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The city’s housing board met this morning and confirmed a shakeup in the PSOE’s voice within the council. Sanguino, serving as the party’s spokesperson, presented a letter around 9:30 am outlining changes to the PSOE’s leadership. Reporters note that Lola Vílchez received support from Mayor Manuel Marín, signaling a shift in the party’s messaging and representation at the local level.
However, close sources indicate that the changes could not take effect immediately since the board had just convened. The meeting had been held online, and subsequent communications indicated that several members would be sent their farewell notices by the next general housing board, chaired by the popular mayor José Ramón González Marín. A formal call would be issued in due course, detailing the forthcoming transitions.
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While Sanguino sits on the Board of Trustees, he neither attended nor connected to the online session. The day’s agenda included a tender for works at the center 14, raising questions about attendance and participation in the proceedings among the council’s members and the party’s leadership.
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Three consultants who had previously served as spokespersons were dismissed at Sanguino’s request, a move signed by Mayor Luis Barcala in at least one instance. In one case, the dismissed individual has not yet received a formal notice from the Mayor’s Office that would require them to register as unemployed. The governance structure has moved quickly to implement personnel changes, with formal procedures underway to document each decision.
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This episode marks the fifteenth chapter in the ongoing crisis within the socialist bloc in Alicante. As the party works through leadership purges, the dismissal of councilors from boards of trustees and participating companies appears to be a formal mechanism under review. A bipartisan board, created by the PP and Citizens, approved the initial petition on this matter, a contested move that sits within the broader power dynamics of the council.
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The removals of three advisors were validated by a decree, even as the party’s spokesperson continued to advocate for additional changes. One target, Trini Amorós, remains in play, with Sanguino seeking further staff reshuffles. The Organic Regulation of the General Assembly requires a unanimous request from the group for certain actions, yet the body moved swiftly to approve the changes the socialist spokesperson had requested on July 15, last Friday.
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In Sanguino’s commentary, there was a proposal to replace representatives appointed by the socialist group on boards of directors for the city’s invested companies, including Mercicante and Aguas de Alicante. The plan also targeted the Property Society General Assembly leadership, proposing Sanguino himself take the helm at Mercicante and in two other organizations, replacing Trini Amorós and Miguel Millana. In Mercicante’s case, and in the other organisations, the aim was to realign leadership with the socialist sector’s direction.
These changes would need formal communication to the involved councilors and the affected companies for approval of the corresponding dismissals and appointments. Once decisions are finalized, the matter would be presented to the General Assembly of the City Council at the next regular session for consideration and record.