
In addition to Rubén Alfaro on behalf of PSPV, Presence of Alcoy mayor Toni Francés and Xixona’s Isabel López. All of them remained at the head of the city councils of their respective municipalities. The only representative of Compromís is the mayor of El Verger, Josep Basili Salort, who will also serve as the spokesperson of the Valencians in the FVMP.
The council also includes ten representatives from the state.. Members of the PP included Sax mayor Laura Estevan; María Gómez of Almoradí; Ana Serna from Albatera; Andrés Moñino of Jacarilla; María García from Agres; and Javier Navarro of Benillup. Among the socialist ranks were Fulgencio Cerdán, mayor of Villena; Enrique Moll of Pego; Antonio Pérez of Rojales; and Gema Baldó from Alcoleja.
Renewal compared to previous governing bodies is quite evidentSo much so that only the municipalities of Finestrat and Agost are repeated by PP; to this we also need to add Crevillent, managed by Compromís. In the PSPV incident, the only ones returning are Elda and Pego.
New president promises dialogue and Mazón wants to be proven right
After being declared president of the FVMP, Rocío Cortés thanked the PP for the trust placed in him and emphasized that the compromise list agreed with the socialists and Valencianists “shows the unity of municipalism around this federation.” The mayor of Requena promised dialogue and maximum participation. “The aim is to achieve excellence in all municipalities and for the FVMP to have an active and permanent listening,” he stressed, later stressing that he will pay special attention to the fight against population decline as well as to European funds. the need to reform local finances and rid city councils of what they describe as inappropriate powers.
Generalitat President Carlos Mazón, who considered municipalism as Consell’s “priority” as the administration closest to the citizens, was also not missing in the parliament. “This forces us to work together,” he said. Thus, he called on the new president to be a “litigator” by committing to meet these demands.
Both Cortés and Mazón praised the work of outgoing president Rubén Alfaro, who defended the administration, especially during the complex moments of the pandemic. Likewise, he expressed his confidence that issues such as population decline, education or the 2030 Agenda will be followed on a continuous basis from now on.