This will be a year 2023 great political intensityWith two appointments with polls marking the calendar, regional and municipal elections on 28M and general elections on 23J, without yet ruling out the possibility of repeat elections if a Government is not formed. At the expense of what might happen in Madrid for now, this double shift in the polls has shaken the foundations of the parties at the state level, in some cases strengthening the leaderships that have emerged in recent years, in others existing differences between the blocs that have been exacerbated by a worse-than-expected result, a general distribution of the left It further fuels the framework. In fact, the election cycle also served to document the demise of Ciudadanos and bring Podemos to the brink of collapse; So much so that prominent figures in the state, such as Txema Guijarro, are now trying to make the case. Foundations of the Sumar project.
PP became the biggest winner of the 28 million election. Carlos Mazón He strengthened his status as head of the Generalitat and regional and provincial leader. There are two more references to those popular in the Alicante region. One of them is Benidorm mayor Toni Pérez, who has improved his local results and now chairs the Provincial Council. The other is Juan Francisco Pérez Llorca, the mayor of Finestrat, who was appointed secretary general of the PPCV in August.
Other prominent figures of the PP are Congress deputy Macarena Montesinos and Albatera mayor, Provincial Council vice president Ana Serna. The popular ones have mayors in the main municipalities such as Luis Barcala, Pablo Ruz, Eduardo Dolón, José Vegara, Pachi Pascual or Rosa Cardona. Inside regional manager There are two popular councilors of Alicante origin, José Antonio Rovira and Nuria Montes, while Mazón’s two pillars in Palau are also from Alicante: Santiago Lumbreras and José Manuel Cuenca.
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By the way, both in PSPV-PSOE and in Compromís intersectoral struggle to take control. In the case of the Socialists, the fight is between the bloc affiliated with the state secretary-general and the bloc controlled by the former president of the Generalitat, Ximo Puig, and the state secretary, Alejandro Soler. After March 28, the man from Elche, together with the state secretary in Valencia, Carlos Fernández Bielsa, tried to put pressure on Puig, but they suffered setbacks such as losing the Office of the Mayor of Elche or failing to take control of the Valencian State Council. The preparation of Congress lists in which Soler prevailed makes it clear that there is no ceasefire.
When it comes to socialist mayors, the best placed ones include: at an organic level There are also Provincial Assembly speaker Vicente Arques (l’Alfàs del Pi), Rubén Alfaro (Elda) and Joaquín Hernández (Dolores). Toni Francés de Alcoy, former spokesman for the state agency, retained his post as Mayor, but his results were tighter than before. Sergio Carrasco in Ibi was a surprise; Carlos González, Carolina Gracia, Jesús Villar, Andreu Verdú or José Chulvi, still deputy ombudsman in the Cortes, had worse luck.
Things are no less calm in the Compromís, with significant differences between the two main parties. coalition, Moon and Enterprise. At the regional level, the conflict became public after the former president of the Cortes, Enric Morera, was appointed regional senator against Carles Mulet. Differences across provinces are also evident. Proof of this is the tight result offered by this year’s primaries between Aitana Mas and Gerard Fullana.
One of the biggest clashes in Compromís in the state took place in Elche, where municipal speaker Esther Díez and former regional secretary Marian Campello also had notable clashes after more tense than expected primary elections. The Alicante Municipal Council no longer has Natxo Bellido as a councilor and Rafa Mas is considered a councillor. loose verse in the coalition. Among those quoting above is Altea mayor Diego Zaragozí.
few changes
There have been a few changes at Vox. The most visible face in the province is the face of Mother Vega. provincial president After appearing in some pools, he was not appointed as a councilor, but will remain speaker of the Cortes for another term. San Vicente native David Martínez is also in a good position, as evidenced by his lead in the state’s congressional bid. In the Lower House, José María Sánchez continues to serve as a member of parliament.
Miguel Pascual is the state’s secretary general and is registered with the Cortes. After Eduardo Ruiz Navarro stopped being a member of Congress, district justice secretary. The councilor of Sant Joan Gema Alemán is the representative of the Provincial Council. Other related names are Carmen Robledillo, Aurora Rodil, Gema Escolano, Mireia Moya or Manuel Mestre.