They were in the news at the time or after the city councils were established, but Unnatural agreements registered in different municipalities of the province continue to be maintained today. and also demonstrate good health. This is what the protagonists of this book claim, although they are not immune to criticism from opposition groups that cite reactionism and self-interest.
One of the agreements that attracted the most attention due to the size of the municipality was the agreement that was formalized in Calpe, but in a way its future was foreseen. And the thing is that Ana Sala, who was the PP’s mayor in the previous term, saw the party remove her from candidacy and replace her with someone who was also the first mayor. town and Provincial Council president César Sánchez. This motivated Sala to form a new political formation, Somos Calpe, and he ran in the elections, finishing second behind his former colleagues.. And with the existing precedents and the time for negotiation, the mayor was able to renew his position at the head of the City Council, thanks to the support of the PSOE and Compromís, leaving the popular ones in opposition.
Four months later, Ana Sala is satisfied with the work carried out by the government team. “The administration seems positive and we are already working on drafting the budget.” she said, adding that they did not find a problem with ideology. “The municipal administration is like this, but when the PP presented a motion against the amnesty, everyone voted according to their minds.” Regarding the relationship with the PP, he explains that “with the new council members it is cordial, but my relations with those in the previous government are not like that.”.
Opposition leader César Sánchez points out that despite the path Sala chose to follow: «From our perspective, this relationship is based on respect and maximum cooperation.. What is unknown is how or whether the different government parties will agree on budgets.
Benejúzar is another municipality where extraordinary events took place.. There were no surprises in the composition of the City Council, as each group voted on its own behalf and PP candidate Vicente Cases was elected mayor. The strange thing turned out later when the first mayor decided to integrate into the board of directors Miguel López, a PSOE candidate, former provincial MP and until recently the regional organizational secretary of this party; He was also assigned a special dedication for this party. The first popular mayor who was satisfied with the way the administration worked, justifies this decision, which resulted in the approval of budgets, as “a way to engage and build consensus.” He also assures us that this is not the only municipality where this is happening.
Meanwhile, Miguel López assures that they have decided to join the board of directors ” Inspecting the government’s work firsthand» and after the rejection of an agreement with Ciudadanos, due to their demands to take the post of Mayor despite having fewer councilors and those who, in the opinion of the socialists, did not submit offers after the previous experience of office with the coalition administration, satisfactory results. But former Orange mayor Rosa García has already said more than once that the PP and PSOE have a secret government agreement.
The place where the unnatural agreement took place from the very beginning was in the municipality of l’Alqueria d’Asnar, where César Palmer of Compromís took control thanks to the support of the PP. Also in this way, This was the first time the Socialists lost the town’s mayoralty, given that they had always governed alongside Jaume Pascual since the beginning of democracy.He said that he did not participate in the election for the first time. Four months later, Valencia’s first mayor assures us that things are going well, “because he suggests that ideology is not that important in a town.” And he emphasizes that he feels more comfortable with the PP “than when I was a councilor in PSOE” and that there are other projects besides festivals that “the neighbors value greatly”. Interests such as implementing solar street lighting or replacing the latch cover have been undertaken.
Socialist spokesman Andreu Palmer disagrees and emphasizes that beyond the parties: «They leave aside projects that are important to the publicor such as the school or parking lot left behind by the previous Company. He also doesn’t shy away from describing daily life at City Hall as “chaotic.”
On the other hand
The same thing, but in reverse, happened in Polop, where Compromís supported the popular José Luis Susmozas to become Mayor. Reason? Valencians’ spokeswoman Ángela Fuster recalls that “while there was a possibility of reaching an agreement with us, we lost trust in the socialists and they turned to a party called Alternativa, which broke away from the PP.” And despite threats of expulsion from Compromís, she confirms that she has no regrets. «The decision was adopted democratically in the local groupThe truth is, acronyms aside, we operate comfortably within local government with a lot of communication. The mayor thinks the same and says, “80% of the programs of both entities overlap and we are committed to implementing these recommendations.”
Another unnatural agreement is the Daya Nueva agreement, in which socialist Pablo Girona led with the support of the PP, although he was one councilor short. “We had no problems – underlines the first mayor – because We’re a small town here and acronyms mean less». He also adds that the party has not opened any case against him, which he attributes to the fact that “this is the only way to govern”. Inma Vicente, the spokesperson of Ciudadanos, is equally dissatisfied that her party won the elections but was deprived of the Mayor’s Office. In his words, “They have been there for four months and are already making a living from ongoing projects. Moreover, they mind their business and do not give us any information.
To all these municipalities we must add the case of San Miguel de SalinasVox was not part of the socialist municipal government, but supported it by not attending the organization’s plenary session and salaries.