The former mayor of the Madrid municipality of Colmenar Viejo and current deputy of the Community of Madrid for the Popular Party Jorge García Díaz died tonight at the age of 43 in a traffic accident. The accident occurred while he was traveling from Guadalix de la Sierra towards Colmenar Viejo. According to Cadena SER, the politician collided with another vehicle on the M-608 highway.
Devastated by the death of our deputy, Jorge García Díaz.
A good man who gave everything to represent his beloved Colmenar Viejo everywhere.
A warm hug on behalf of the entire PP Madrid to his family and friends. DEP
— Isabel Díaz Ayuso (@IdiazAyuso) October 12, 2023
“Shocked by the death of our deputy Jorge García Díaz. A good man who gave everything to represent his beloved Colmenar Viejo everywhere. “A big hug on behalf of the entire PP Madrid to his family and friends.” tweeted the President of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso.
The opposition also expressed its regret over this tragic death. “We regret the death of the deputy of the Assembly and former mayor of Colmenar Viejo Jorge García Díaz. A hug to his loved ones and the entire People’s Party family.” wrote in X (old Twitter). the leader of the opposition in parliament, Mónica García, spokesperson for Más Madrid. “Terrible news that freezes us. Rest in peace. A big hug to your family, friends and party colleagues,” added Pablo Perpinyà, deputy for Más Madrid in the regional parliament.
“From the Socialist Group of Colmenar Viejo we regret the death of the former mayor of Colmenar and regional deputy of the PP, Mr. Jorge García Díaz. A hug to your family and friends,” The local PSOE also pointed this out in X.
García Díaz was city councilor of Colmenar (more than 53,000 inhabitants) for 15 years and its mayor for another seven years, from 2016 until the last local elections, in which he did not run for re-election as a PP candidate. Although he assured that he was not running on his own initiative because he had always advocated not remaining in office for more than eight years, he had been accused in front of the PP leadership for months for having sent a letter from the regional government Doctor called for the emergency room. Non-hospital areas of your city. The elections were won by PP candidate Carlos Blázquez, who is currently governing in a coalition with Vox. The PP received 39.33% of the vote and 12 councilors, while Vox received 12.42% and three councilors.
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In 2021, García Díaz sat on the bench alongside two former mayors of the same city – Miguel Ángel Santamaría (2011–2016) and José María de Federico Corral (1995–2011) – to explain why they granted licenses to developers during their time in office despite the fact that they did not comply with urban planning regulations.
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