A period of leadership changes is underway within Vox ahead of the municipal elections set for late May in Alicante. The party has designated a new candidate for the Alicante City Hall, appointing a lawyer named Carmen Robledillo as the lead figure on the regional list. While Mario Ortolá, the current city spokesperson, is positioned as the second on the ticket and will not continue in the mayoral role, Robledillo is poised to be the face of the campaign. The appointment aligns Vox with familiar regional figures linked to the Bonfires world and Florida Portazgo, mirroring connections with current councilors from the People’s Party who oversee Fiestas and Public Highway issues. Observers note that city leadership from Vox is closely watching these developments, given the electoral landscape and the anticipated pressures on other parties, including Ciudadanos, which faces a noted decline in influence.
Release
A Vox statement outlines the national executive committee’s decision to elevate Robledillo over Ortolá, a move that Ortolá publicly did not embrace. The newly named candidate for Alicante’s town hall, born in Jaén in 1972, has spent most of her life in Alicante. The release also highlights that Robledillo holds a law degree from the University of Alicante, is married to a national police officer, and has an 18-year-old daughter. These personal details are presented to illustrate Robledillo’s ties to the region and its public life.
Surprising Vox Nominee for the Generalitat Valenciana Presidency
As Vox continues to finalize its slate for the regional and municipal elections on May 28, attention turns to the candidacy for the Generalitat Valenciana. The party announced that Carlos Flores Juberías will take on a leadership role at the regional level, with plans to become a professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Valencia as the term progresses. Flores Juberías holds a law degree and a PhD from the University of Valencia, and a Political Science degree from UNED, with top honors in both fields. He has been a professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Valencia since 1989, and his experience includes serving on the Valencia Community electoral board since 2015 and being elected to the executive committee. He also sat on the Transparency Council in 2016. Contemporary coverage notes that Flores Juberías faced a past conviction related to sexist violence two decades ago, a point cited by critics and supporters alike in the ongoing political discourse.
Main Vega
In another development, Vox’s national executive board confirmed Ana Vega as the party’s lead candidate for the Alicante state list in January. Vega’s career includes long-standing involvement in Valencia’s political scene, with roles advancing since joining Vox in September 2017. She has served as an autonomous MP and trustee, and since 2019 she has been part of Vox’s parliamentary group at Cortes. Vega currently sits on the Health and Consumer Commission and has held multiple positions within the party’s provincial leadership in Alicante, underscoring her role in shaping Vox’s regional strategy as the May elections approach. The party described Vega as having a lengthy history in regional politics, reinforcing the breadth of Vox’s contingent for the province as it navigates the electoral calendar.