Ahead of the next municipal elections, there will be no surprises ahead, at least in Alcoy’s PSPV-PSOE. Mayor Toni Frances announced this Friday that she will re-run as mayor, thus seeking a fourth term, clearing any doubt about a hypothetical change. It has also been denied for the time being that the current mayor will have to hold a post or function in higher administrations, although he has not closed the door to combining his activity on the City Council with another responsibility. as well as being the spokesperson for the socialist group in the Provincial Council.
“I have the dream, the strength and the desire to continue working for me,” said Frances, accompanied by Jordi Martínez, general secretary of the Alcoy Socialists, the current deputy mayor, and the “strongman” of the government team in the areas she manages. the city “. as well as the “support of some of my colleagues, team and citizens”. He also argued that “we are at a very important moment for the city” due to the plans being carried out and the projections that other projects will develop through European funds. Hence, the “challenge” created by the 2023 elections He called on him to “follow the path of modernization” in the face of it.
Following the steady growth trend in voter support since the Socialists took over the government team in 2011, the mayor set himself the main goal of reaching an absolute majority. While they were the power with the most votes thanks to the deal with Compromís and Esquerra Unida, they won the election with nine councilors four years later and rose to 12 in 2019, just one short of an absolute majority against a plural opposition. fragmented; The second important group of companies is PP, which has only four councilors. Frances also touched on this last point, comparing the strength of the government team to the “absence of other prominent political figures.”
When asked openly whether it would be possible for him to leave the mayor’s office to take up other higher positions, Frances insisted that “I introduce myself as mayor of Alcoy” and, in any case, “responsibilities other than the mayor’s office”. , we’ll see.” “My priority is to be mayor,” she repeated.
“We have a candidate full of strength, renewed energy and a whole project ahead,” assured Jordi Martínez. He stressed that he was “the best candidate” and added that “It is an honor for Toni to have taken this step”. The deputy mayor and general secretary of the Alcoy Socialists said in the government team “we still have a lot of important work to do” and “we are very clear about what we want and what our team will be.” However, the final names on the list will take several months to become known.